DiCicco Introduces Bill To Allow City Workers To Opt Out Of DROP
Councilman Frank DiCicco says he regrets enrolling in the controversial pension plan, and he has introduced a bill which allows any city worker to opt out of DROP.
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Councilman Frank DiCicco says he regrets enrolling in the controversial pension plan, and he has introduced a bill which allows any city worker to opt out of DROP.
New Jersey's fiscal crunch will not, apparently, affect the state's ability to tackle winter storms, even though all available money for snow removal this year has already been spent.
The DRPA eliminated the perk several months ago at the behest of New Jersey governor Chris Christie, who called it wasteful.
The president's State of the Union speech received positive reviews from a crowd at a watch party at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
Leading the audit team will be Louis Pichini, a former prosecutor who headed the criminal division of the US attorney's office in Philadelphia.
After a closed-door session that lasted less than an hour, Bucks County president judge Susan Scott revealed that the thirteen judges had selected Bedminster, Pa. businessman Robert Loughery as the new commissioner.
"To be perfectly honest with you, it's a disaster," says Thomas Padden, a financial consultant brought in by the school board.
Verna, 79, made the announcement on Monday that she will not return after her current term expires next January.
For Arlen Specter, it's a time to reflect, plan a book and do some broadcasting.
Kevin Harley, a spokesman for Governor Corbett, said on Thursday, "I can tell you that under the Corbett administration the inspectors in the Department of Health will follow all laws and regulations."
"There are over 32,000 young adults in our state who can stay on their parents' insurance now, up to the age of 26, and they would have to go back to being uninsured," says Athena Ford with the Pennsylvania Health Access Network.
City officials are poised to revamp the guideline that covers how city workers can engage in political activities. The changes even include rules on when they can tweet.
Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett was spending his first full day in office in meetings with staff.
Board members instructed top managers to look into the idea at the suggestion of commissioner John Dougherty, who has been pushing the plan for months.
Standing on the state capitol steps in the aftermath of an overnight winter storm, Tom Corbett took the oath of office as Pennsylvania's forty-sixth governor.
