Category: State House News
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Argall Bill Passes Senate Unanimously, Would Strengthen Downtown Location Law
Legislation strengthening existing law requiring state agencies to be located in a downtown unanimously passed the Senate today. Senator Argall’s Senate Bill 276 reinforces Act 32, the original Downtown Location Law […]
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Voter ID Bill Is Necessary
Linda Kerns Philadelphia Inquirer Last week, the Philadelphia Bar Association sent a legislative action alert e-mail urging members to immediately call their legislators to oppose the voter ID bill that […]
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Republicans Pick House Candidate For Reichley Seat
Reading Eagle Lehigh County Republican Ryan Mackenzie will take on Democrat Patrick Slattery for the vacant seat in the 134th District of the state House of Representatives. Local Republicans chose […]
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State House To Consider Photo ID For Voters
Brad Bumsted Pittsburgh Tribune-Review The state House will vote on Monday on legislation requiring voters to show photo identification to cast a ballot in November, the majority leader said on […]
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State Senate Passes Voter ID Bill
Brad Bumsted Pittsburgh Tribune-Review The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday narrowly approved a House bill to require Pennsylvania voters to show photo identification before they can vote. Supporters, including Senate Majority […]
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State Senate Passes Voter ID Legislation
Politics PA The Pennsylvania State Senate passed a controversial bill today requiring voters to present photo identification when they cast their ballots. The final vote was 26-23. “The Pennsylvania Senate […]
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State Senate Approves Voter Identification Bill
Associated Press Republican state senators put Pennsylvania on the path Wednesday to becoming the 16th state to require voters to show certain photo identification before their ballots are counted, after […]
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Pa. Senate Panel Moves To Block Federal Health Mandate
Newsworks The U.S. Supreme Court is set to discuss the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act at the end of the month. Wednesday, state senators in Pennsylvania issued their own […]
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Banking And Insurance Committee To Consider Constitutional Amendment Lifting Federal Health Insurance Mandate
PA Senate GOP The state Senate Banking and Insurance Committee will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday (March 7) in Room 8E-B of the State Capitol East Wing, Harrisburg, to […]