Last week, The Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved a bill establishing a two-year window for victims of sexual abuse to file civil claims. The legislation now goes before the Senate so it still has some hurdles to clear.
Giving abuse victims an opportunity for justice has been a passion for Democratic State Representative Mark Rozzi of Berks County – an abuse survivor himself.
Rep. Rozzi appears on Monday’s Smart Talk to discuss the two-year window and whether Pennsylvania’s Constitution will ever address the issue.
Majority of Americans accept climate change is caused by humans
A recent national poll finds that three quarters of Americans are confident that temperatures have risen on Earth over the past four decades. However, those polled seemed to be less certain about the causes. Nearly six in 10 identify human activity as the reason temperatures are rising but almost half point to a combination of human activity and the natural cycle of the Earth’s environment.
The National Surveys on Energy and Environment was conducted by Muhlenberg College’s Institute of Public Opinion.
Christopher Borick, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science and Director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion joins us on Monday’s Smart Talk.
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Pa. Republican lawmakers and the U.S. Capitol attack
As part of WITF’s commitment to standing with facts, and because the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was an attempt to overthrow representative democracy in America, we are marking elected officials’ connections to the insurrection. Read more about this commitment.
In stories, we will use language that identifies lawmakers who took at least one of these actions: signed on to a Texas lawsuit aimed at invalidating Pennsylvania’s election; signed on to a state House or a state Senate letter urging Congressional representatives to object to or delay certification; and voted against certification. Those actions supported President Donald Trump’s election-fraud lie, causing many of his supporters to believe incorrectly that the election had been stolen, and that led to an assault on the U.S. Capitol.
The list of lawmakers is here.
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