Politics
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How Harrisburg Works: The Rules for Pa. Lawmaker Per Diems, Speaker v. Leader and Other Q&As
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Spotlight PA’s Stephen Caruso wants to help you understand how the sausage really gets made, how your tax dollars are spent and how Harrisburg works (or doesn’t).
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Pa. Lawmakers Spent at Least $3 Million on Private Lawyers, Experts During Redistricting Battle, Invoices Show
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The new districts have the potential to change the balance of power in both Harrisburg and Washington, so it’s not surprising that legal action played a major role during the process.
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Pa.’s Unreliable Lobbyist Disclosure Website Is Getting a User-Friendly Upgrade
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More than 15 line items received a more than 100% boost in this year’s budget, including an upgrade to a website for lobbyists that has reportedly resulted in inaccurate disciplinary action.
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Pa. Lawmakers Are Set to Get Huge Raises Next Year. They Can Return Them, but Almost Nobody Does
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Inflation is pushing the Pa. legislature’s annual cost-of-living adjustments even higher, with base salaries expected to exceed $100,000 in 2023.
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Letters: Fix Harrisburg; Stop the Nittany Mall Casino
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Do you think politicians should have their jobs for life? Probably not. Nationwide, 15 states—both red and blue—have enacted term limits. The rationale: electing legislators strictly focused on serving the interests of their constituents during their limited time in office. Why not have term limits in Pennsylvania? But that would require Pennsylvania politicians to vote…
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Pa. Lawmakers Weigh Bill That Would Allow Independents to Vote on Primary Candidates
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Pennsylvania has closed primary elections, meaning only registered Democrats and Republicans can vote for candidates from those parties and choose who will advance to the general.
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Centre County in Line to Receive $540,000 from New State Election Funding
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Centre County is expected to receive $540,987.73 from unprecedented new state funding that provides money to counties for the costs of running elections. But the funds come with some new requirements. The county Board of Commissioners on Thursday voted unanimously to apply for the Elections Integrity Grant Program authorized by Act 88, which was approved…
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Shapiro Brings Campaign for Governor to State College
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Democrat Josh Shapiro stopped in State College on Saturday to rally local party members in his campaign for Pennsylvania governor against Republican Doug Mastriano. Speaking to a crowd of about 250 people at the Centre County Democratic Committee’s summer picnic, Shapiro laid out his priorities and positions on several issues, including the future of reproductive…
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Pennsylvania’s Mail Voting Law Can Stay in Place, State Supreme Court Rules
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A lower appellate court earlier this year sided with Republican lawmakers, saying that permitting no-excuse mail voting required amending the state constitution.
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Wolf Sues GOP-Led Legislature to Block Abortion, Voter ID Questions from Reaching Pa. Ballot Box
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The Democratic governor is claiming legislative Republicans unconstitutionally lumped together five pieces of their “failed” agenda into a package of proposed amendments.