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There were 5.2 billion illegal robocalls in the country in November. Now, legislation to stop them has passed the U.S. House and could become law if the Senate votes in favor. Read more here.

Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey insists his long-debated proposals to do something to address gun violence in the nation are gaining more attention in the right political circles.

The state Senate Wednesday is expected to approve a bill that would provide a modest increase in Pennsylvania’s minimum wage. If that happens, the bill will go to the House, where it’s likely to sit for a while. Read more here.

A state lawmaker from Philadelphia says he believes "the tide has turned" as he renews his effort to ban conversion therapy on minors in Pennsylvania.

The state Senate has sent the House a bill to eliminate child marriage in Pennsylvania.

A compromise bill negotiated with the Wolf administration that would make major changes to voting in Pennsylvania has cleared a committee in the Republican-controlled state House.

There's a push to legalize recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia-area state senators are working together in an effort to do just that.

California will be the first state to ban the sale and manufacture of new fur products and the third to bar most animals from circus performances under a pair of bills signed Saturday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

A key state senator says he is "intrigued" by legislation enacted in California to allow college athletes to profit from the use of their likeness.

A Philadelphia state representative wants to make it illegal for people to send unwanted pictures of naked body parts to another person, and it all started with a worried dad.