Press Release: HARRISBURG, June 29 – State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, D-Phila., today announced that he will soon introduce legislation that would commemorate Jan. 6 -- the date of the deadly right-wing insurrection at the U.S. Capitol earlier this year -- as Democracy Observance Day for Education, Remembrance, and Vigilance, to be referred to as Democracy Observance Day in … [Read more...] about Kenyatta Seeks To Commemorate Jan. 6 As Democracy Observance Day In Pa.
Government/Politics
Toomey Stands In The Way Of Public Transit Bill
On Wednesday (June 23), Senator Pat Toomey told KDKA-2 (Pittsburgh) reporter, John Delanao that, "In addition to the $13 billion the Federal Government routinely sends to to the transit agencies, we sent another $70 billion, not seventeen, seven-zero, seventy, for a total of $83 billion in about a one year period. They haven't even figured out how they're going to spend the … [Read more...] about Toomey Stands In The Way Of Public Transit Bill
GOP Proposed Amendment Would Deprive Mail Voters Of Secret Ballot
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a Republican sponsored bill that would amend the state constitution to require Pennsylvanians to show identififcation every time they vote.Because in-person voters have the privacy of a voting booth, or at least something vaguely resembles a voting booth, officials at the polls would not be able to see for whom they voted.But it's … [Read more...] about GOP Proposed Amendment Would Deprive Mail Voters Of Secret Ballot
PA GOP Advances Bill That Would Criminalize Abortion For Downs Syndrome
On a straight-party vote (7-4), Pennsylvania Republicans advanced HB-1500 on Monday (June 21), in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.The bill would criminalize an abortion if it is determined that the abortion was performed [solely] because of the sex of the unborn child - orThe abortion is sought because the unborn child receives a prenatal diagnosis of Down … [Read more...] about PA GOP Advances Bill That Would Criminalize Abortion For Downs Syndrome
Toomey Explains His Vote Against What He Calls “Democrats’ Election Law Power Grab”
Senator Pat Toomey released a statement on Tuesday (June 22) explaining why he voted against Senate Bill 1, which is being promoted by Democrats as the For the People Act. Toomey wrote - This highly flawed, partisan bill is not about ‘voting rights,’ or fighting disenfranchisement - it is about Democrats’ longstanding efforts to usurp states’ rights in order to tip … [Read more...] about Toomey Explains His Vote Against What He Calls “Democrats’ Election Law Power Grab”