Limits on governor’s disaster authority nears statewide vote
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate is advancing a measure to take some emergency management power away from Pennsylvania’s governors as lawmakers struck out at Gov. Tom Wolf’s handling of the pandemic response. The Senate voted, 28-20, in a clash Tuesday that fell largely along partisan lines. Every Republican backed it, while every one of Wolf’s fellow Democrats, except for one, opposed it. Passage by both the House and Senate before Feb. 18 can ensure that it gets on Pennsylvania’s May 18 primary ballot, when it can go to voters for a final decision in a statewide referendum.