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Pennsylvania House Speaker Mark Rozzi, of Berks County, is embarking on a statewide listening tour to get public feedback on how to solve the chamber's partisan gridlock. The impasse has blocked the passage of a constitutional amendment that would establish a two-year window for child abuse victims to sue abusers otherwise protected by the statute of limitations.

The state House has no plans to return, hasn’t set rules, or even set committee chairs as both parties struggle for power in a razor-thin majority. Instead, the new House speaker will lead a “listening tour” around the state.

Bundling these three unrelated amendments threatens to forestall the implementation of Marsy’s Law yet again.

Pa. Republicans are playing politics with a proposed constitutional amendment to open a window for survivors of child sex abuse to sue their abusers.

Last week, the PA Senate passed SB 1, which included three constitutional amendments. Senate Bill 1, originally only included voter ID, however two additional constitutional amendments were added to t

Pennsylvania is considered among a handful of states that have a realistic chance of legalizing recreational marijuana in 2023. Governor Josh Shapiro is supports legalization of adult-use cannabis and expungement for low-level offenders, noting the promise of new tax revenue and progress toward the goals of restorative justice. For the first time in 12 years, Democrats are poised to take control of the state House of Representatives, giving the initiative more fuel than in years past.

An experiment in bipartisan government in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is already to showing cracks. If the compromise falls apart, the chamber will be plunged into chaos.

Pennsylvania Republicans have a representation problem, as evidenced by two recent events. In the recent campaign for governor, won by Democrat Josh Shapiro, certain “Republicans” publicly endorsed the Democrat for governor. Let us consider a few examples from Shapiro’s own webpage to see if we can identify the allure to

State Sen. Amanda Cappelletti will be the state’s first sitting senator to give birth while in office, and that’s prompted some logistical questions.

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press