Dispute delays plan for 13 new county judgeships
Harrisburg report says eastern problem again blocks legislation to add up to 13 county judges, including two for Delaware County. Montgomery County split over need for one more judge, with Tilghman pushing for expansion and Hall opposing. Senate committee postponed action until the Montgomery dispute is settled.
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Delaware County
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Philadelphia
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Montgomery County
Richard A. Tilghman
Montgomery
Haverford
Radnor
Delaware
Edwin G. Hall
Rspanege
Tilghman
Senate Judiciary Com
Lawmakers debate judgeship bill amid county splits
State lawmakers discuss adding a new judge in Westmoreland and debate a Delaware Montgomery amendment. Democrats in Montgomery County clash over need, while Holl remains unreachable. A separate measure to speed a $10,000 judges’ pay raise was tabled, as was a school district residence requirement bill. Smith pushes liquor control reform to shift licensing from the LCB to Revenue, removing civil service protections and allowing store leases to be negotiated directly, plus new sales policies and credit card use.
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Smith
Liquor Control Board
LCB
Smith Said. the Amendment Also Would Remove Civil Service
General Services Administration
GSA
Updated complaint seeks to block Three Mile Island waste spill
Harrisburg UPI reports the Susquehanna Valley Alliance filed an updated federal complaint asking a preliminary injunction to stop Met ropolitan Edison Co. from continuing to separate and store high level radioactive wastes in TMI's cooling system. The group warns flooding and ice jams could push cesium and strontium waste into the Susquehanna, threatening drinking water across the river. Philadelphia funds for a new USD 7 million air traffic tower are also approved, with the city contributing USD 1.2 million after FAA cost-sharing talks resume under Mayor Green’s administration.
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Metropolitan Edison Co
US District Court
Jean Kohr
United States
Philadelphia
Philadelphia International Airport
House Appropriations Committee
Federal Aviation Administration
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FAA
Justice Flaherty warns on skit at Bench Bar confab
Pittsburgh area lawyers plan a satirical skit for the Bench Bar Conference at Seven Springs Resort. Justice John P. Flaherty said he will discipline participants if the sketch ridicules the court system. The skit Not So Soon is based on Brigadoon.
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UPI
Supreme Court
John P. Flaherty
Bench Bar
High Court
Allegheny County Bar Association
Seven Springs
Fayette County
Flaherty
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