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Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
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Pennsylvania Rep. introduces bill that aims to protect minors in the film industry
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — A Representative announced plans to introduce legislation that would aim to protect minor children on film sets. The bill, authored by Rep. Liz Hanbidge (D – Montgomery), would require a recipient of the Pennsylvania Film Tax Credit to ensure that every adult on a taxpayer-funded production that includes children passes a child abuse background check. Hanbidge argued in her legislation that while there are various child labor laws and protections, abusers can still fall through the cracks. Hanbidge also referenced the 2024 docuseries 'Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,' in which former child actors from Nickelodeon shows in the 1990s and early 2000s shared their experiences of abuse on set. The documentary revealed that a film executive convicted of child abuse was fired from one children's television network only to be hired again by another children's network without going through a background check. The Pennsylvania Film Tax Credit program authorizes the use of tax credits to expand the Pennsylvania film industry. A film can be eligible for tax credits if the Pennsylvania production expenses comprise at least 60% of the film's total production expenses. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Business
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Pennsylvania Rep. looks to combat LGBTQ+ discrimination in credit industry
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — A Representative introduced a bill that looks to combat LGBTQ+ discrimination in the Credit Service Industry. Authored by Rep. Liz Hanbidge (D – Montgomery), the bill cites data from the Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University, where the national mortgage data was analyzed. The college found that the approval rate for same-sex couples was 3-8% lower than for heterosexual couples from 1990 to 2015. The data showed that same-sex applicants were around 73% more likely to be denied financing and, if approved, paid more in interest and fees. 'My legislation aims to combat this discrimination by amending Pennsylvania's Credit Services Act,' Hanbidge wrote. 'The bill adds denying credit or increasing charges and fees based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression as a 'prohibited activity' for credit service companies.' Mortgage applicants are not required to disclose their sexual orientation, however, researchers suggest that perception and internal bias can be 'just as damaging' in terms of discrimination. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
