Verna Sees No Action On Pension Program Before Year End
Councilmembers have been putting off scheduling a hearing on the mayor's plan to eliminate DROP (the "Deferred Retirement Option Plan") until they hear back from a Baltimore consultant.
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Councilmembers have been putting off scheduling a hearing on the mayor's plan to eliminate DROP (the "Deferred Retirement Option Plan") until they hear back from a Baltimore consultant.
Justices, in their 4-2 decision, sided with the argument made by Menendez's lawyers that a recall would violate the US Constitution.
The Pennsylvania Senate has completed a legislative override of a bill vetoed by Governor Rendell – the first and last override of Rendell's eight years in office.
It's been more than three months since Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter called on City Council to abolish the controversial retirement program known as "DROP."
A day after Philadelphia lost a powerful leadership post in the Pennsylvania House, the city has regained a key spot in the state senate leadership ranks.
"The mood is difficult, but I do have to say our staff has just been unbelievably professional," said the executive director on Wednesday.
Mayor Nutter says he'll work with new leadership in the Pennsylvania House to preserve the flow of cash now that State Rep. Dwight Evans of Oak Lane has lost his leadership post in the vital House Appropriations Committee.
In another blow to the city of Philadelphia's clout in the state capitol, Dwight Evans is out after two decades as the top-ranking Democrat on the state House Appropriations Committee.
Federal investigators are looking into "an issue with a former campaign worker," a New Jersey congressman's campaign said.
Governor Rendell is expected to sign a bill on its way from the state House that would address a huge bump in costs for Pennsylvania's two big employee retirement funds.
A bill headed to Governor Rendell's desk would expand the right to use lethal force in self-defense in Pennsylvania. The measure would also strengthen the state's Megan's Law.
This is a five day orientation week for the area's Republican Congressmen-elect.
After a reversal by House Democratic leaders who had cancelled the remaining days in the current session, the Pennsylvania House returns today for a post-election, "lame duck," session to wrap up unfinished business.
A Philadelphia organization is backing a controversial artist in a case of freedom versus the limits of expression.
There are some hints that New Jersey governor Chris Christie might be backing off his plan to lay off up to 1,200 hundred state workers after the first of the year, although his staffers suggest it's too soon to tell.
