April 15, 2021 | 12:35 PM
House Speaker Cutler tests positive for COVID-19
Rep. Bryan Cutler is the latest of more than a dozen lawmakers who have contracted the virus throughout the course of the pandemic.
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March 22, 2021 | 5:25 AM
Ban on meal, lodging payments for Pa. lawmakers introduced as constituents sound off in anger
“I think the time is ripe for some serious self-reflection in the General Assembly that will give us momentum this time.”
March 20, 2021 | 10:38 AM
Ban on meal, lodging payments for PA lawmakers introduced as constituents sound off in anger
Per diems under review in Harrisburg
February 3, 2021 | 5:16 AM
Pa. enacted 140 laws last year. Only 27 of them addressed the coronavirus.
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.
November 4, 2020 | 3:51 AM
Pivotal Northeast Philly race tilts red as Pa. Legislature remains up in the air
This year, nine House seats and four Senate seats need to flip in order for the Democrats to take control of both chambers.
October 12, 2020 | 5:47 AM
Here’s how Democrats could flip the Pennsylvania legislature
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.
September 25, 2020 | 5:41 AM
Gov. Wolf slams GOP for trying to thwart COVID-19 mitigation
For months, the GOP-controlled legislature has chafed under the executive authority Wolf assumed as part of his COVID-19 disaster declaration. Wolf has consistently shot down their efforts. Most recently, lawmakers failed to override his veto of the sports bill.