“Last night, Pennsylvanians voted to reject Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf’s overreach of executive powers after his failed COVID response a clear sign of accountability coming in 2022,” tweeted Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. “Congratulations to Republicans for keeping our seats RED!”
The two constitutional amendments, both of which were leading Wednesday by 54% to 46%, shift the balance of power on emergency declarations from the governor to the General Assembly.
The first measure gives the General Assembly the authority to end or extend declared emergencies without the governor’s involvement. The second automatically ends an emergency order after 21 days unless renewed by the General Assembly.
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In a recent guest commentary, "Irony of politics and union support" (May 2, 2021), the author, Gina Diorio, the public affairs director at Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs, asked a
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Question of the Day By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times - Thursday, May 13, 2021
Charter schools have been praised as some of the heroes of the coronavirus pandemic, but don’t expect them to win any awards from Democratic governors or the Biden administration.
The publicly funded independent schools, which marked their 30th anniversary during National Charter Schools Week, face an increasingly hostile political climate as previously friendly Democrats line up with teachers’ unions calling for more accountability and less funding.
Ironically, the pivot on the left comes with charter schools enjoying an unprecedented surge in popularity over their ability to react nimbly and reopen safely during the pandemic, even without many of the must-haves demands by teachers’ unions.