January 28, 2023 | 7:00 AM
Constitutional amendments stalled with Pennsylvania House stalemate
Both the House and Senate are adjourned until Feb. 27.
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January 13, 2023 | 5:00 AM
How a constitutional amendment gets on the ballot in Pennsylvania
It’s a lengthy process that requires passage in two legislative sessions and advertising by the Pennsylvania Department of State.
October 8, 2022 | 8:31 AM
Pa. election 2022: There will be no constitutional amendments on the Nov. 8 ballot, but big ones are looming
Amending the state constitution has become the go-to tactic among legislative Republicans
July 26, 2022 | 10:07 AM
After 2021 debacle, Pa. on track to advertise proposed constitutional amendments
July 11, 2022 | 5:10 AM
After advancing constitutional amendment, Pennsylvania Republicans move closer to being able to restrict abortion access
The practical effect will be that if, in the future, a Republican legislature and governor pass a law restricting abortion in some way, abortion-rights advocates won’t be able to challenge it in state courts.
February 8, 2022 | 3:00 PM
More policies are being decided by voters — is that a good thing?
Pennsylvania Republican legislators are proposing more Constitutional Amendments.
May 27, 2021 | 7:26 AM
The Pa. legislature has new power to overrule Wolf on COVID. The two camps differ on details
Because Wolf’s administration has been gradually phasing out the major components of his disaster measures, like business closures, many of the changes that the resolution would make are already moot.
May 6, 2021 | 7:29 PM
As primary nears, Wolf administration campaigns against emergency powers ballot questions
Gov. Tom Wolf himself hasn’t talked about the measures recently, but that hasn’t stopped agency leaders from making their own cases against them.
April 30, 2021 | 6:14 PM
‘The next chess move:’ Emergency powers ballot questions set the stage for a balance-of-power showdown
Voters could hand more emergency power to Pennsylvania’s legislature if they approve one or both ballot questions that deal with it.
April 13, 2021 | 8:20 AM
Voters to weigh in on Pa. government pandemic power struggle
There are four statewide ballot questions being decided during the May 18 primary. The others would put anti-discrimination language into the state constitution and give paid fire and rescue departments the same borrowing power that volunteer departments have had for decades.
