State Senator Daylin Leach

State Senator Daylin Leach Expected To Announce Run For US Congress

With Allyson Schwartz appearing serious about running for Governor, look for candidates to emerge to run for her Congressional seat. The first one, State Senator Daylin Leach will announce today.

2013/04/02

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 6: A Seattle resident takes marijuana from a plastic bag shortly after a law legalizing the recreational use of marijuana took effect on December 6, 2012 in Seattle, Washington. Voters approved an initiative to decriminalize the recreational use of marijuana making it one of the first states to do so. (Credit: Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)

Marijuana Would Be Sold In State Stores Under Pa. Senator’s Proposal

State Senator Daylin Leach, a Democrat from suburban Philadelphia, held a news conference to detail his proposal, which he says would have marijuana sales essentially treated the same as liquor.

2013/02/12

(An anti-human-trafficking billboard in the Delaware Valley. Credit: Paul Kurtz)

Outdoor Advertisers Launch Billboard Campaign To Battle Human Trafficking

The billboards feature a young boy, a toll free hotline number and the message, “where does human trafficking happen?”

2012/08/09

(A Marcellus Shale drilling site. File photo)

Pa. Lawmaker Wants To Lift Doctor-Patient Gag Order in Marcellus Shale Law

Pennsylvania’s new law governing Marcellus shale gas drilling — Act 13 — bars doctors and other health professions from sharing information about what chemicals are used in the process.

2012/04/19

Corbett, State Lawmakers Discuss Future Of Chester-Upland School District

Several members of the Delaware County legislative delegation in Harrisburg met Monday with Governor Tom Corbett to talk about the ongoing financial crisis in the Chester-Upland School District.

2012/01/23