Pennsylvania on Thursday October 29, 2009

PA: State senator pushes plan to shrink Legislature
By Tom Barnes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A Schuylkill County senator is pushing a new plan to reduce the size of the Legislature -- eventually.
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PA: Gradual downsizing of Legislature proposed
By Brad Bumsted, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Knowing state lawmakers are loathe to eliminate their own seats, a Republican senator Wednesday proposed a slow-motion plan to reduce the size of the Legislature each decade.
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PA: Pa. Supreme Court race draws complaints
By Debra Erdley, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The increasingly negative tone of the state Supreme Court race between Republican Joan Orie Melvin and Democrat Jack Panella has triggered complaints from attorneys who say both campaigns crossed the line in political ads.
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PA: Luzerne judges seek immunity in "kids for cash" case
By The Associated Press, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Two ex-judges from eastern Pennsylvania want to be dismissed as defendants in a series of civil lawsuits filed in the wake of a juvenile justice scandal.
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PA: Nutter aide promises better online stimulus data
By Marcia Gelbart, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Within 10 days, the city will revamp the part of its Web site that relays information about the impact of the federal stimulus program in Philadelphia.
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PA: Pa. museum seeks funds to pay to build mastodon exhibit
By Mike Cronin, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Can't find the right holiday present for that special someone?
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PA: State Insurance Department to close Pittsburgh office
By Staff Reports, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The state Insurance Department will close its six-person consumer service office in Pittsburgh on Dec. 2.
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