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Pa. lawmakers want voters to weaken governor’s emergency powers, boost their own

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HARRISBURG — Having lost battle after battle to wrest control of Pennsylvania’s coronavirus response from Gov. Tom Wolf, the GOP-controlled legislature now wants voters to permanently weaken a governor’s emergency powers while boosting their own. This week, Republican lawmakers — with help from a handful of Democrats — cleared the first hurdle to get a constitutional … Read more

Fight over natural gas tax break divides Pa. Democrats

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Lawmakers in Harrisburg have never overridden a veto from Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf. State Rep. Gerald Mullery, D-Luzerne, said that could change if the governor follows through with plans to veto a bill that would offer tax breaks to companies that use Pennsylvania natural gas to produce fertilizers and other chemicals. Mullery said northeastern Pennsylvania … Read more