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THE best thing that can be said about a new Republican-drawn congressional map for Pennsylvania is that none of the districts resembles a cartoon character. But erasing the lines of a comically gerrymandered district dubbed "Goofy kicking Donald Duck" was not enough to satisfy an order from Pennsylvania's Supreme Court, said Tom Wolf, the state's Democratic governor, on February 13th.
In this June 30, 2015, file photo, front from left to right, Pennsylvania state Sen. Jake Corman, R-Centre, state House Majority Leader Dave Reed, R-Indiana, state Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati, R-Jefferson, and state Speaker of the House Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, lead a news conference after Republican leaders engineered passage of state budget, liquor privatization and pension bills, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. Republican leaders of the Pennsylvania Legislature say they've agreed to a proposed new map of congressional districts to replace one thrown out last month.
An old legal anecdote-attributed to such legal notables as Mae West and the Earl of Birkenhead -depicts a frustrated judge asking an obstreperous lawyer, "Are you displaying contempt of court?" I sometimes think simple politeness-a willingness to conceal contempt for other parties, judges, and even law itself-is all that differentiates true lawyers from thugs in contrast-collar shirts. But like other areas of public etiquette, this habitual courtesy is showing strain in the era of Donald Trump.
A special election next month in a Pennsylvania district that went big for President Donald Trump in 2016 could provide early signs of whether Democrats can retake the House in November - or whether Trump supporters can help keep Republicans in power. The deep-red 18th Congressional District in the southwest corner of the state voted for Trump over his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, by double digits in 2016.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan answers questions on the possibility of a government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on January 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. In a tweet posted Saturday morning, Ryan praised the new tax law spearheaded by the Republican party.
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Monday that the state's congressional map "clearly, plainly and palpably" violates the state constitution and blocked its use in the May 2018 primaries. In a split decision, the seven-member panel sided with a group of voters who contended the state's 18 U.S. House of Representatives districts were unconstitutionally drawn as a gerrymander that discriminates against Democrats.
The Bush speechwriter who coined the term 'axis of evil' has become one more Never-Trump Republican overtaken by the pace of the events he decries The chaos that marked Donald Trump's presidential campaign is a hallmark of his presidency. Decorum once associated with the Oval Office has been replaced by " modern presidential ", an amalgam of tantrums, tirades , and tweetstorms, all emanating from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue or Trump-owned properties.
A federal judicial panel has ruled that Pennsylvania can keep its congressional map, turning back an argument from a group of Democratic voters who contended that it should be thrown out because the state lawmakers who created the map in 2011 gerrymandered it to help Republicans. Wednesday's decision comes a day after a court threw out North Carolina's congressional map, finding it went too far to help Republicans.
The Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. Democratic members of the House Oversight committee have filed suit over the Trump Administration's refusal to turn over information about the Trump family's lease of the Trump Hotel in Washington.
Their latest measure comes in the form of a bill proposed by Sens. Lindsey Graham and Sen. Bill Cassidy , who are seeking to cap Medicaid and replace ACA funding with a new block grant program. The bill would deal a blow to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the 29 other states that chose to expand Medicaid under the ACA, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation .
Up against an unprecedented cash crunch, Republicans who control Pennsylvania's House of Representatives prepared a late Wednesday night vote on a no-new-taxes borrowing package to help plug the state government's $2.2 billion budget gap. In addition to a $1 billion loan, the House GOP's package would siphon cash from off-budget programs, including accounts for mass transit, environmental protection and economic development.
In the aftermath of Donald Trump's election to the presidency last November, people who apparently are willing to say anything out loud if it will get them 30 seconds of face-time on cable TV were predicting massive voter backlash at the polls beginning with the 2017 "off year" election. Primary Election Day 2017 has come and gone in Pennsylvania and most if not all of the manifestations of "politics as usual" are still standing.
Without an approved budget in place when Pennsylvania's fiscal year begins on July 1, Harrisburg should not be permitted to spend money outside the realm of vital services. If a budget isn't passed and signed into law by 11:59 p.m. June 30, the Pennsylvania Treasury's power to release money for salaries and other routine expenditures should cease until the Legislature and governor complete their budget-preparation work.
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's office says Congress' nonpartisan analysis of the House Republican health care bill confirms that the elderly, disabled and those in addiction treatment will be worse off. Wolf on Monday renewed his call for Pennsylvania's delegation to reject the bill and fix former President Barack Obama's health care law.
Pennsylvania's two U.S. senators offered divergent reactions Tuesday evening to President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey praised Gorsuch, who serves on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, as having the "character, intellect and experience" to be a strong addition to the court.
By 2020, the population of older Pennsylvanians is projected to increase by 25 percent, and the population of Pennsylvanians aged 80 and over is projected to increase by 20,000 individuals. Poverty rates remain stagnant in Pennsylvania.
Jill Stein's bid to recount votes in Pennsylvania was in trouble even before a federal judge shot it down Dec. 12. That's because the Green Party candidate's effort stood almost no chance of detecting potential fraud or error in the vote - there was basically nothing to recount. Pennsylvania is one of 11 states where the majority of voters use antiquated machines that store votes electronically, without printed ballots or other paper-based backups that could be used to double-check the balloting.
Jill Stein's bid to recount votes in Pennsylvania was in trouble even before a federal judge shot it down Dec. 12. That's because the Green Party candidate's effort stood almost no chance of detecting potential fraud or error in the vote - there was basically nothing to recount. Pennsylvania is one of 11 states where the majority of voters use antiquated machines that store votes electronically, without printed ballots or other paper-based backups that could be used to double-check the balloting.