Showing posts with label Pennsylvania. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pennsylvania. Show all posts

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Fracking Debris Ten Times Too Radioactive for Hazardous Waste Landfill | Common Dreams

Fracking Debris Ten Times Too Radioactive for Hazardous Waste Landfill | Common Dreams
"A truck carrying cuttings from a Pennsylvania fracking site was quarantined at a hazardous-waste landfill and sent back after its contents triggered a radiation alarm showing the load was emitting 96 microrem of radiation per hour; the landfill rejects waste with levels above 10 microrems."

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Four Former Pennsylvania Governors Want To End Judicial Elections

Four Former Pennsylvania Governors Want To End Judicial Elections: The corrosive influence of increased spending and politicking surrounding judicial elections has manifested itself around the country, most recently in the conviction of a Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice for corruption linked to her own judicial campaign. But moves to change the process for selecting judges face an uphill battle. This month, four former Pennsylvania governors – two [...]/p

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Gov. Corbett Takes Thousands In Gifts From Execs, Lobbyists

Gov. Corbett Takes Thousands In Gifts From Execs, Lobbyists
"My buddy Will Bunch has a piece about our ALEC-dominated governor Tom Corbett and his penchant for taking goodies from lobbyists and special interests who have business before the state. It might not sound like a big deal, but it's typical of the way Corbett operates."

Saturday, February 23, 2013

13 GOP Pennsylvania Senators Introduce New Plan To Rig The Electoral College For Republicans

13 GOP Pennsylvania Senators Introduce New Plan To Rig The Electoral College For Republicans: Earlier this year, Republican National Committee Chair urged Republican lawmakers in states “that have been consistently blue that are fully controlled red” — i.e. blue states with Republican legislatures and governors — to enact a plan rigging the Electoral College so that it would be almost impossible for a Democrat to win the White House. [...]/p

Friday, February 22, 2013

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Convicted On Corruption Charges

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Convicted On Corruption Charges: A suspended Republican Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice and her sister have been convicted on multiple corruption counts for their use of paid judicial and legislative staff in judicial campaigns. Justice Joan Orie Melvin’s former clerks and interns had alleged that Melvin forced them to work on her campaign, and asked to falsify records to obtain [...]/p