Stories tagged: "Pennsylvania House of Representatives"

Courts The Supreme Court Chamber in the Pennsylvania State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Shutterstock Photo/Nagel Photography)
Courts GOP Effort to Gerrymander Judicial Districts Advances by 1 Vote

Democrats lost an effort to have the committee hold a public hearing on the legislation, which would amend the Pennsylvania Constitution.

Associated Press Associated Press January 14, 2021 11:51 am EST
Elections The American flag flies at the Pennsylvania State Capitol building Oct. 24, 2018, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
Elections Special Election to Fill State House Vacancy Set for May 18

Voters in Westmoreland and Somerset counties will choose between candidates selected by the two major parties.

Associated Press Associated Press January 12, 2021 4:20 pm EST
Elections Lt. Gov. John Fetterman gavels in a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate before Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf delivers his budget address for the 2019-20 fiscal year, Harrisburg, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Elections PA GOP Refuses to Seat Democrat Whose Election Was Certified

Republicans blocked a Democratic incumbent from being sworn in because his GOP challenger has disputed the razor-thin results of their election.

Associated Press Associated Press January 5, 2021 3:48 pm EST
Elections Chester County, Pa., election workers check mail-in and absentee ballots for the 2020 General Election in the United States at West Chester University, Nov. 3, 2020, in West Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Elections GOP-Led State House Approves Election Audit

Gov. Tom Wolf said the state House Legislative Budget and Finance Committee has no authority to audit the election, and the audit "would be incomplete, duplicative, and unreliable.”

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams November 21, 2020 9:57 am EST
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Elections From ‘Bad Kid’ to the State House: Meet Jessica Benham, Pennsylvania’s First Openly Autistic, Bisexual Representative

Newly elected state Rep. Jessica Benham is changing the makeup of the Pennsylvania Legislature.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams November 16, 2020 6:05 pm EST

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Elections In this March 15, 2020 file photo, now Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., right, greet one another before they participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate at CNN Studios in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Elections Bernie Sanders Just Endorsed 11 Downballot Races in Pennsylvania

Endorsing progressive, down-ballot candidates in state and local races is key to transforming the country, Sanders said.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams October 27, 2020 2:21 pm EDT
Elections Pennsylvania Capitol Building
Elections State Rep.: Plan to Create Election Review Panel ‘Would Be a Fatal Blow to Our Democracy’

The panel would have funding and subpoena power to review the fall election. Some officials fear it could interfere with the election.

Associated Press Associated Press September 30, 2020 6:09 pm EDT