With Death Penalty Still in Play, Execution of Terrance Williams No Longer Imminent
Pennsylvania's first contested execution in 50 years, previously scheduled for Wednesday evening, has been officially called off.
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Pennsylvania's first contested execution in 50 years, previously scheduled for Wednesday evening, has been officially called off.
Act 80, passed this year, eliminated the $150-million general assistance fund, which gave monthly cash grants of about $200 to more than 61,000 low-income and disabled Pennsylvanians.
The new assessment system dubbed the Actual Value Initiative ("AVI") will result in higher assessments, and that means the mayor and City Council will have to lower the millage rate significantly.
On a radio show in Pittsburgh, the sponsor of the bill -- Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler County, left) -- savaged the ruling.
There was applause but not quite jubilation when the Pa. Voter ID Coalition got the news that photo ID cards would not be necessary for next month's election.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court chief justice Ronald Castille is refusing to step away from the case of inmate Terrance Williams, whose death penalty is being reviewed.
Voters will still be asked for a valid voter ID at the poll in November. But if they don't have it, they will still be able to cast their vote in the usual manner.
A bill before the Pennsylvania legislature would grant the state broad, new power to regulate charter schools, including over-ruling local school district decisions on granting charters and setting enrollment goals.
For Delaware Valley leaf peepers the color shift may still be a few weeks away, but in New England the parade of fall hues is already shifting.
As of Tuesday morning, voters can get a voting-only ID without first trying to get a Penndot ID and without showing two proofs of residence.
"The turnpike, quite frankly, isn't going to survive if this continues," Pennsylvania auditor general Jack Wagner told legislators.
PA lawmakers return to the state capitol Monday for the final weeks of the current two-year legislative session, but what's not on the agenda is as much or more noteworthy than what is.
Pennsylvania's roll in the voter ID law has a multi-million dollar price tag, but most of the money will not come from state coffers.
Montgomery County, Pa. is making it easier for eligible voters in the county to get a photo ID in time to cast their ballot in the November election.
At the end of the message, callers are told that it's a joke purportedly associated with a humor web site and they are encouraged to pull the same prank on others.
