Lawmakers push reforms under banner of 'initiative' Source: [1] Pocono Record, ROBERT B. SWIFT, Ottaway News Service, June 11, 2006 HARRISBURG — Lawmakers are raising the banner of legislative reform and hopes to be taken seriously now that 17 of their colleagues have lost renomination bids. The "Jefferson Reform Initiative" is pushing for changes to make state government more open and accountable to the public and reducing the concentration of power in the hands of a few legislative leaders. Their agenda: "What we don't want is the appearance of reform," added Vitali. "We want actual reform."