In Pennsylvania, state Supreme Court justices are up for retention vote every 10 years after they are first elected. Instead of pitting candidates against the judges, these retention elections provide a depoliticized way for voters to choose yes or no on whether they want judges to continue serving on the bench for another decade.
The proposed amendment would protect a person’s right to choose or refuse an abortion, contraception, or fertility care.
The office started the $500 million Budget Bridge Loan Program in September to support county governments and Head Start local agencies, which provide education, health and social services to families with children aged 3 to 5.
The honorees, eight people and two groups, were awarded the Governor’s Keystone Awards during the second State Dinner.
The Pennsylvania Food and Hunger Relief Grant Program would divert $50 million from interest earned on the commonwealth’s rainy day fund to food banks and $10 million to Meals on Wheels Pennsylvania, plus $2 million to the state Department of Agriculture.
In an Oct. 24 letter to legislative leaders, administration officials said improvements include “erecting physical and visual barriers on the property, installing enhanced security technology, and other steps.”
School districts would be permitted to deduct more from their per-student payments to online schools.
The $47.9 billion proposal passed with a party-line vote on the 113th day of the impasse.
Discussing the government shutdown on a conservative podcast, Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Perry argued that Democrats "hate the military" and only serve in the armed forces to "get the credential" to run for public office.
Pennsylvanians who buy content from or subscribe to online adult websites should pay more than just the state's 6% sales tax, a bipartisan pair of lawmakers contend.
