The Dentons Pennsylvania Public Affairs team has you covered with a curated run-down of the top news headlines and trending policy issues for the week ending June 30th.
This week, Pennsylvania is getting $1.16 billion in new federal money to expand internet access to every home and business. Trust and transparency in state government are lacking according to a pair of state representatives who introduced several so-called “good” government bills. A proposal being considered in the state legislature would eliminate an unusual restriction in Pennsylvania that bans doctors from advertising their ability to approve patients for the state’s medical marijuana program and finally, Gov. Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania’s politically divided Legislature appeared on track Thursday to start the state’s fiscal year without a spending plan in place, with closed-door talks yielding optimism from Republicans, but discontent from Democrats.
- Pennsylvania is set to receive $1.2 billion to get everybody online. Will it be enough? Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Will these ‘good government’ bills pass the Pennsylvania legislature? ABC27 News
- Medical marijuana law update would lift the advertising ban on Pa. doctors. Spotlight PA
- Pennsylvania budget agreement is elusive as fiscal-year deadline nears. The Associated Press
