Creating deepfakes with malicious intent will soon be a crime in Pennsylvania
July 14, 2025

Creating deepfakes with malicious intent will soon be a crime in Pennsylvania

Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro signed legislation to classify deepfakes in Pennsylvania as digital forgeries, making non-consensual digital impersonation punishable by law.   [Read More]

State lawmakers work on improving Pennsylvania’s GI Bill
July 10, 2025

State lawmakers work on improving Pennsylvania’s GI Bill

Senator Tracy Pennycuick (R-Berks, Montgomery) and Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) have worked with the Pennsylvania National Guard, PHEAA, and other stakeholders to make improvements to the programs since the Military Family Education Program—also known as the “PA GI Bill”—was signed into law in 2019.  [Read More]

DelVal’s Pennycuick Hosts Ceremony Honoring Women Veterans
June 18, 2025

DelVal’s Pennycuick Hosts Ceremony Honoring Women Veterans

Sen. Tracy Pennycuick recently held the third annual Women Veterans Day event at the Capitol.  [Read More]

Ceremony at Pennsylvania State Capitol Honoring Women Veterans
June 17, 2025

Ceremony at Pennsylvania State Capitol Honoring Women Veterans

Senator Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) hosted a special ceremony at the Pennsylvania State Capitol to honor the courage, service, and sacrifice of women veterans from across the Commonwealth. The event was held in recognition of Women Veterans Day, observed annually in Pennsylvania on June 12.  [Read More]

DelVal Senators Advance Bill to Boost Federal Grants for PA Small Biz
June 12, 2025

DelVal Senators Advance Bill to Boost Federal Grants for PA Small Biz

Small businesses in Pennsylvania may soon get a funding boost under bipartisan legislation advanced by a two local state senators.  [Read More]

Pa. Senate passes AI ‘deepfake’ bill despite threat of federal preemption
June 12, 2025

Pa. Senate passes AI ‘deepfake’ bill despite threat of federal preemption

The Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would make it a crime to pass off “deepfake” AI images as real – just in time for the federal government to potentially spike the measure, were to become law.  [Read More]

Our opinion: Truancy, chronic absenteeism need more focus
June 11, 2025

Our opinion: Truancy, chronic absenteeism need more focus

School attendance rates’ slow climb back from the COVID-19 pandemic should be concerning to everyone – including school officials and parents here in Warren County.  [Read More]

KYW News Radio ran digital fraud bill story with senator audio
June 11, 2025

KYW News Radio ran digital fraud bill story with senator audio

Legislation that would classify computer-generated “deepfakes” as digital fraud in Pennsylvania took a major step toward becoming law, as it passed the state Senate with a unanimous vote.  [Read More]

Pennycuick’s Bill to Curb AI Fraud Passes Senate Judiciary Committee
June 5, 2025

Pennycuick’s Bill to Curb AI Fraud Passes Senate Judiciary Committee

Sen. Tracy Pennycuick is fast becoming the Pennsylvania legislature’s expert on artificial intelligence (AI). The Montgomery County Republican recently held a hearing on AI and has worked with prosecutors to pass a law to defend against AI-generated child porn.  [Read More]

Pennsylvania Senate Panel Advances Bill to Criminalize Harmful Deepfakes
June 4, 2025

Pennsylvania Senate Panel Advances Bill to Criminalize Harmful Deepfakes

The Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee has unanimously approved a bill that would make the harmful use of deepfake technology a criminal offense.  [Read More]

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