This week’s biggest Winners & Losers

A Pennsylvania high school health teacher got the deal of a lifetime (and a bag of cash) and finished third in the Fanatics Games - a high-stakes sports-skills competition in New York City. Matt Dennish won a highly valuable LeBron James rookie card for placing third, which resulted in Tom Brady offering Dennish $250,000 in cash for the card on the spot. That’s a trade very few would question.

In a 5-2 decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed that cyclists have a right to the road, determining that people on bicycles aren't automatically obligated to pull over to make room for motorists. The four-foot buffer for bikers will continue to be the rule of the road for vehicles.

Pennsylvania's health care provider shortage could ease now that the commonwealth is part of multistate compacts that allow physicians, nurses and physical therapists to see patients in other states via telehealth. The affiliation, announced by Gov. Josh Shapiro, gives Pennsylvania access to providers in 40-plus U.S. states – and allows nearly 400,000 local practitioners to see patients elsewhere.

Back to school means the three Rs – and not much more for some Pennsylvania students. Sports, arts, mental health services and after-school programs are among the offerings The William Penn district in Delaware County could eliminate due to budgetary woes, despite having served as first plaintiff in the 2014 lawsuit alleging longstanding funding inequities across districts that led, nearly a decade later, to a groundbreaking Commonwealth Court ruling in its favor. Meanwhile, parents unsuccessfully fought against cuts to the lauded music program at Neshaminy School District, another victim of budget reductions.

Manheim Township officials took action this week to end the township’s contract with Police Chief Duane Fisher, effectively firing Fisher after video showed him pulling a gun on a 24-year-old motorcyclist while off duty, according to Fox43. Following the April 30 incident, Fisher was placed on administrative leave as an independent investigator looked into the controversial arrest. Fisher will receive six months of severance pay as a result of his contract being terminated by the township’s board of commissioners.

As AI-generated videos and content continue to blur the lines between fantasy and reality, state lawmakers in Harrisburg are working across party lines to crack down on malicious, AI-generated content. This week the state House approved legislation from GOP state Sen. Tracy Pennycuick that would target deepfake scams and other digital personations by classifying them as forgeries under state law. The chamber also passed a bill from Democratic state Rep. Tarik Khan that seeks to crack down on the use of generative AI to misrepresent candidates in Pennsylvania elections.