Pennsylvanians chose to curb those emergency powers Tuesday in a vote that will limit emergency declarations to 21 days and require a majority vote by the legislature to extend them.
While conversation around the change has largely focused on Gov. Tom Wolf s emergency pandemic response, Tuesday s vote will also impact recovery efforts for disasters like hurricanes and snow storms hazards Monroe County Emergency Management predicts will occur more frequently as the climate continues to change.
How this week s amendments will change recovery efforts in Monroe County is still being determined. We re trying to figure it out on here on our end, based on what we re hearing from PEMA, said Monroe County Emergency Management director Maryellen Keegan.