Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Gale has extended his streak of consecutive days on which he's posted outrageous graphics on his Facebook page about Kathy Barnette's hair, to three. Gale is the Republican, minority member on the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners. He is also running for Governor in the 2022 Republican Primary. Barnette ran unsuccessfully … [Read more...] about It’s Official – Joe Gale Is Obsessed With Kathy Barnette’s Hair
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Kenyatta Seeks To Commemorate Jan. 6 As Democracy Observance Day In Pa.
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.
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