It’s summer vacation for Pennsylvania students, but lawmakers in Harrisburg have education on the mind.

A state senate hearing this week raised concerns about the hemp industry in Pennsylvania. Local businesses remind lawmakers that the industry needs guard rails— but is also full of potential.

Democrat Rep. Robert Matzie sponsored H.B. 463 this session. The bill allows for civil lawsuits against second hand sellers of event tickets, specifically when they sell a ticket for a seat that is not actually available.

Pennsylvania’s Senate Republicans are on the clock to pass a bill regulating skill games— in time for the tax from any new regulations to be included into the state budget’s revenue estimates.

House Democrats and Senate Republicans must work through their differences (and the influence of campaign donors and advocates) to decide how to spend your tax money.