Election 2020

Biden 2020? What an Uncle Joe presidency could mean for Philly

Crystal ball comes up with Eagles in the White House and Amtrak lines of gold.

38 Democratic leaders in Montco issued a scathing call for embattled state Sen. Daylin Leach to resign

State Sen. Daylin Leach, accused by multiple women of sexual assault, has filed a defamation lawsuit against them. No, really.

Top PA Dems knew about a sexual misconduct allegation against state Sen. Daylin Leach nearly a year before they launched a formal investigation, emails show

Billy Penn in Harrisburg

The #MeToo movement fell flat in the Pennsylvania legislature

Despite sexual misconduct scandals in both chambers, leadership will remain largely unchanged.

Billy Penn in Harrisburg

Gov. Wolf says Pennsylvania’s not ready for legal pot. Other elected officials disagree.

That includes the auditor general, several state legislators and the governor's own running mate.

In a long FB post that makes no mention of the harassment allegations against him, State Sen. Daylin Leach officially ended his campaign for Congress

5 times Philly politicians behaved badly in 2017

In terms of serious allegations against pols, it was a year like every other.

After allegations, Daylin Leach is “taking a step back” from his congressional campaign, but not “quitting”

PA legislators (three of them in/near Philly) were quoted in a brief for the U.S. Supreme Court gerrymandering case

State senator who wrote medical marijuana law now moonlight as medical marijuana lawyer

Pennsylvania execution notices are ‘not worth the paper they’re written on’

The death warrants have been around since 1995, a strain on court time and resources.

Cannabis in PA

Medical marijuana businesses in PA have a cold, hard cash problem

It's hard to use banks when the feds say pot's illegal.

Cannabis in PA

Loophole in PA’s medical marijuana laws could let dispensaries sell the plant

And it wouldn't even have to be approved by lawmakers.

Philly’s opioid crisis

Is marijuana the answer to Philly’s opioid addiction crisis?

Medical marijuana could be an alternative to prescribing drugs like Oxycodone and Vicodin.

Pennsylvania’s controversial abortion bill: What it means for women’s health

The House is back in session, and the measure could come up for a committee vote any day.

A Pennsylvania senator called Donald Trump a ‘shit-gibbon’

Tweet from @daylinleach

Cannabis in PA

2016: The year Pennsylvania got in the marijuana business

Medical? Check. Decriminalization? Some places. Legalization? LOL.

Sen. Daylin Leach for state Supreme Court? Ballot question might have thrown a wrench in that idea

Election 2017

Pa. ballot question about judge retirement age sparks bitter Harrisburg fight

"Like something out of North Korea."