Op-Ed: Voters can restore checks and balances in Pa.
On May 18, Pennsylvania voters will have the opportunity to overturn a state Supreme Court ruling that has enabled the governor to repeatedly extend emergency declarations without legislative input.
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Op-Ed: States rebel against governors’ arbitrary COVID-19 powers. Pennsylvania is the latest.
Pennsylvanians continue to pay a steep price for Gov. Tom Wolf's lockdowns while the state ranks in the top 11 of coronavirus deaths per capita.
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Op-Ed: For real attacks on democracy, look to Pennsylvania
On May 18, two amendments will be on Pennsylvania’s primary ballot. One limits emergency declarations to 21 days and requires legislative approval for any extension. The other allows the legislature…
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Op-Ed: Restore Accountability in Harrisburg by Voting “Yes” on May 18
The Legislature, an elected body, has passed a constitutional amendment and submitted it to the people for ratification, as our constitution allows. It doesn’t get more democratic than that. Either…
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5 Reasons Why the Emergency Powers Amendments Are Needed
May 4, 2021, Harrisburg, Pa. — Today, members of the Wolf administration held press conferences addressing the emergency powers constitutional amendments on the May primary ballot and Gov. Wolf announced…
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Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Governor’s Abuse of Emergency Powers Must End
Keystone State citizens will have a chance to vote on ballot initiatives that would restrain Governor Wolf’s executive authority.
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Op-Ed: Fight Against PA Guv’s Powers Reflects Bipartisan Trend
The Pennsylvania General Assembly’s efforts to restrict Wolf’s emergency declaration – renewed four times – has reached its endgame in the form of two constitutional amendments in a statewide voter…
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Op-Ed: Voters can limit the power of the governor on May 18
Pennsylvanians can’t allow Wolf to wield such powers over our communities without working alongside the Legislature.
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Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Lawmakers Aim to Keep Tom Wolf at Bay
Two ballot measures would limit the governor’s power to extend emergency declarations indefinitely.
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