Stories tagged: "Mary Gay Scanlon"

Reproductive Rights Rep. Joanna McClinton, D-Delaware County (CREDIT: PA House of Representatives)
Reproductive Rights Female Pennsylvania Lawmakers React to Roe v. Wade Opinion

The women serving Pennsylvanians in Harrisburg and Washington didn’t hold back after news broke that the Supreme Court had drafted an opinion to ban Roe v. Wade.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery May 3, 2022 2:32 pm EDT
Primary Source Congresswoman Scanlon, pictured with HLTC Executive Direct Matt Schultz, HLTC Board President Bob Jara, and other Board members. (Photo: Todd Murray)
Primary Source Rep. Scanlon Brings Home $1.5 Million in Federal Funding for Historic Lansdowne Theater

On Monday, April 25, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) visited Lansdowne Theater to announce $1.5 million in Community Project Funding she recently secured for the theater.

The Keystone Staff The Keystone Staff April 26, 2022 1:31 pm EDT
Crime Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Pa.) speaks during a House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Washington. Scanlon was carjacked at gunpoint by two men in a south Philadelphia park but wasn’t injured, police and her office said. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP, File)
Crime 5 Teenagers Charged in Armed Carjacking of US Rep. Scanlon

Scanlon and a staffer who accompanied her were unharmed.

Associated Press Associated Press December 23, 2021 8:02 am EST
Voting A poster bearing the image of voting rights icon John Lewis is seen during a news conference after the House of Representatives passed the The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in Washington, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)
Voting These Are the Nine Lawmakers from Pennsylvania Who Voted Against Restoring Voting Rights

The partisan vote for the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act illustrates the strong divide between parties on American issues as fundamental as the right to vote.

Haley O'Brien Haley O'Brien August 25, 2021 1:53 pm EDT
Obituary Then-Vice President Joe Biden, left, is greeted by AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka, before he speaks to a crowd before the annual Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Obituary Elected Leaders From Across Pennsylvania Honor Trumka as Labor ‘Champion’

Elected leaders from around Pennsylvania honored labor leader Richard Trumka, who died Thursday.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla Ume Sarfaraz Ume Sarfaraz August 5, 2021 10:39 pm EDT

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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who is running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, speaks at a Centre County Democrats' breakfast event at a hotel at the Mountain View Country Club, Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Boalsburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy) Elections Lt. Gov. John Fetterman Hospitalized After Suffering a Stroke
Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, (R-Franklin), speaks to supporters of President Donald Trump as they demonstrate outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Harrisburg, Pa., after Democrat Joe Biden defeated Trump to become 46th president of the United States. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Elections Trump Backs Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania’s GOP Governor Primary
Chairman of the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee Sen. Cris Dush, R-Jefferson, speaks during a hearing at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Elections Days Before Primary, State Sen. Dush Wants All Pa. Counties to Stop Using Ballot Drop Boxes
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., steps from the voting booth after casting his ballot in Langhorne, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Analysis One Congressional Trump Enabler Hopes You’re Not Paying Attention
Coronavirus New graduates line up before the start of commencement ceremonies. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Coronavirus Four PA Representatives Urge President Biden to Extend Pause on Student Loan Payments

Four Pennsylvania representatives are among a large group of Congress members urging President Joe Biden to extend the current pause on federal student loan payments and interest.

Ume Sarfaraz Ume Sarfaraz July 7, 2021 3:00 pm EDT
LGBTQ In this image from video, Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., speaks during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)
LGBTQ See How Pennsylvania’s Congressional Members Have Voted on the Equality Act So Far

Democratic members of the US House of Representatives are calling on the US Senate to honor Pride Month by voting for the Equality Act.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla June 2, 2021 11:55 am EDT