Posts Tagged ‘laws’
AARP Says Senior Voters Will Suffer From Voter-ID Law

AARP Says Senior Voters Will Suffer From Voter-ID Law

Philadelphia City Commissioner Stephanie Singer speaks about Pennsylvania's Voter ID law. “You’re people and you vote,” Philadelphia City Commissioner Stephanie Singer told a crowd of about 100 AARP members and volunteers yesterday at Independence Mall. “That means when your leaders go to the government, your leaders are respected and your leaders...

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Bill To Discourage Hit-and-Runs Expected to Become Law After Push by Bicycle Activists

Bill To Discourage Hit-and-Runs Expected to Become Law After Push by Bicycle Activists

Coming in somewhere between ‘Liquor’ and ‘Voter ID’ on Pennsylvania’s long list of weird laws might be the hit-and-run loophole. Until House Bill 208 is signed, the penalty for leaving the scene of a fatal hit and run is lesser than that for being involved in a fatal DUI. The current law, then, gives murderous drivers an incentive to leave the scene...

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Nutter Feeds Us a Load of Crap With New Homeless Rule

By Daniel Rackley One of the great things about starting the second term of a period in office is that you can afford to enact ridiculous regulations—all the while sparing yourself the burden of worrying about losing your job. Mayor Nutter now has that luxury, and appears to be putting it to use rather quickly. Nutter has launched what is essentially an attack...

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