Government Accountability
Primary day is first test of Pa.’s redrawn congressional map
Pennsylvania voters are heading to the polls Tuesday for the first election under a new congressional map that’s expected to yield
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6 years ago
On primary day, Republicans and Democrats agree new congressional map may cause confusion
Both Republicans and Democrats expect some party members to show up to the polls on Tuesday and be surprised to learn that their congressional district has changed.
6 years ago
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Pennsylvania launches concealed-carry website to clarify rules for gun owners
The state Attorney General’s office has launched a web
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7 years ago
GOP guts bill proposing independent redistricting commission
The Pennsylvania legislature would get more control over how state legislative boundary lines are drawn under an amended bill that passed
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7 years ago
PennDOT announces new regulations for testing self-driving vehicles
Pennsylvania will remain an integral player in the development of self-driving vehicles, but ensuring that the roads are safe must be the
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7 years ago
What would downsizing Pennsylvania’s legislature actually do?
At 203 members in the House and 50 in the Senate, the commonwealth has the largest full-time legislature in the country.
7 years ago
Congress’ $1.3 trillion spending bill could mean good things for Pennsylvania waterways
Last week’s 2,200-page omnibus congressional spending bill nearly doubled funding for construction work led by the U.S. Army Corps of E
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7 years ago
Pa. legislature has long history of inaction on redistricting reform bills
Now that legal challenges to Pennsylvania’s new court-drawn congressional map have been rejected, state lawmakers have turned their att
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7 years ago
GOP leaders throw cold water on plan to impeach Pa. high court justices
Some Pennsylvania House Republicans urged impeachment after the Democratic-majority state Supreme Court declared the state’s congressional map unconstitutional and redrew it.
7 years ago
GOP lawmaker introduces resolutions to impeach Pa. Supreme Court justices
A Republican state lawmaker has introduced a number of resolutions to impeach all but one of Pennsylvania’s f
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7 years ago
Supreme Court keeps revised Pa. congressional map in place
Court rulings boost Democrats' chances of retaking Congress.
7 years ago
Federal judges reject lawsuit over Pennsylvania district map
A panel of federal judges on Monday dismissed a legal challenge by Republican congressmen to a district map imposed last month by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
7 years ago
The Florida Bridge Collapse Made Us Wonder: What Is Accelerated Bridge Construction?
Last week, a partially-constructed pedestrian bridge collapsed in Miami, Florida, killing six people and sending more to the hospital. Th
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7 years ago
In Harrisburg, Capitol police will bar lawmaker Miccarelli from building
State Rep. Tarah Toohil, who said Miccarelli stalked and harassed her in 2012, claimed he once brandished a gun and threatened to kill her by crashing his car.
7 years ago
Allentown mayor resigns office following corruption conviction
Democrat Ed Pawlowski said Thursday he is leaving the office he's held for a dozen years, effective 5 p.m. Friday.
7 years ago
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