05/06/2014
HARRISBURG (AP) – Pennsylvania lawmakers and Republican Gov. Tom Corbett are facing a mountain of work in the coming months, including the budget and fall session leading up to the November election. Democratic leaders in the Legislature have gone on the offensive against the possibility that Republicans could hold lame-duck voting sessions after the general election. If the governor loses his bid for a second term or if Republicans lose their current majorities in the state House and Senate, they may be tempted to reconvene to pass legislation before relinquishing their full control over the lawmaking process. Senate leaders say they’ve largely avoided those sessions in recent years and that’s not likely to change. Lame-duck sessions were once a regular occurrence, but they’ve been less common since the unpopular 2005 pay raise vote.
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HARRISBURG (AP) – Pennsylvania lawmakers and Republican Gov. Tom Corbett are facing a mountain of work in the coming months, including the budget and fall session leading up to the November election. Democratic leaders in the Legislature have gone on the offensive against the possibility that Republicans could hold lame-duck voting sessions after the general election. If the governor loses his bid for a second term or if Republicans lose their current majorities in the state House and Senate, they may be tempted to reconvene to pass legislation before relinquishing their full control over the lawmaking process. Senate leaders say they’ve largely avoided those sessions in recent years and that’s not likely to change. Lame-duck sessions were once a regular occurrence, but they’ve been less common since the unpopular 2005 pay raise vote.
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