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Pennsylvania lawmakers are pushing to curb governors’ virus powers

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HARRISBURG - Irritated by the sweeping use of executive orders during the COVID-19 crisis, state lawmakers around the U.S.

are moving to curb the authority of governors and top health officials to impose emergency restrictions such as mask rules and business shutdowns.The push is underway in such states as Arizona, Michigan, Ohio, Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana and Pennsylvania, where legislators are seeking a constitutional amendment to strip the governor of many of his emergency powers.Pennsylvania Republican Sen.

Wayne Langerholc said the amendment would "make it unequivocally clear that our General Assembly is a co-equal branch ... that we are not a monarchy and that our voices matter."MORE: Limits on Gov.

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