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Philadelphia City Council Approves Paid Sick Days, But It Won’t Go Far

Philadelphia City Council Approves Paid Sick Days, But It Won’t Go Far: pOn Thursday, the city council of Philadelphia approved, by a vote of 11-6, paid sick leave for employees. The proposal would require businesses with 6-20 employees to provide four paid sick days. Businesses of more than 20 would need to give seven days of paid leave. But that is unlikely to happen unless one council [...]/p

13 GOP Pennsylvania Senators Introduce New Plan To Rig The Electoral College For Republicans

13 GOP Pennsylvania Senators Introduce New Plan To Rig The Electoral College For Republicans: Earlier this year, Republican National Committee Chair urged Republican lawmakers in states “that have been consistently blue that are fully controlled red” — i.e. blue states with Republican legislatures and governors — to enact a plan rigging the Electoral College so that it would be almost impossible for a Democrat to win the White House. [...]/p

Corbett To PA Uninsured: Sorry, Your Health Isn't Worth It

Corbett To PA Uninsured: Sorry, Your Health Isn't Worth It
"Koch-kissing, ALEC-loving PA Gov.Tom Corbett had the advantage of a weak opponent and that "vote for me, I was a prosecutor who was tough on crime!" routine the first time he ran for governor. But he's pissed off just about everyone since then by following in the wing-nuttiest footsteps of Wisconsin's Gov. Scott Walker.

Just like Scott Walker, Gov. Corbett will be getting much closer scrutiny. The newly-elected Attorney General Kathleen Kane has appointed a special prosecutor to look into how Corbett handled (or mishandled) the investigation of Jerry Sandusky, and I suspect that will rough him up when he runs for reelection. We're going to have to work hard to defeat this jackass, who just turned down the Medicaid expansion offered by the Affordable Care Act."

Pennsylvania GOP Has Plan B For 2016 Electoral Vote Hijack

Pennsylvania GOP Has Plan B For 2016 Electoral Vote Hijack
"Undaunted by rejection of their first effort to hijack 2016, Pennsylvania Republicans soldier on with a new scheme for awarding unearned electoral votes to Republican candidates and weakening their state's influence on Federal elections."

Pennsylvania Republicans To Introduce New Election-Rigging Plan

Pennsylvania Republicans To Introduce New Election-Rigging Plan: Last month, Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus called up “states that have been consistently blue that are fully controlled red” to rig future presidential elections by changing the way electoral votes are allocated. Under Priebus’ proposal, blue states such as Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania would stop awarding electoral votes to the winner of the [...]/p

ALEC-Inspired "Right to Work" Bill Back Again in Pennsylvania

ALEC-Inspired "Right to Work" Bill Back Again in Pennsylvania
"Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Darryl Metcalfe has introduced so-called "right to work" legislation that would cripple state labor unions by allowing non-union members to free-ride -- benefiting from union representation, including higher wages and benefits, without paying the costs of that representation. For decades, right to work laws were used in southern states to bust unions and keep wages low.

Metcalfe's bill, like the recent Michigan's legislation, is strikingly similar to the ALEC "model" Right to Work Act."

Sponsor Of Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Defends Romney, Says ‘Lazy’ People Also Shouldn’t Vote

Sponsor Of Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Defends Romney, Says ‘Lazy’ People Also Shouldn’t Vote: As Pennsylvania’s strict voter ID law returns to the lower court for reconsideration, its original sponsor, Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R-PA), told KDKA Radio Wednesday morning that his law will only disenfranchise “lazy” people, like the ones Mitt Romney was talking about in the leaked video of a private fundraiser. When asked about the voter ID [...]/p

Twenty Hours of Work & Two Trips To The DMV: What It Takes To Get Voter ID In Pennsylvania

Twenty Hours of Work & Two Trips To The DMV: What It Takes To Get Voter ID In Pennsylvania: Shortly before the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court upheld the state’s contentious voter ID law, State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-PA) predicted chaos, saying it was “unequivocally clear that the state cannot pull this off by Election Day.” Now, as the state Supreme Court prepares to hear the case on Thursday, Hughes’ warning has born out. ABC News [...]/p

Decision Upholding Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Relied On 1886 Case Warning Of ‘Rogues,’ ‘Strumpets,’ and ‘Wandering Arabs’

Decision Upholding Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Relied On 1886 Case Warning Of ‘Rogues,’ ‘Strumpets,’ and ‘Wandering Arabs’: As the Pennsylvania Supreme Court prepares to review the constitutionality of the state’s photo ID law, a University of Pittsburgh law professor flagged the flimsy and offensive precedent upon which the lower court relied when it upheld the law. In rejecting the plaintiffs’ argument that the law violates the state Constitution’s guarantee of “free and [...]/p

PA Can Use Your Help In Getting The Word Out On Voter ID

PA Can Use Your Help In Getting The Word Out On Voter ID
"Since July, Penn Action supporters have been working hard in Bucks County to reach out to citizens most likely to be at risk of lacking the government-issued photo ID they'll need to vote in November.   On Tuesday and Wednesday, we'll be reaching out across the state to do the same.   We'd love to have you join us in this important effort."

PA Mayor Reaches Settlement With Unions To Pay Back Public Workers’ Wages

PA Mayor Reaches Settlement With Unions To Pay Back Public Workers’ Wages: After Scranton, PA Mayor Chris Doherty (D) reduced the pay of hundreds of his city’s public workers — including firefighters, police officers, and other safety workers — to minimum wage earlier this month, three unions challenged the cuts in federal court. In a deal reached today, the mayor has agreed to pay back the wages [...]/p