Maryland deals with its own pension crisis; New Jersey sees another casino close; and New York sees inquiries into public record retention policies. 

The PLS Reporter sat down with Chris Guerrisi, Photographer for the Senate Republicans to talk about how he got his start in photography, his favorite aspects of his job, and what he thinks about golf. 

Publishing in the The PLS Reporter, Michael Manzo from Triad Strategies takes a look at the likelihood of a minimum wage increase in Pennsylvania, speculating that it will happen and offering reasons why.

State Treasurer Rob McCord and his Chief Counsel Chris Craig have raised serious concerns with Gov. Tom Corbett’s interpretation of the Treasurer’s role in enforcing the line-item veto of certain portions of the Fiscal Code.

“The Governor’s attempt to minimize the Treasurer’s role in this matter is inappropriate and without merit,” read a hand-delivered letter from Craig to the Governor’s Chief Counsel James Schultz.

According to a letter sent by the Corbett Administration’s Chief Counsel to Treasurer Rob McCord, the potential situation where the Treasurer might become involved in the dispute “is a nullity” as far as the Treasury Department should be concerned.

The letter—signed by Chief Counsel James Schultz and obtained by The PLS Reporter—details on both practical and legal grounds to the department why it has no role to play in the potential dispute between Senate Republican leaders and the Administration.