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.
tag | constitutional amendment
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.
March 18, 2021 | 5:13 PM
House poised to vote on abuse survivor amendment, but time runs short
Unless the Pa. House votes on the emergency constitutional amendment by next Wednesday, the Senate may not have enough time to weigh in –– and the idea to give survivors of sexual abuse another two years to sue would be sidelined. Again.
March 12, 2021 | 7:54 PM
Proposal giving more time to sue over childhood sexual abuse to get second chance in Harrisburg
Lawmakers may begin re-considering the measure as early as Monday. It’s likely to come before voters as an emergency constitutional amendment.
Updated: February 6, 2021 | 1:16 pm
House sponsors hope derailed sex abuse survivor rights amendment will get back on track
House Leaders Benninghoff and McClinton said Thursday they will try an emergency amendment process to get the measure before voters in the spring.
February 2, 2021 | 5:41 AM
There’s another path for survivors of clergy sex abuse to get justice. It faces an uphill climb in the legislature.
Some survivors and their advocates believe the quickest way to remedy the problem is to abandon the time-consuming path of amending the state constitution, and instead approve the two-year window through regular legislation.
February 2, 2021 | 5:33 AM
Survivors react to Pa’s botched sexual abuse amendment: ‘You’ve got to be kidding me’
The path for an amendment to become law in Pennsylvania is long. The language has to pass the legislature in two consecutive sessions, then go to voters for a referendum.
