The Pennsylvania Legislature
Recent News About The Pennsylvania Legislature
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Pennsylvania House OKs bill requiring voter ID, election audits
A voter ID requirement and uniform audits of elections cleared the Pennsylvania House this week as part of a package of proposed constitutional amendments.
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Pennsylvania House approves bill to ban private money for election administration
Pennsylvania election officials would be prohibited from accepting private money to help underwrite the cost of election administration under legislation approved along a 113-90 party-line vote in the Pennsylvania House.
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Pennsylvania's INFORM Act could help stop flash mob robberies trending across the country
Across the nation, there is a trend involving flash mob gangs who have been stealing items from busy stores and then selling the goods online.
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Corman renews call for forensic audit of 2020 election 'to dig deeper into the issues facing our election system'
The logistics of how President Joe Biden defeated former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania has been brought into question, which ultimately led to the call for a full forensic investigation into the election by State Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte).
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Pennsylvania Legislature extends hundreds of regulatory waivers that would 'benefit patients'
The Republican-controlled Legislature in Pennsylvania voted unanimously to continue hundreds of regulatory waivers for another six months, extending Gov. Tom Wolf’s (D) response to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to NBC 10 Philadelphia.
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Shapiro issues lawsuit: 'Giving this data away would compromise the privacy of every Pennsylvania voter'
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has issued a lawsuit against Republican state lawmakers, attempting to stop a subpoena for detailed personal voter information in a partisan review of the 2020 election, according to a report by Reuters.
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Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers seek to push Democratic governor into corner with voting measures
Republicans who control both chambers in the Pennsylvania General Assembly are taking another crack at sending Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, a comprehensive change of the state’s voting laws. Wolf vetoed the first version of the Voting Right Protection Act, House Bill 1300, in late June.
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The INFORM Act seeks to protect online consumers from 'fake, dangerous and stolen products' sold on Amazon
Pennsylvania is seeking to protect online consumers from counterfeit sellers through the INFORM act.
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York state Rep. believes Wolf is open for negotiations: 'The current system does not work and they need help'
Pennsylvania Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), the author of a sweeping election reform measure in Pennsylvania, said he’s hopeful that Gov. Tom Wolf’s (D) recent indication that he could now support a voter ID provision is a sign the governor is open for broader negotiations, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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GOP lawmaker seeks forensics audit of Pennsylvania election results
A Pennsylvania state senator is initiating a forensics investigation into the results of the state’s 2020 general election and the 2021 primary.
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Lancaster lawmaker introduces bill to incentivize Pennsylvanians to return to work
Rep. Jim Cox (R-Lancaster) has introduced a bill that will end Pennsylvania’s participation in federal unemployment programs.
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Grove: 'House Republicans stand ready to improve our antiquated election laws and aid local election officials'
The Republican-controlled Pennsylvania General Assembly hopes to submit election reform legislation by the end of June, according to a press report.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers expected to advance election reform legislation by end of June
The Republican-controlled Pennsylvania General Assembly is looking to send election reform legislation to Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, by the end of June.
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Bipartisan group to examine Pennsylvania election laws
The ink has not been given a chance to dry from the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to hear a case challenging mail-in voting in Pennsylvania but the state has begun to take steps to review the process for improvements.