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 deadlock. Democrats won 102 seats in November, a single-vote majority ...

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives reelected Rep. Joanna McClinton (D., Philadelphia) as House speaker Tuesday, despite having a 101-101 tie on the first day of session. McClinton, who rose to the speaker’s rostrum in 2023 to be the first woman and second Black person to lead the state House,

The absence of Democratic state Rep. Matt Gergely of McKeesport left the chamber tied 101-101. Avoiding a deadlocked vote, Republican cooperation allowed McClinton to again serve as House Speaker.

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 deadlock.Democrats ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– Joanna McClinton (D-Delaware/Philadelphia) was re-elected Speaker of the House on Tuesday after an initial tie among her colleagues in the ...

Despite an even partisan divide, the Pennsylvania House had an easy and orderly start to the 2025-2026 session.

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.

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 ...