Michael Riccardi

April 23, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Following the guilty verdict on murder charges against Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, state Rep. Stephen Kinsey, D-Philadelphia, on April 21 announced legislation that he has introduced that seeks to outlaw the use of the standard chokehold in making an arrest, including the same chokehold used to kill George Floyd.

By Michael Riccardi

2 minute read

April 23, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Following is a listing of executive and legislative action from the week of April 19. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time. The Pennsylvania Senate was scheduled to be back in session Tuesday. The state House of Representatives was set to return May 3.

By Michael Riccardi

11 minute read

April 16, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lawmakers are preparing to introduce a measure that would require every Pennsylvania county with more than 500,000 residents to form public health departments.

By Michael Riccardi

2 minute read

April 16, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Following is a listing of recent executive and legislative action in Harrisburg. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time. The Pennsylvania Senate and state House of Representatives were scheduled to return to session Monday.

By Michael Riccardi

4 minute read

April 09, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of April 5. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time. The Pennsylvania Senate and state House of Representatives were each scheduled to return to session April 19.

By Michael Riccardi

12 minute read

April 09, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state House of Representatives, on a 107-94 vote April 6, approved a bill that would offer limited civil liability protections to health care providers, schools, small business owners, farmers, restaurants and others, as long as they operated safely during the COVID-19 epidemic.

By Michael Riccardi

2 minute read

April 02, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for March 26 and the week of March 29. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time. The state House of Representatives was scheduled to return to the Capitol on Monday. The Pennsylvania Senate is set to return to session April 19.

By Michael Riccardi

10 minute read

April 02, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff, R-Centre/Mifflin, said March 30 that Pennsylvania should not follow states like New York in adopting or developing so-called "vaccine passports" that provide proof that passport holders have received the COVID-19 vaccine or recently tested negative for the respiratory disease.

By Michael Riccardi

2 minute read

March 26, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Gov. Tom Wolf announced March 24 that one month after ordering providers to administer 80% of vaccine doses within seven days of receipt Pennsylvania is ranked 17th in the nation for the percent of people who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose.

By Michael Riccardi

3 minute read

March 26, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of March 22. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time. The state House of Representatives was set to return to session April 5. The Pennsylvania Senate was scheduled to come back to the Capitol on April 19.

By Michael Riccardi

10 minute read