Bill moves to replace judge elections with merit selection
The House Judiciary Committee advances a constitutional amendment to end electing appellate judges in Pennsylvania. A 13 member bipartisan panel would recommend nominees for governor, Senate confirmation. The bill, tied to a Senate race for three open Supreme Court seats, aims to switch from partisan elections to retention votes after initial four year terms.
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Supreme Court
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Pennsylvania
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Judicial Reform Group
Pennsylvanians For Modern Court
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Shenango School Board approves 2015-16 insurance and meals plan
The Shenango board named Arthur J Gallagher as agent for insurance and workers compensation for 2015-16. Liberty Mutual provides coverage including liability and property at 59383 dollars. Highmark handles workers compensation at 33841 dollars. Meal prices remain the same as the prior year. Metz Corp. wins food service management contract for one year with up to three renewals.
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Highmark
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Metz Corp
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Fire chief lauds Shenango students for cleanup effort
About 100 Shenango students took part in a district wide project cleaning the Shenango and South New Castle fire halls painting over graffiti underpasses and picking up roadside trash. Fire Chief David Rishel praised the ninth graders and their supervisor Bill McNeese for motivation and safety. The district benefited from grant funded shirts gloves transportation and meals with some donations covering costs.
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Bill McNeese
Joe McCormick
Shenango Community Education Foundation
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Pennsylvania Gov Wolf eyes contingency on health marketplace
The Wolf administration will halt plans to run Pennsylvania’s health insurance marketplace if the Supreme Court upholds subsidies for federally run markets. The contingency plan would proceed only if subsidies are blocked, with potential 2017 implementation if subsidies are continued.
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Harrisburg
Tom Wolf
U.S. Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Wolf
Jeff Sheridan
Sheridan
Obama
High Court
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