A group of Pennsylvania lawmakers late Wednesday lodged a legal challenge to a voting law that some of them helped pass in 2019, arguing it has been applied in a way that violates the Commonwealth’s Constitution. Fourteen Pennsylvania GOP representatives are asking the Commonwealth Court to declare provisions that enable voting by mail without excuse…
Barn Preservation May Be in Pennsylvania’s Future
September 2, 2021
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Dotting Pennsylvania’s farmland, old barns tell agriculture’s timeless story of provision. From the small family farms that cropped up before the United States existed, to today’s large commercial operations, the barn has always been the heart of the farm, sheltering the work of growing food and fiber. Home of sheep, cows, horses, or any animal…
Pennsylvania Orders Masks on School Children
After weeks of debate over schoolchildren wearing masks as a COVID-19 mitigation measure, Pennsylvania’s acting Health Secretary Alison Beam has issued an order requiring masks to be worn inside K-12 school buildings, early learning programs, and childcare providers. The order, announced Tuesday, takes effect Sept. 7 and applies to everyone in education buildings, vaccinated or…
Pennsylvania to Renew Human Services Contract Despite Complaints
Despite hearing from Pennsylvanians who say they are getting the run-around when trying to get services for elderly or disabled adults through third-party service provider Maximus, Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services wants to expand the company’s role. Pennsylvanians gave testimony on Monday at the state House in Harrisburg, a joint, bipartisan hearing of the following…
Pennsylvania Lawsuit Puts Schools’ Responses to Sexual Abuse Reports Under Crosshairs
A Pennsylvania lawsuit has lawmakers looking closer at how schools should respond to reports of sexual abuse. A former North Penn School District student is suing a suburban Philadelphia school for failing to protect her from a male classmate who she says sexually assaulted her over 20 times between elementary school and high school during…
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Find Common Ground in Some Election Reform Measures
August 17, 2021
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While support for issues like voter ID is split along party lines in the Pennsylvania State House, there is bipartisan support for some election reform. When the General Assembly returns to Harrisburg in September, the Senate State Government Committee will consider eight election reform measures through a bill supported by Republican state Sen. David Argall,…
Census: Pennsylvania Loses Congressional Seat, Becomes More Diverse
Pennsylvania lawmakers will have some demographic changes to consider as they redraw the legislative and congressional district lines this year. The population is moving, and Pennsylvania is more racially diverse than it was a decade ago, data released Thursday from the U.S. Census Bureau show. Of Pennsylvania’s 13 million people, 75 percent are white,…
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Consider Easing the Path for Illegal Immigrants to Get Driver’s Licenses
August 12, 2021
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A Social Security number is required in Pennsylvania to get a driver’s license, preventing some 160,000 illegal immigrants of driving age from getting their driver’s license. Pennsylvania’s General Assembly is considering changing that in a measure under discussion during a Wednesday hearing of the Pennsylvania House Transportation Committee. It would allow a Tax Identification Number…
Ranked Choice Voting Could Change the Way Pennsylvanians Cast Ballots
A Pennsylvania House Democrat has introduced a plan to change the state election code to require ranked choice voting in some Pennsylvania elections. State Rep. Christopher Rabb’s legislation would include all local and county elections, such as mayor, township supervisor, county commissioner, magisterial district judge, and judge of the Court of Common Pleas, among other…
Pennsylvania Governor Levies New Pressure for State Workers to Get Vaccinated
August 10, 2021
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has announced new vaccination rules for state workers. All commonwealth employees in state health care facilities and high-risk congregate care facilities will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 7. Those who are not vaccinated will be required to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. And beginning Sept. 7, all new external hires in these facilities must be…
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