In what could have been a dramatic and drawn-out process, McClinton was reelected with ease — without requiring GOP members to record whether they supported McClinton’s speakership.

Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Auditor General Tim DeFoor will be sworn in to a second term, while Attorney General-elect Dave Sunday will be sworn in to his first term.

A Democrat in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives has died, the House Democratic caucus said Sunday night, leaving the chamber deadlocked at a 101-101 partisan divide. Rep. Matt Gergely, D-Allegheny, died Sunday. He was 45, House Democrats said.

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday returned Democratic Speaker Joanna McClinton to lead the chamber for the new session after the Republican floor leader bowed out to resolve a ...

A Democrat in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives has died, the House Democratic caucus said Sunday night, leaving the chamber deadlocked at a 101-101 partisan divide.

During the Swearing-In Say for the 2025-2026 legislative session, Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton (D-Philadelphia) upheld parliamentary procedures, repeatedly correcting State Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa (R-Fayette) for not adhering to the rules.

Lawmakers need to give constituents a more convenient way to participate in our democracy. A new bill would enable early in-person voting.

It’s been two years since a state court deemed the state's school funding model unconstitutional, and education advocates want Pennsylvania lawmakers to double down on their efforts to fix the problem.

Pennsylvania Rep. Matt Gergely passed away on Sunday, January 19. He had experienced a medical emergency over the holidays. The House Democrat Caucus announced the news.

The death of Rep. Matt Gergely has shaken up the makeup of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. It will be split 101-101 among Democrats and Republicans until a special election is held. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is evenly split among Democrats and Republicans after the death of an Allegheny County lawmaker.

State Rep. Matt Gergely's seat will be filled by a special election. Until then, the House will remain tied. The speaker, however, is a Democrat from Philadelphia.

Allegheny, hospitalized following a medical emergency in December, died Sunday. He was 45. Gergely suffered the emergency during the holiday season and was unable to be sworn into office for his second term when the Pennsylvania House reorganized Jan.