Stories tagged: "Pennsylvania Senate"


Shown is Pennsylvania House of Representatives in session at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Pa. Senate Leader: Vote on Child Sex Abuse Survivor Amendment ‘Unlikely’ Without Democratic Concessions

Democratic legislation giving victims of childhood sexual abuse legal recourse against their abusers faces long odds in the Republican-controlled state Senate.

A woman holds photos of gun violence victims at a rally at the Pennsylvania Capitol pressing for stronger gun-control laws, Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
Community Members From Across PA Gather in Harrisburg to Urge Lawmakers to Take Steps to End Gun Violence

Anti-gun violence advocates raised their voices for reform at the state Capitol Thursday during the fifth March For Our Lives.

FILE - The Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia, May 16, 2012. Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. said Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, it will be “forced to consider” removing news content from its platform if Congress passes legislation requiring tech companies to pay news outlets for their material. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Real or Fake: Bill Introduced in Pa. Legislature Would Require a Media Literacy Curriculum in Public Schools

As more people turn to social media to get their news, two state lawmakers want schools to provide a class that would teach students how to spot fake news. Similar legislation was recently passed in New Jersey.

Pennsylvania House Speaker Mark Rozzi, D-Berks, presides over a session of the House of Representatives Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Pa. House Passes Child Sex Abuse Bills That the GOP-Controlled Senate May Not Even Consider

After years of delays and administrative mistakes, legislation giving victims of childhood sexual abuse legal recourse against their abusers passed the House Friday. The measure, championed by House Speaker Mark Rozzi, now heads to the Senate where it faces pushback from Republicans.

Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Mark Rozzi is photographed at the speaker's podium, Jan. 3, 2023, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. When lawmakers convened to take oaths of office and pick a speaker, a deadlock was broken only when all seven members of GOP leadership and nine other Republicans joined all Democrats to elect Rep. Mark Rozzi, of the Reading area, as House speaker. Rozzi promised to act as an independent, saying he would caucus with neither party. (AP Photo/Matt Smith, file)
The People Have Spoken: House Speaker Mark Rozzi to Introduce New House Rules Based on Constituent Feedback

When the state House reconvenes next week, Speaker Mark Rozzi plans to introduce new operating rules addressing constitutional amendments and more.

Senator Amanda Cappelletti (D-Montgomery), Joined by state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) and US Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Montgomery) at an abortion rights press conference May 04, 2022. (James Robinson | Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus)
Pennsylvania’s Bipartisan Baby: How Sen. Cappelletti’s First Child is Changing the Political Environment in the Senate

Democrat Amanda Cappelletti feels her Republican colleagues are viewing issues such as maternity leave on a more personal level now that she is about to become the first state senator to give birth while in office.

FILE PHOTO: Semi-automatic handguns are displayed at shop in New Castle, PA. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
How Pennsylvania Lawmakers Worked to Prevent or Enable Gun Violence in the Past Session

State lawmakers proposed dozens of bills throughout the 2021-2022 legislative session aimed at addressing gun violence in Pennsylvania, from banning assault weapons to universal background checks.