July 8, 2022 | 5:17 AM
Senate GOP advances constitutional amendment on abortion in Pennsylvania
The proposal was tacked onto a package of constitutional amendments in a bill the state House approved in December.
tag | constitution
September 13, 2021 | 3:00 PM
Local playwright traces family history to Constitutional scribe
A lesser-known person who played an important role in the original document is the man who actually wrote, or penned, the words. Jacob Shallus’s name appears nowhere on the document, but he is the man who transcribed the original Constitution.
By Merideth Bucher/WITF January 13, 2021 | 1:24 PM
GOP proposal to elect judges by zone advances by single vote
– A legislative panel on Wednesday narrowly approved a proposal to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to elect state appeals court judges by zone, a movement largely motivated by Republicans’ anger over recent rulings from the Democratic-majority state Supreme Court.
July 16, 2020 | 5:37 AM
Republicans aim at Pennsylvania’s Democratic majority court in Pennsylvania
GOP Sen. Judy Ward said overhauling the courts are about “fairness for rural parts of the state to get a fair shake” from judges from Philadelphia and Allegheny County.
December 18, 2019 | 3:58 PM
House votes to amend constitution to pick judges by district
The House voted 102 to 95 on Wednesday for the proposal that would have lawmakers draw the district lines for Supreme, Superior and Commonwealth courts.
