Calling Doug Mastriano an “extremist” and a “threat to the rule of law and constitutional order,” nine Pennsylvania Republicans break ranks and publicly endorse Josh Shapiro for governor.
Just days after winning the GOP primary for Pennsylvania’s open US Senate seat, celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz delivered the keynote address at a conference for a lobbying group that supports pyramid schemes.
The former president of the AFL-CIO is one of 17 people who will receive the highest civilian honor in a ceremony at the White House next week.
Budget negotiations between the Wolf administration and Republican lawmakers are expected to continue into the holiday weekend. They revolve around a substantial increase in aid for public schools and election funding.
A GOP-proposed constitutional amendment banning abortions in Pennsylvania could leave the future of reproductive rights up to the voters.
A group of Pennsylvania Senators plan to introduce a bill that would codify into state law the personal right to make decisions about health and reproduction, including access to safe and legal abortions.
Two bills limiting classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity, and a bill banning trans athletes from sports have passed the state Senate along party lines.
GOP lawmakers want to counter pushbacks to abortion bans with better maternal care, but they have yet to address the lack of obstetricians and hospitals with delivery units that exist in certain parts of Pennsylvania.
The US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade means abortion rights will be determined at the state level. While abortion remains legal in Pennsylvania, the future of reproductive rights in the commonwealth is uncertain.
The bills would provide funding for mental health-based internships for school counselors and projects that support students’ behavioral and mental health.
