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.

Joanna McClinton (D-Delaware/Philadelphia) was re-elected Speaker of the House on Tuesday after an initial tie among her colleagues in the Pennsylvania State House. McClinton and State Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton) were both nominated,

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 ...

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

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.

HARRISBURG — 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.

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 ...

Pennsylvania state Rep. Joanna McClinton, D-Philadelphia, smiles after the chamber’s members elected her as House speaker for the new two-year legislative session, Tuesday, in Harrisburg, Pa ...

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.

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives began its new legislative ... and Democrats as the session began with one Democratic incumbent absent. Speaker Joanna McClinton (D-Philadelphia) returned to the post after Republican Leader Jesse Topper (R-Bedford ...

HARRISBURG — 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 ...