Looming election jolts Harrisburg into action as Pa. lawmakers pass a flurry of bills, cash in on fundraisers

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Looming election jolts Harrisburg into action as Pa. lawmakers pass a flurry of bills, cash in on fundraisers
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The GOP-led legislature moved five bills authored by the party’s gubernatorial candidate, forcing Democrats to choose between policies they might support and bolstering Doug Mastriano's record.

with Mastriano, streamed Wednesday morning before session began. “That’s why I’m sticking around.”

One extended term lengths for members of an obscure state commission, one increased penalties for passing a disabled vehicle in an unsafe fashion, and one tweaked how drivers apply for a special veterans license. “I think the politics is coming in to give Sen. Mastriano a bill,” Briggs said, “and not really caring if it’s a good bill or not.”the amount of financial information that the four state-related universities — Lincoln, Penn State, Pitt, and Temple — have to share with the public through already mandated annual filings.

“This legislation offers a level of transparency necessary to keep these universities accountable to the public they serve,” he said.on Sept. 20 and was sent to the state House for consideration. One transparency advocate said tweaks to the state’s open-records law are long overdue. Seven Democrats joined the chamber’s Republicans in supporting the bill, including state Sen. Katie Muth , a vocal opponent of the Harrisburg status quo.

Seven Democrats joined the chamber’s Republicans in supporting the bill, including state Sen. Katie Muth , a vocal opponent of the Harrisburg status quo.It’s not unusual for bills to languish for months, if not a year-plus before getting a vote .

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