In a brief news conference Friday, Executive Director of the Office of Open Records Terry Mutchler announced she would be leaving the position for a new job at Pepper Hamilton law firm. 

Pension reform has been given the key moniker of Senate Bill 1 and will likely take the form of a defined contribution plan, a key player in the process told The PLS Reporter this week.

During Tuesday’s swearing-in day ceremonies in the Senate, newly re-elected President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson) raised the prospects of pension reform legislation to a new level by declaring a pension reform bill will take on the prestigious title of Senate Bill 1, a more-than-symbolic gesture emphasizing the importance of the issue to the Senate.

Gov.-elect Tom Wolf Thursday continued announcing top-level staffers and cabinet nominees by naming Denise Smyler to head his Office of General Counsel and Pedro Cortes as his nominee for Secretary of the Commonwealth.

The much-rumored internal House investigation into alleged ethics violations by members receiving cash bribes appears to have stalled out.

The allegations of the quid-pro-quo came from an investigation dropped by Attorney General Kathleen Kane early in 2014 and subsequently picked up by Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams.

Meet Ryan Warner (R-Fayette). He represents the 52nd House District. Find out more about why he ran for office, his goals, and what he likes to do in his free time when he can find it.