If 25 Democrats join the Republicans in voting for it, leadership will have to allow a vote.
By Steve Ulrich
Rep. Joe D’Orsie: Will the statute of limitation amendment achieve its desired end?
Considering whether a good cause could lead to a bad bill.
By Rep. Joe D’Orsie
Pennsylvania’s ‘divisive’ constitutional amendments inch closer to ballot box
Democrats expressed consternation at having to vote on all three amendments as a package.
By Christen Smith
Howard Lurie: Gov. Wolf has no role in drawing the state’s congressional district lines
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
Kyle Sammin: Gov. Wolf pushing constitutional limits with proposed income tax hike
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
Constitutional amendments limiting Pennsylvania governor’s emergency powers advancing toward possible passage
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
Jesse Topper: Never remove the “people” from “we, the people”
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
Christen Smith: Pennsylvania Senate approves constitutional amendments to limit governor’s emergency powers
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