On the last day of Black History Month and on the eve of Women’s History Month, Philadelphia state Rep. Joanna McClinton became speaker of the Pennsylvania House on Tuesday, the first female and the second African American to lead the chamber. In the historic election, the House voted 102-99 to make McClinton the first … Continued

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