Stories tagged: "Senate"

Law and Policy Shown is Pennsylvania House of Representatives in session at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Law and Policy 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.

Sean Kitchen Sean Kitchen April 18, 2023 5:19 pm EDT
Elections FILE - Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., speaks before President Joe Biden about his infrastructure agenda while announcing funding to upgrade Philadelphia's water facilities and replace lead pipes, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, at Belmont Water Treatment Center in Philadelphia. Casey said he’ll seek a fourth term, bringing unmatched name recognition in Pennsylvania politics to his party's defense of a seat in a presidential battleground state. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Elections Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey Will Seek a 4th Term

The Democratic US Senator from Scranton made the announcement Monday. Casey’s success in 2024 will be a key factor in helping Democrats maintain a narrow Senate majority.

Associated Press Associated Press April 10, 2023 10:34 am EDT
Mental health FILE - Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., leaves an intelligence briefing on the unknown aerial objects the U.S. military shot down this weekend at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 14, 2023. Fetterman is in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to seek treatment for clinical depression. His office said Thursday that Fetterman checked himself in Wednesday night. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Mental health John Fetterman Expected Back to Senate April 17 Following Treatment for Depression

Fetterman was barely a month into his first term as US Senator and still recovering from the aftereffects of a stroke when he entered the hospital to receive inpatient treatment for clinical depression.

Associated Press Associated Press March 30, 2023 8:45 am EDT
Law and Policy 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)
Law and Policy 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.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams February 24, 2023 2:55 pm EST
Government Helps/Hurts 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)
Government Helps/Hurts 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.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams February 23, 2023 4:26 pm EST

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Elections Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks during a campaign event at the Steamfitters Technology Center in Harmony, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Elections John Fetterman’s Doctor Says He’s in Good Health and Has Recovered Well From Stroke

After suffering a major stroke in May, US Senate candidate John Fetterman released an updated medical report which states he has fully recovered and can return to full-time duty as a public official.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams October 19, 2022 2:22 pm EDT
Elections A proposed Pennsylvania Senate district map is displayed during a meeting of the Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. The commission voted Thursday in favor of new preliminary district maps over sharp objections from the House's Republican leader about how his chamber's district lines would change. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Elections Up for Grabs: 5 Races That Could Shift the Balance of Power in the Pennsylvania State Senate

There are 50 seats in the state Senate on the ballot in November. With new legislative districts and a number of GOP incumbents not seeking reelection, Democrats are taking aim at the Republican majority.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams October 3, 2022 10:23 am EDT