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 ...

Something remarkable happened Tuesday in Harrisburg. Lawmakers exercised both judgment and grace. It’s shocking. Even more ...

Philadelphia, calls for bipartisanship as the new legislature is sworn in with a one-seat majority in the House.

Philly’s McClinton wins Pa. speaker vote in tied House Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday returned Democratic Speaker Joanna ...

The Pennsylvania state House convened Tuesday at the state Capitol to swear in members for its 209th legislative session. Pennsylvania Chief Justice Debra Todd administered the oath of office to the ...

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.

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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives reelected state Rep. Joanna McClinton, a Philadelphia Democrat, as House speaker Tuesday, despite having a 101-101 tie on the first day of the ...

The first session day also saw several new members of the Legislature sworn into office to represent sections of the Susquehanna Valley.

Speaker Joanna McClinton (D-Philadelphia) returned to the post after Republican Leader Jesse Topper (R-Bedford) withdrew his ...

In what could have been a dramatic and drawn-out process, McClinton was reelected with ease — without requiring GOP members ...