Category: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Governor Responds to GOP-Backed Election Integrity Bill

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s office signaled the Democrat governor won’t sign a GOP-backed bill that is being proposed by Republican state lawmakers, describing it as an attempt to take away voters’ rights. Wolf vowed to veto the proposed measure and other “legislative efforts to roll back the freedoms Pennsylvanians right now have,” according to a…


Pennsylvania State Representatives Introduce Bill Banning the Teaching of Critical Race Theory

Two Pennsylvania state representatives are attempting to ban the teaching of critical race theory (CRT) in the state’s schools, with the introduction of a bill aimed at “prohibiting the teaching, funding, or dissemination of racist and sexist concepts,” according to a statement on June 4. House Bill 1532, or the Teaching Racial and Universal Equality (TRUE)…


Pennsylvania Republicans Introduce Sweeping Election Reform Bill

Pennsylvania Republicans proposed an overhaul of the state’s election system on Thursday with stricter voter identification requirements and mail ballot signature verification. State Rep. Seth Grove—the chair of the House State Government Committee who acts as House Republicans’ point person for election legislation—introduced the Voting Rights Protection Act, House Bill 1300, after months of hearings…


Election Assessment in Pennsylvania County Uncovers Five ‘Issues of Note’

An election assessment conducted in a Pennsylvania county months ago and quietly released to the public in recent weeks uncovered five errors, including three linked to Dominion Voting Systems, whose election management system is used in the county, the assessing firm said. Wake Technology Services Inc. (Wake TSI), a Pennsylvania-based firm, conducted the assessment in…


Pennsylvania’s Energy Bills Could Rise by $1,150 Annually by Joining RGGI: Expert

Senate Bill 119 (SBL 119), which seeks to prevent Pennsylvania’s governor from advocating for membership in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) framework agreement, is awaiting a final vote. The Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee (ERE) approved the bill on April 27. However, the governor will veto SBL 119 if it passes, said…


Pennsylvania Sen. Mastriano Says State Could Have 2020 Election Audit By July

Republican Sen. Doug Mastriano said Tuesday that he believes Pennsylvania could have an audit of the 2020 presidential election by July, if the proposal receives appropriate backing. “If we had the support with the majority of the members in any committee we do this from, and from the body [Senate] itself, probably July, we could see it,”…


Top Pennsylvania Senator Says He Supports Election Audit

A top senator in Pennsylvania said Saturday that he supports an audit of the 2020 presidential election. “I support the call for an election audit, in order to answer any lingering questions that still remain about the fairness of the 2020 elections in Pennsylvania. This is the best path forward to address the legitimate concerns…


Top Pennsylvania Senator Says He Supports Audit of 2020 Election

A top senator in Pennsylvania said Saturday that he supports an audit of the 2020 presidential election. “I support the call for an election audit, in order to answer any lingering questions that still remain about the fairness of the 2020 elections in Pennsylvania. This is the best path forward to address the legitimate concerns…


Restaurant Owner Jason Monn Running for Pennsylvania Governor

Republican Jason Monn, a restaurateur and former mayor of Corry, Pennsylvania, has set his sights on the 2022 Pa. Governor race. The owner of Fat Monn’s Grub restaurant identifies himself as a family and community-oriented “common guy,” who understands the “struggles of the everyday Pennsylvanian.” Monn was raised by a single mom and spent his…


Pennsylvania Republicans Split Over Proposed 2020 Election Audit

While some Republicans in the Pennsylvania legislature support an audit of the 2020 election, others do not, making the prospect that a review happens unclear. State Sens. Doug Mastriano and Cris Dush, along with state Rep. Rob  Kauffman, traveled to Maricopa County, Arizona this week to tour the forensic audit taking place there. Afterward, Mastriano…