In eight cases that began in 2021, or continued to be billed that year, the House and Senate wholly blacked out the reasons for hiring the private law firm, records obtained through a Right-to-Know request show
Voting and election-related legislation will be amongst the proposals getting top billing when Pennsylvania lawmakers return to session.
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.
