Republican lawmakers across the country are rolling back the emergency powers that governors wielded during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Pennsylvania is in the unique position of being the first to take the question to voters.

It is the first vote of its kind since the coronavirus outbreak, as Republicans in nearly every state have sought to roll back a governor’s authority during disaster emergencies.

Philadelphians will also be casting votes in what many pundits nationally say is the first referendum on whether a wave of prosecutors elected on promises of criminal justice reforms.

It’s one of the biggest, most contentious responsibilities lawmakers have, involving a lot of high-stakes negotiation.

It turns out that, despite its critical role in identifying threats here at home, I&A is fraught with issues.

“The very core of the Fourth Amendment’s guarantee is the right of a person to retreat into his or her home and ‘there be free from unreasonable governmental intrusion,’ ” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for the court.

Voters around the commonwealth will pick representatives from their parties to put on the ballot for the November general election.

It increases the existing tax benefit from $2,000 up to $3,600 for younger kids and $3,000 for older ones, for the 2021 tax year.