Price of Politics: Pa. Democrats lament lack of bipartisanship in split government
Pennsylvania is one of eight states in the country where the governor is one party and the legislature is controlled by the other. Author: Matt Maisel (FOX43) Updated: 10:53 PM EDT May 24, 2021
In Pennsylvania, Republicans write the laws while the Democratic governor provides the checks and balances.
In theory, it s a system which should make for equal cooperation between the executive and legislative branches of the commonwealth s government, and it does, depending on who you ask.
Democrats, like State Rep. Patty Kim (D-Dauphin) lament the lack of bipartisan efforts by her Republican colleagues.
Price of Politics: More than 81% all bills introduced in Pa. never left committees | FOX43 Capitol Beat
A FOX43 Capitol Beat investigation revealed only 770 of the 4,198 pieces of legislation brought forward by state lawmakers moved forward.
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In the 2019-20 legislative session, Pennsylvania s General Assembly failed to act on more than 81.5 percent of all bills brought their way. Author: Matt Maisel (FOX43) Updated: 9:23 PM EDT May 23, 2021
HARRISBURG, Pa. At a time when Pennsylvanians relied on their government more than at any point in recent history, its largest full-time legislature in the country failed to address more than 80 percent of the bills presented their way.
Price of Politics: More than 81% of all bills introduced in Pa. never left committees | FOX43 Capitol Beat
A FOX43 investigation revealed only 770 of the 4,198 pieces of legislation brought forward by state lawmakers moved forward during the 2019-2020 session. Author: Matt Maisel (FOX43) Updated: 7:12 AM EDT May 24, 2021
HARRISBURG, Pa. At a time when Pennsylvanians relied on their government more than at any point in recent history, its largest full-time legislature in the country failed to address more than 80% of the bills that came their way.
During the General Assembly s two-year 2019-2020 session, state representatives and senators wrote 4,198 bills. It was the most legislation written by the Commonwealth s General Assembly since the end of the Rendell Administration.
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