Pa. Senate GOP committee advances late-night amendment to restrict abortion, require voter ID | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
After 11 p.m. Thursday night, members of a state Senate committee advanced a constitutional amendment that would declare Pennsylvania residents do not have ‘any rights relating’ to abortion, as well as a provision to require voter IDs when casting a ballot in the state. Read more.
Pa. Senate Republicans advance late-night constitutional amendment package on abortion, voter ID | Pennsylvania Capital Star
The Senate Rules Committee on Thursday tacked on proposed amendments, including language requiring voters to show ID at polling places and allowing gubernatorial candidates to select their running mates. Read more.
Pennsylvania Senate GOP advances constitutional amendments on abortion, voter ID | WESA
Republican state senators outvoted impassioned Democratic opposition late Thursday to advance a proposal to add language to the Pennsylvania Constitution stating explicitly that the document does not guarantee any rights relating to abortion or public funding of abortions. Read more.
How Pennsylvania keeps its voter rolls clean and updated | WESA
Pennsylvania’s voter rolls have been a frequent target of conservative politicians who believe the disproven narrative that the 2020 election was stolen. Read more.
The Supreme Court case voting rights experts say could bring 'chaos' to elections | NBC News
A Supreme Court case that will decide the power state legislatures wield over congressional and presidential elections could have far-reaching implications for American democracy, some voting rights experts said. Read More.
Fetterman and Oz tout support as abortion debate ramps up | City & State PA
While many voters have inflation and the state of the economy on their minds heading into November’s midterm elections, another issue is permeating political discussions in Pennsylvania following a recent ruling from the Supreme Court – that being abortion. Read more.
Earth to the Pa. Legislature: Raise the minimum wage (Opinion) | Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Ho hum, another year, another increase in the gap between Pennsylvania’s minimum wage and the
minimum wage in our neighboring states.Could one reason that Pennsylvania businesses in counties neighboring New York, New Jersey, and Maryland have high quit rates and struggle to fill vacancies be that Pennsylvanians keep leaving the state to go get decent jobs? Read more.
Majority of Public Disapproves of Supreme Court’s Decision To Overturn Roe v. Wade | Pew Research Center
A majority of Americans disapprove of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling overturning the Roe v. Wade decision, which had guaranteed a constitutional right to an abortion for nearly 50 years. Public support for legal abortion remains largely unchanged since before the decision, with 62% saying it should be legal in all or most cases. Read more.