Tag: Harrisburg
With court deadline looming, Pa. lawmakers ready one last congressional map attempt
“There’s a lot that could still go wrong,” said one top GOP lawmaker, adding that the odds of the legislature passing a map are, “50 – 50, maybe.”
2 years ago
Pa. GOP answered Wolf’s pandemic vetoes with constitution changes. The strategy is here to stay
Wolf’s veto tally grew extensively during the pandemic and will likely expand during his final 13 months in office, as Republicans continue to largely bypass his agenda.
2 years ago
Pa. legislature’s redacted legal bills flout court ruling, leave taxpayers guessing
As lawmakers shielded details of their legal spending last year, they spent an additional $35,000 in taxpayer money to fight efforts to make the information public.
2 years ago
Wolf vetoes GOP bill to post school course materials online
The Democratic governor said the legislation “politicizes what is being taught in our schools."
2 years ago
Warnings issued over redistricting delays affecting Pa. primary
Acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid told the floor leaders on the Legislative Reapportionment Commission that the current schedule will not work.
2 years ago
Pa. lawmakers lack votes to halt Wolf’s carbon-pricing plan
The regulation calls for Pennsylvania to join a multistate consortium, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which sets a price and declining limits on carbon emissions.
2 years ago
In questioning, the GOP judges appeared hesitant to interfere in the legislature, while Democrats probed whether there were any limits to its ability to access private info.
2 years ago
Pennsylvania Senate moves to overhaul probation system
The bill aims to limit the length of probation sentences and the circumstances under which a non-violent offender on probation can be sent to jail.
2 years ago
Pa. lawmakers advance plan to boost broadband internet expansion
The bill, which was sent to the Senate, would set up the independent Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority.
2 years ago
Leaders face vote on redrawn Pennsylvania Assembly districts
Time is getting tight in the redistricting process, with about two months left before candidates begin circulating nominating petitions to get on the primary ballot.
2 years ago
Pennsylvania Senate aims to bar school COVID-19 vaccine rule
Neither the state nor any school district in Pennsylvania require the COVID-19 vaccination to attend school.
2 years ago
Wolf’s carbon-pricing plan encounters new legal hurdle
The regulation would make Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel state to adopt a carbon pricing policy.
2 years ago
GOP begins advancing new plans to remake Pennsylvania courts
This latest GOP strategy could cut short the state Supreme Court’s Democratic majority.
2 years ago
Questions remain about Pa. GOP’s election ‘investigation’
Senate Republicans last week hired Envoy Sage onto a $270,000 contract to help carry out the undertaking, fueled by pressure from former President Trump and his allies.
2 years ago
What we know about the firm hired by the GOP to review Pennsylvania’s 2020 election
Taxpayers will pony up $270,000 to Envoy Sage, which says it has exposed “fraud among non-governmental organizations.” Little else is known about the group.
2 years ago