As they reconvene on Monday, state lawmakers are expected to focus on redistricting, re-upping a flood disaster declaration, and restricting emergency powers of Gov. Tom Wolf’s cabinet secretaries.
Rep. Bryan Cutler is the latest of more than a dozen lawmakers who have contracted the virus throughout the course of the pandemic.
“I think the time is ripe for some serious self-reflection in the General Assembly that will give us momentum this time.”
Per diems under review in Harrisburg
Only 27 of the 140 bills passed by the legislature and signed by Wolf in 2020 directly addressed problems brought on by the pandemic, according to a Spotlight PA review of the General Assembly’s record.
This year, nine House seats and four Senate seats need to flip in order for the Democrats to take control of both chambers.
Just nine Republican seats in the House and four in the Senate would have to flip to blue in order for power in Harrisburg to change hands.
