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The State House is expected to pass a bill that would give survivors of childhood sexual abuse the ability to sue their perpetrators beyond the statute of limitations.

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday passed — for the fourth time this year — a measure that would open up a window in the commonwealth’s statute of limitations in order to allow survivors of childhood sexual abuse a two-year legal window to file suit. House Bill 1 —

In a rare show of political solidarity, Pennsylvania Democrats and a sizeable contingency of Republicans elected an independent Speaker after both major parties in the state legislature failed to put forward a successful candidate. Democrats initially flipped the House following the midterm elections, securing a one-seat majority. However, as the…

Most of Pennsylvanias high-profile officials, Democrats and Republicans alike, enjoy positive favorability. But cost of living remains a concern.

The House Judiciary Committee's Wednesday hearing was the latest in what has been an unsuccessful battle to create a window in the state's civil statute of limitations to allow victims of childhood sexual abuse to file suit.

The House Judiciary Committee's Wednesday hearing was the latest in what has been an unsuccessful battle to create a window in the state's civil statute of limitations to allow victims of childhood sexual abuse to file suit.

The Philadelphia Democrat is the first African-American woman to become speaker of the House in Pennsylvania.

Melissa Cerrato is trying to be a different kind of Democrat.

Melissa Cerrato is trying to be a different kind of Democrat.

Pennsylvania House speaker Joanna McClinton gives words of encouragement at Bethlehem NAACP event, saying 'Hope is not lost' in the fight for equality.