News Advisory Office of State Rep. Glen Grell RepGrell.com  Facebook.com/RepGrell  September 26, 2013 Grell to Unveil Pension Reform Proposal WHAT:    An explanation of a new proposal designed to address the severe pension funding shortfalls in both the State Employees Retirement System (SERS) and the Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS). WHO:      Rep. Glen Grell (R-Cumberland) …
Pa. legislators face big, familiar agenda September 23, 2013 12:08 am Share with others: By Karen Langley / Post-Gazette Harrisburg Bureau HARRISBURG — Summer recess is over, but Pennsylvania lawmakers return to the Capitol today to many of the same assignments they left behind in June. The weeks before the end-of-June budget deadline were filled …
Letter to the editor | Ensure corrections officers’ safety Published: September 25, 2013 The Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association commends the leadership shown by state Sen. Jake Corman, state Reps. Kerry Benninghoff and Mike Hanna, and Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale in demanding accountability for the safety of Department of Corrections employees. DePasquale released an …
September 20, 2013 Judge sets Dec. 3 death date in murder of CO By Cody Stark Staff Reporter HUNTSVILLE — A senior district judge has set an execution date for a Texas death row inmate who was convicted of capital murder in the death of a correctional officer five years ago. Jerry Duane Martin, 43, …
Inmate given 14 years for beating CO Updated: Sep 24, 2013 7:29 AM EST Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) – A federal inmate has been sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison for assaulting a prison guard. U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley said Wednesday that 32-year-old James Peter Thomas, of Phoenix, pleaded guilty in the …
Pa. County owes corrections officers $3M Ruling ends legal battle of several years over an arbitration award of raises totaling 21 percent over three years By Dan Nephin Lancaster Online LANCASTER COUNTY — Lancaster County will have to pay about $3 million to its corrections officers after the state Supreme Court refused to hear its …