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Election Law

State House members will use discharge resolution process to advance Voter ID Amendment

March 26, 2024March 26, 2024
Steve Ulrich
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If 25 Democrats join the Republicans in voting for it, leadership will have to allow a vote.
By Steve Ulrich

Op-Ed

Rep. Joe D’Orsie: Will the statute of limitation amendment achieve its desired end?

February 22, 2023February 21, 2023
Rep. Joe D’Orsie

Considering whether a good cause could lead to a bad bill.
By Rep. Joe D’Orsie

State Politics

Pennsylvania’s ‘divisive’ constitutional amendments inch closer to ballot box

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023
Christen Smith
2

Democrats expressed consternation at having to vote on all three amendments as a package.
By Christen Smith

Constitutional Law

Howard Lurie: Gov. Wolf has no role in drawing the state’s congressional district lines

October 8, 2021October 8, 2021
Howard Lurie
1

The Pennsylvania Legislature is charged with drawing the congressional district lines – not the governor. It should not surrender its authority to him.
By Howard Lurie

Constitutional Law

Kyle Sammin: Gov. Wolf pushing constitutional limits with proposed income tax hike

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021
Kyle Sammin

Governor Wolf’s proposed increase of the personal income tax ignores the Pennsylvania constitution in search of different tax brackets for different income levels.
By Kyle Sammin

News

Constitutional amendments limiting Pennsylvania governor’s emergency powers advancing toward possible passage

January 29, 2021March 8, 2021
Christen Smith

Republicans in both chambers of PA’s General Assembly advanced bills this week that would limit Gov. Wolf’s emergency powers in an attempt to reign in his executive authority during the pandemic.
By Christen Smith

Politics

Jesse Topper: Never remove the “people” from “we, the people”

September 17, 2020April 19, 2021
Jesse Topper

The Wolf Administration ignored the other branches of Pennsylvania Government and failed to provide transparency and accountability, ignoring the Constitutions of the United States and Pennsylvania.
By Jesse Topper

News

Christen Smith: Pennsylvania Senate approves constitutional amendments to limit governor’s emergency powers

July 22, 2020April 19, 2021
Christen Smith

Senate Bill 1166 marks a last-ditch effort to defeat Wolf’s pandemic policies by PA’s Republican Senate — a win, albeit a symbolic one.
By Christen Smith

Op-Ed

Thom Nickels: History and hypocrisy

Thom Nickels: History and hypocrisy

schedule February 20 2026
ink_pen Thom Nickels

When I lived as a student in Baltimore I remember being surprised – shocked almost – to discover a number […]

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