Alexa Woronowicz

December 29, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Whenever attorneys appear on camera with bad lighting or speak on a video or a podcast without an external microphone, they come across as unprofessional. They come across as not taking their image, their brand, and the task at hand seriously.

By Wayne Pollock

6 minute read

December 26, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Legislation sponsored by Sens. Lisa Baker, R-Luzerne, and Art Haywood, D-Montgomery, to safeguard the dignity of adults in need of guardianship was signed into law by Gov. Josh Shapiro.

By Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus

3 minute read

December 18, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Dec. 13, the Senate voted to pass a bill sponsored by Sens. Anthony Williams, D-Delaware; Lisa Baker, R-Luzerne; and Camera Bartolotta, R-Beaver, that will reform Pennsylvania's probation system.

By Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus

2 minute read

December 11, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Sen. Steve Santarsiero, D-Bucks, and Rep. Perry Warren, D-Bucks, joined Gov. Josh Shapiro on Dec. 4 in Yardley Borough for the bill signing of House Bill 735, establishing a task force to address rising flood insurance premiums.

By Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus

3 minute read

December 04, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Rep. Joe D'Orsie, R-Manchester, introduced legislation to increase the grading of the corruption of a minor charge when the crime was perpetrated by someone in a position of authority.

By Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus

2 minute read

November 27, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration said Nov. 21 that it is appealing a court ruling that blocked a state regulation to make Pennsylvania's power plant owners pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, even as the Democrat warned lawmakers to get to work on a better alternative.

By Marcy Levy, The Associated Press

4 minute read

November 20, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Sen. Lisa Baker, R-Luzerne, on Nov. 14 approved legislation regarding school terroristic threats, family law disputes, wiretapping and body cameras.

By Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus

3 minute read

November 13, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania and Michigan will emerge from the Nov. 7 elections with House legislative chambers evenly split between Republicans and Democrats in yet another sign of how narrowly divided the two swing states have become.

By Joey Cappelletti and Brooke Schultz, The Associated Press

2 minute read

November 13, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of Nov. 6. The Pennsylvania Senate and state House of Representatives are both scheduled to reconvene Monday.

By Alexa Woronowicz

4 minute read

November 06, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Legislation to expand and strengthen Pennsylvania's anti-hate crimes statutes won bipartisan passage out of the Pennsylvania House on Oct. 31, putting Pennsylvania on track to take action amid a nationwide spike in criminal activity fueled by hatred.

By Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus

3 minute read