In the midst of budget deliberations, some PA lawmakers believe a good solution is our government getting more involved with gambling. The idea is simple in their mind - just pass HB 649 and each year we can reach inside the hat of online and video gambling and...
UPDATE: HB 649 will not be voted on this year as part of any state budget deals. Click here to read more about this early Christmas present for Pennsylvania families. State lawmakers are over five months overdue in passing a budget yet are rushing to vote on...
The budget is not the only thing being debated on by members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In a 96-93 vote on Wednesday, the PA House added an amendment to the already dangerous HB 649 that would allow video gambling in private clubs and taverns. 96...
On Wednesday, the State House Gaming Oversight Committee passed HB 649 - which would bring government-sponsored gambling to any computer or mobile device throughout Pennsylvania; as well as video slots machines in airports. This sets the bill up for a vote by the...
The top story on CBS 21 last night was HB 262 - a bill that would help end sex trafficking in Pennsylvania. Here's the story: Attorney Randall Wenger: "Adult businesses can be a place to find sex trafficking. That's been pointed out by the FBI, by Health and Human...
Here is the list of State Representatives that have shown their support for helping to end sex trafficking in Pennsylvania by c-sponsoring HB 262 (78 total sponsors as of 6/22/15): BAKER, BLOOM, BISHOP, BENNINGHOFF, V. BROWN, O'BRIEN, KAUFFMAN, KNOWLES, D. COSTA,...
If you could save a girl from being trafficked in Pennsylvania, would you do it? I trust your answer is yes. So now the bigger question: How? First, consider the following: There were 81 reported cases of sex trafficking in Pennsylvania last year alone. The FBI...
SB 851: Providing a "safe harbor" for children caught in sex trafficking Earlier this week, state Senator Stewart Greenleaf (R) and Daylin Leach (D) announced at a press conference that they are introducing a “Safe Harbor” bill (Senate Bill 851), legislation that...
Is sex trafficking a problem in Pennsylvania? You tell me: Five Chambersburg men charged in sex trafficking ring: "Albert E. "Pipo" Martinez, 34, Chambersburg, is facing new charges after already being indicted on Jan. 15 on similar sex trafficking charges,...
Ten heads of Pennsylvania casinos are making their interests known to state lawmakers on how to bring in more of other people's money (since gambling "gains" from someone else's losses). In a letter to the legislative Community Economic and Recreational Development...