A dozen Jewish centers and synagogues across Allegheny County have been awarded more than $953,000 in state funding to boost security, and additional money is going to other cultural centers in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. This includes $150,000 for the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill, site of the
Three bills being considered by Pittsburgh’s City Council could make the Western Pennsylvania town one of the most progressive in the country for animal rights.
Animal-rights legislation being considered by Pittsburgh City Council would ban fur sales, horse-drawn carriages and the French delicacy foie gras in the city. The would-be ban on fur sales and manufacturing is needed because of the “tremendous suffering” that millions of animals face each year when they are killed for
On Tuesday, Ohio became the 24th state to legalize recreational use of marijuana after having a medical-only program in place. Now, all of Pennsylvania’s neighbors, except West Virginia, allow recreational marijuana use. Pennsylvania passed medical marijuana laws in 2016. Pennsylvania medical marijuana patients must now be diagnosed with at least
Seven years after Pennsylvania legalized marijuana for medical use, lawmakers are debating whether to allow recreational use — and what that would look like. It has created quite a buzz in the evolving industry. “Pennsylvania has a lot of market potential,” said Brendan Mitchel-
Chesebro, a marketing content manager for BDSA,