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23 Mar 2021, 12:40 pm by Brad Schnure
Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean responded to a ruling by a Superior Court judge that a Somerville teacher living in Pennsylvania could not be fired because a state residency requirement is unconstitutional: Sen. [read post]
21 Mar 2021, 9:01 pm by Marci A. Hamilton
Thus, RFRA passed in 1993 via unanimous consent in the House (that is, there was no recorded vote) and by a vote of 96-3 in the Senate. [read post]
19 Mar 2021, 7:11 am by Eric Halliday, Rachael Hanna
The Biden administration is reportedly considering legal options, including executive orders and regulations, to curb the proliferation of ghost guns—untraceable firearms often assembled in users’ homes with prefabricated components purchased online. [read post]
18 Mar 2021, 6:45 pm by Jonathan H. Adler
Although the objections had no prospect of success in a Democratic House and those that were filed (for Arizona and Pennsylvania) were voted down overwhelmingly in both chambers, the law put Congress smack in the middle, where it uncomfortably found itself in 1876. [read post]
18 Mar 2021, 12:52 pm by Carlo Aguja
Pennsylvania election officials have scheduled a special election for Senate District 22 on May 18. [read post]
17 Mar 2021, 11:00 am by Jon L. Gelman
With the Committee’s approval, the Governor will proceed with a formal nomination, subject to advice and consent in the Senate. [read post]
17 Mar 2021, 5:01 am by Unknown
Recently, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation put into effect a plan to impose tolls on nine bridges in Pennsylvania. [read post]
16 Mar 2021, 6:31 am
  Let's read: The early itinerary reflects a clear political calculation, with the first and second families visiting four states — Georgia, Nevada, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania — that could prove crucial to maintaining Democrats’ tenuous hold on the Senate in the 2022 midterms.... [read post]
16 Mar 2021, 5:45 am by Kevin Kaufman
The tax was unpopular, famously sparking insurrectionary activities among Western Pennsylvania farmers, and only survived until 1802. [read post]
16 Mar 2021, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
Plaintiffs claim that the legislators' actions were discriminatory and violated RLUIPA and the Pennsylvania Religious Freedom Protection Act. [read post]
14 Mar 2021, 12:00 am by Family Law
Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that all immigrant families had been released from the Berks County Detention Center in Leesport, Pennsylvania, and that the prison no longer had any immigrant inmates. [read post]
11 Mar 2021, 9:09 am by skelly
The text of each bill can be found at the links below: Florida – House Bill HB1617  Maine – Legislative Document No. 694 Illinois – House Bill HB3166 Rhode Island – Senate Bill S0347 We also note that earlier this year New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Washington introduced legislation similar to the legislation discussed above. [read post]
10 Mar 2021, 12:14 pm by Dale Ho
After the 2017 and 2018 elections, five state legislatures were controlled by parties that had lost a majority of the statewide vote (Virginia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and North Carolina). [read post]
5 Mar 2021, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
House approved a sweeping political money, elections, influence, and ethics measure, but the bill faces an uncertain fate in the Senate. [read post]
4 Mar 2021, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar and Jason Mazzone
In 2020, in part on account of the difficulties COVID created for voters, Pennsylvania Democrats sued in state court, arguing that the Pennsylvania Constitution required more leeway in the time by which the ballots had to be returned, and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed. [read post]
26 Feb 2021, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
MSN – Rosalind Helderman (Washington Post) | Published: 2/21/2021 Although Donald Trump was acquitted by the Senate on a charge his rhetoric incited the Capitol siege, public officials and private companies are pursuing a multi-front legal effort to hold him and his allies accountable in other ways. [read post]
25 Feb 2021, 9:03 pm by Joshua Burd
Senator Romney stated that the “federal minimum wage has not been increased in more than 10 years” despite the “rising cost of living. [read post]
25 Feb 2021, 10:53 am by Kate Hirsch
New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan are also considering this proposal in order to prioritize the senior population. [read post]