When news spread that Lancaster Country Day School students used artificial intelligence to create over 300 nude images of their classmates, state Sen. Tracy Pennycuick, R-Montgomery, said she realized new laws were needed. The problem, Pennycuick would learn, was that the laws regarding child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and revenge porn were written before AI gained popularity. [Read More]
A bill that would increase penalties for school bus drivers caught driving under the influence passed a key hurdle. [Read More]
Millions of Americans fell prey to scammers in 2025, losing nearly $21 billion in cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence scams. It’s an ever-growing industry that takes advantage of society’s most vulnerable, according to the FBI. [Read More]
Lawmakers hope that by regulating ATM-like kiosks, they can protect Pennsylvanians. [Read More]
A credit union member said she needed to withdraw $37,000 in cash to buy a BMW and it wasn't until later - after the withdrawn cash had been inserted into a virtual currency kiosk - that the member acknowledged she had been swindled by a crypto-savvy scammer. [Read More]
She was sitting in the lunchroom when a friend approached her. [Read More]
The Philip Jaisohn Memorial Foundation celebrated the grand opening of its new Jaisohn Community Wellness Plaza on Saturday, marking a major expansion of health and human services in southeastern Pennsylvania. [Read More]
A statewide group called PA Needs Teachers brought together lawmakers, educators, and future teachers for a roundtable discussion at Pottstown High School. [Read More]
With the number of new teachers in the pipeline dwindling at an alarming rate across Pennsylvania, a group of advocates, legislators and educators gathered at Pottstown High School to discuss ways to stem that loss. [Read More]
Sens. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24), Wayne Langerholc (R-35) and Scott Martin (R-13) introduced bipartisan legislation creating the Task Force on Child Protection in the Digital Age, a new statewide effort to ensure Pennsylvania’s laws keep pace with rapidly evolving technology and the risks it poses to children. [Read More]
