Pennsylvania voters on Tuesday approved two amendments to the Commonwealth’s constitution restricting the governor’s power to declare and then extend states of emergency. Amendment 1 allows the General Assembly to terminate an emergency by a majority vote of both houses. Currently, ending such declarations requires a two-thirds vote and the governor’s agreement. Amendment 2 limits […]
Author Archives: Varad Mehta
Varad Mehta is a writer and historian living in the Philadelphia suburbs. He wrote this for Delaware Valley Journal.