Protesting Delaware County Welfare Reform Warned No Quick Thornfare Repeal
About 50 welfare protesters from Delaware County camped in the Harrisburg Capitol seeking repeal of Thornfare. They met lawmakers and House leaders but received no promise of repeal as Speaker Irvis warned the measure may not be overturned this session.
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Harrisburg Bureau
Harrisburg
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General Assembly
House
Robert Wright
159Th
Chester
Wright
K. Leroy Irvis
Allegheny
Delaware
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Irvis
Loeper backs welfare reform vote in Chester show of support
In Harrisburg, Sen. Joe Loeper of Upper Darby defended his vote for welfare reform amid Chester residents urging repeal. He insisted he serves his constituents and would not change his position, while peers like Clarence Bell oppose the measure. Speakers cited taxes, work, and need, including Tyrone Alexander and Vietnam veteran Gregory Smith, with Rep. Robert Wright joining in dispute.
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Chester
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Thornfare
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Clarence Bell
Bell
Upland
Senate
Tyrone Alexander
Alexander
Gregory Smith
Robert Wright
Cop candidate gets badge back in Chester
Daily Times reports council reinstated suspended officer Bill Riley, a mayoral candidate, after deciding police may run for office. Mayor Joseph F Battle defended the action as fair play and said he would pursue court challenges to nullify Riley’s petition signatures. The mayor noted the city’s new code would drop the clause banning police from politics, effective immediately.
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Amien
Jay SvEr
Marple Township votes to appoint Democrat as commissioner
In a tied vote last night party lines blurred as Republican Baume Scott cast the tie for appointing Ammamarie Brazen a Democrat to the fourth ward seat. Longtime foe Gerald Connors resigns from the board amid Blue Route debate. Robert Jordan Hick Worley abstains. Brazen is mother of Brendan and Eames.
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Marple — Township
Baume Scott
Ammamarie Brazen
Gerald Connors
Robert Jordan Hick Worley
Brazanas
Brendan
Eames
Boy Struck by Car Near Wycombe Avenue
A four year old child was injured around 4 to 5 PM when struck by a car on Wycombe Avenue near 1359 Meck. Police said the boy, identified as a child of proven record, was treated for a leg injury at Mercy Catholic Medical Center. Further details were not available.
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Barongh Bey
Wycombe Avenue
Keith Chante
Fitageraid Mercy Cieisis of Mercy
Catholic Medical Center
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