Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Vetoes GOP Bill To Post School Course Materials Online
Wolf calls the vetoed bill's requirements duplicative and overly burdensome.
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Wolf calls the vetoed bill's requirements duplicative and overly burdensome.
The state Legislature passed the bill Monday.
The Assembly had not yet acted on the bill Monday night, and it remained unclear when a vote might occur.
The panel voted 5-0 for the Senate plan and 3-2 for the House map.
Television stations in Philadelphia, New York City and Cleveland that are seen in Pennsylvania had already taken "Dr. Oz" off the air.
George Bochetto, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer and Republican whose cases have often landed in the public spotlight, said Thursday that he is seriously considering running for Pennsylvania's open U.S. Senate seat.
Troopers stood guard at entrances around the statehouse complex including little-used doorways where no police presence is typically present.
Assembly and Senate Republicans sued to seek to stop the requirement and set the stage for a confrontation with law enforcement officials.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon best known as the host of TV's Dr. Oz Show announced Tuesday that he is running for Pennsylvania's open U.S. Senate seat as a Republican.
The proposal comes on the heels of guilty verdicts against John Dougherty and City Councilmember Bobby Henon in their corruption trial.
The slate of GOP candidates could expand in coming weeks to include hedge fund executive David McCormick and daytime TV personality Dr. Oz.
On Twitter, Drew Crompton congratulated Dumas and the other winners in the judicial races that were on the ballot in Nov. 2 election.
Officials in the Delaware Valley are sounding the alarm on a state legal proposal that they say could make things more dangerous locally.
Sweeney stopped short of saying whether he would seek election to the Senate again in two years or run for governor in 2025.
Stronger than-expected performances by the Republican party on Election Day could be signaling a reckoning amongst Democrats.