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Alexa Woronowicz

Alexa Woronowicz

Alexa Woronowicz is chief copy editor for ALM and associate editor for The Legal Intelligencer. Contact her at [email protected] or on Twitter @AWoronowiczTLI.

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November 19, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

State Officials, Lawmakers and Judges Get Big 2022 Pay Raise

Salaries across the board will rise 5.6%, a figure tied by state law to the year-over-year change in the consumer price index published last week by the U.S. Department of Labor for mid-Atlantic urban areas.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

3 minute read

November 19, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lawmakers Try Anew to Toughen Penalty for Repeat DUI Drivers

Under the House bill, penalties would rise for those who receive multiple driving-under-the-influence convictions with higher blood-alcohol content levels.

By The Associated Press

2 minute read

November 18, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Pushes 'Forever Chemicals' Drinking Water Limit

The rule applies to all 3,117 water systems, the Department of Environmental Protection said.

By The Associated Press

2 minute read

November 18, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

House Passes Bill to Allow Permitless Concealed Gun Carry

The parties were split in the vote, as occurred in the state Senate last week, with Republicans mostly supporting it and Democrats mostly opposed.

By The Associated Press

1 minute read

November 18, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Friendly Fire Kills Guard Struggling With Inmate in Pa. Court

Authorities said a law enforcement officer in the building opened fire on the inmate to stop him from harming Russell, who was struck by the bullet.

By The Associated Press

1 minute read

November 17, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Slot Builder in Payout Suit Says It Took 'Corrective Action'

New Jersey regulators say the company told them "a bug" in the system caused the wrong symbols to appear on players' screens, telling them had won more than they were entitled to.

By Wayne Parry/The Associated Press

2 minute read

November 16, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Auditor: Lottery Needs Broader Authority to Look for Fraud

The recommendation to lawmakers by Auditor General Tim DeFoor, the state's independently elected fiscal watchdog, was part of a performance audit that looked at various aspects of the Pennsylvania Lottery.

By The Associated Press

2 minute read

November 16, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Suburb Appeals Ruling on Gas Pipeline Records

Middletown Township has been refusing to produce the records for nearly a year, asserting they were exempt from disclosure under the state's open records law.

By The Associated Press

2 minute read

November 16, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pittsburgh-Area Towns Sue to Block Tolling on I-79 Bridges

The lawsuit in Commonwealth Court was filed about a year after the Public-Private Transportation Partnership Board gave the state Department of Transportation the authority to go ahead with tolling to finance the replacement of major interstate bridges.

By The Associated Press

2 minute read

November 15, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Former Priest Pleads Guilty to Lying to Investigators

Former Philadelphia priest Robert Brennan, 83, changed his plea to guilty Nov. 10 in federal court, according to court documents.

By The Associated Press

3 minute read