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THE ISSUE

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The rules expand who can file a sexual harassment complaint against lawmakers, give committee chairs less power and add stricter regulation of constitutional amendments.

Andi Perez, a lobbyist for Service Employees International Union 32BJ, said she shared her story to urge changes to state House ethics rules.

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Other changes to the chamber’s rules include less power for committee chairs and stricter regulation of constitutional amendments.

Philadelphia state Rep. Joanna McClinton won the vote over Republican nominee Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar of Somerset County.

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Two months into an impasse-riddled session, the members of Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives have passed the rules that will

Joanna McClinton took a step into history on Tuesday, elected speaker of Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives. She is the first Black woman to hold the position. It opened when Democrat Mark Rozzi resigned earlier in the day, and the chamber followed with a 102-99 vote for the District 191 representative over Republican Rep. Carl Metzgar. McClinton, 40, […]

Rep. Joanna McClinton has become the first woman to serve as speaker of the Pennsylvania House.