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Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Pennsylvania, United States. It has three campuses in the Pennsylvania boroughs of Bloomsburg , Lock Haven , and Mansfield . The university was created in 2022 by the merger of Bloomsburg University, Lock Haven University, and Mansfield University.
Local municipalities can be governed by statutes, which are enacted by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and are specific to the type and class of municipality; by a home rule municipality, under a home rule charter, adopted by the municipality; or by an optional form of government, adopted by the municipality. [3]
USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735) is a nuclear-powered, United States Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine that has been in commission since 1989. She is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania .
Pennsylvania-class battleship - a class of two United States battleships launched in 1915; Pennsylvania-class cruiser - a class of six United States cruisers built between 1901 and 1908; Pennsylvania-class steamship - a class of four United States passenger steamships built by William Cramp & Sons between 1872 and 1874.
Most municipalities in Pennsylvania must follow state law except where the state has expressly given jurisdiction to the municipality, and are therefore subject to the Third Class City Code, the Borough Code, the First Class Township Code, the Second Class Township Code, or other acts for sui generis municipalities.
USS South Dakota with a cage foremast, circa 1911–1916. The Pennsylvania class of six armored cruisers served in the United States Navy from 1905 to 1927. All six were renamed for cities 1912–1920, to make the state names available for the new battleships beginning with the Pennsylvania-class battleships.
The Seal of Pennsylvania does not use the term, but legal processes are in the name of the Commonwealth, and it is a traditional official designation used in referring to the state. In 1776, Pennsylvania's first state constitution referred to it as both Commonwealth and State, a pattern of usage that was perpetuated in the constitutions of 1790 ...
The Pennsylvania State Capitol. The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the bicameral state legislature composed of 253 members: the House of Representatives with 203 members, [4] and the Senate with 50 members. [5] The Speaker of the House of Representatives or their designated speaker pro tempore holds sessions of the House. The President of the ...