On Thursday, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) announced that Pennsylvania was now one of 21 states with a reported death linked to vaping. This outbreak of lung-illnesses due to vaping is now up to 1,299 reported cases, including 26 deaths, with 219 reported in...
Governor Wolf now pushes for legalization, ignoring strong evidence of the harms from today’s high-potency, commercialized marijuana With today’s release of Lt. Governor John Fetterman’s report on his marijuana “listening” tour and Governor Tom Wolf changing his...
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s taxpayer-funded marijuana “listening” tour ended in June and his office had said a summary report would be out by the end of July. It's now September and still no report. Whenever the report is released, I'm certainly concerned with the...
The Independence Law Center filed a United States Supreme Court friend-of-the-court brief in support of the employer in the Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC case. We filed on behalf of Dr. Paul R. McHugh, M.D., the University Distinguished...
Ascend is a premier advocacy organization that promotes SRA, or Sexual Risk Avoidance, educational programs. “Ascend is the nation’s leader in the SRA field. For over a decade, we have helped thousands of America’s youth make smart, forward-thinking choices...
On June 11th, Senate Bill 60, The Buyer Beware Act: Combating Human Trafficking in Pennsylvania, passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee thanks, in large part, to the support of the prime sponsor, Senator Kristin Philips-Hill (R-York). Not only was Senate Bill...
The Independence Law Center today expressed disappointment with today’s announcement by the US Supreme Court rejecting its appeal in the personal privacy case involving students in the Boyertown Area School District. The case, Joel Doe et al. v. Boyertown Area...
If our leaders truly listen and learn from Colorado’s “Full-On” commercialization of marijuana -- they’ll just say no. For media inquiries, contact Dan Bartkowiak 717-545-0600 In response to Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s scheduled stops in Pittsburgh this weekend on...
https://youtu.be/W6b6xHD6UVQ "Let's go full-on Colorado." That's Lt. Governor John Fetterman's coined phrase in his pursuit to commercialize marijuana in Pennsylvania. Here's a closer look at the impact commercialization of recreational marijuana has had on...
Lt. Gov. wants “full-on Colorado” with marijuana, yet claims impartiality in his “Listening” tour https://youtu.be/Ierl-j1ZHVc (HARRISBURG, PA - April 29, 2019) - Pennsylvania Family Council, a non-profit statewide organization based in Harrisburg,...