Jul. 16, 2021 /
![Pennsylvania Republicans seek public input on redistricting plans]()
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Republican leaders in the Pennsylvania Legislature are looking for feedback on their plans to draw up new congressional maps.
Jul. 16, 2021 /
![Grove to lead hearings to make redistricting process more open]()
State Rep. Seth Grove later this month will begin overseeing hearings on the state's congressional redistricting process after years of interparty battles over how to draw new district lines.
Jul. 16, 2021 /
![Republicans in Pennsylvania will crowdsource new congressional map drawings]()
Republican lawmakers said Monday they will crowdsource opinions about how best to redraw Pennsylvania’s congressional district map this fall.
Jul. 16, 2021 /
![Pa. lawmakers to seek public feedback in redistricting process]()
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Lawmakers in Pennsylvania are looking for feedback from state residents as they begin the process of redrawing congressional districts.
Jul. 16, 2021 /
![Pa. policymakers unveil reforms for redrawing congressional district lines]()
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Major changes could be coming to the reapportionment process for redrawing U.S. congressional district lines in Pennsylvania.
Jul. 16, 2021 /
![Pa. House GOP commits to public meetings, vows ‘most transparent’ congressional redistricting process ever]()
HARRISBURG — A key Pennsylvania lawmaker committed Monday to transparency measures aimed at making the decennial redrawing of the state’s congressional map a more open process than in the past.
Jul. 16, 2021 /
![PA Republicans promise “transparent” redistricting]()
State Republican lawmakers promised Monday to oversee “the most transparent Congressional redistricting process in Pennsylvania’s history.
Jul. 16, 2021 /
![Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers boast 'most transparent' congressional redistricting plan]()
Pennsylvania House Republicans on Monday unveiled plans for what lawmakers are calling "the most transparent" congressional redistricting process in the state's history.
Jul. 16, 2021 /
![Pa. House Republicans commit to hearings, increased transparency in redistricting process]()
Pennsylvania’s State House Republicans are launching their own website and planning a series of ten hearings to get input from the public ahead of lawmakers’ once-a-decade redrawing of the commonwealth’s congressional map.
May. 26, 2021 /
![New Bureau of Election Audits Proposed]()
Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Rep. Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) wants a permanent state presence to protect the election process, and he’s proposed a new Bureau of Election Audits to do just that.
May. 06, 2021 /
![League of Women Voters honors Thomas for]()
The Bucks County League of Women Voters honored state Rep. Wendi Thomas, R-178, of Northampton in Doylestown last week for her work in promoting legislation to create fair redistricting of legislative districts throughout Pennsylvania.
May. 03, 2021 /
![Bucks residents and representatives push sick leave bill]()
James Henderson, a disability advocate, has been without a safety net for years – unable to take off to take care of himself or his family without fear of losing his job. A soon-to-be reintroduced bill might change that.
Apr. 22, 2021 /
![Bucks Lawmakers to Mayor Kenney: Refund Our Commuters' Wage Taxes]()
Suburban residents who normally commute into Philadelphia for work but stayed home due to the pandemic—at the urging of Gov. Tom Wolf and Mayor Jim Kenney—are caught in a Catch-22.
Apr. 19, 2021 /
![Bucks lawmakers: Yo Philly, help our commuters get city wage tax refund]()
As teleworking has become an every day reality due to the pandemic and a work-from-home mandate for many, the Bucks County lawmakers recently sent a letter to Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney requesting he remove an "unnecessary requirement" for suburban commuters seeking a refund on the Philadelphia wage tax.
Apr. 12, 2021 /
![Pennsylvania Family and Medical Leave Act is a win-win]()
We at the Women’s Advocacy Coalition agree strongly with the (April 7) column in Wednesday’s newspaper that argues for passage of the Family Care Act in Pennsylvania and we urge our elected officials to vote for it.
Apr. 07, 2021 /
![Bucks Republican delegation applauds expansion of local control over vaccines]()
HARRISBURG - The PA Department of Health and legislative vaccine task force announced on March 31 that they will distribute the Johnson & Johnson vaccine directly to the Bucks County Department of Health.
Apr. 07, 2021 /
![Pennsylvania legislators can keep families secure through the Family Care Act]()
Growing up in Erie in the 1990s, I went to school, had friends and liked to have fun like everyone else. But having cerebral palsy brought challenges, such as learning how to use a wheelchair to get around, weekly physical therapy appointments and many surgeries.
Mar. 29, 2021 /
![Fair elections are not a red or blue issue]()
Pennsylvania legislators are working hard checking and ensuring election procedures are transparent and have proper oversight and standards. The drawing of districts sets the stage for elections for the next 10 years and is key to election integrity. That process has begun (March 19 editorial, “Redistricting Must Include the Public”).
Mar. 15, 2021 /
![COVID vaccine distribution unfair]()
Exactly how Pennsylvania determines the number of COVID-19 doses to send to each of its 67 counties remains an inscrutable mystery.
Mar. 15, 2021 /
![Southeast House and Senate Republicans announce additional vaccination sites coming to counties]()
HARRISBURG-- The Southeast Pennsylvania Republican House and Senate delegation on March 12 applauded the Pennsylvania Health Department for taking steps to bring more vaccines to Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware and Chester counties by setting up new vaccination sites through their county governments or local health departments, and streamlining the appointment system.