Mark Scolforo

September 25, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Local officials need more power to deal with illegal immigration and county judges should be given the authority to deport people, a state appeals judge said Monday.

By MARK SCOLFORO

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March 27, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Police officers who lose their sense of smell also risk losing their jobs, a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled Thursday.

By MARK SCOLFORO

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May 22, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

A judge on Thursday threw out the corruption case against a former State Capitol power broker and his one-time aide, but prosecutors immediately vowed to refile charges.

By MARK SCOLFORO

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July 17, 2006 | Law.com

The mayor of Hazleton, Pa., signed a city ordinance Friday that punishes people who do business with illegal immigrants or provide them with jobs or housing. Critics called the new law unenforceable and predicted it will be overturned. Mayor Lou Barletta said city workers will learn to check people's immigration or citizenship status. Lee Llambelis, legal director of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, said she expects there to be "cookie cutter ordinances popping up all over the country."

By Mark Scolforo

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February 22, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Legislature has suffered its share of self-inflicted wounds in recent years, from raising its own pay and pension benefits to trials and convictions on charges of converting public employees and resources into re-election tools and to run personal errands.

By MARK SCOLFORO,Associated Press Writer

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November 13, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

A shake-up in the state House Democratic caucus on Tuesday has led to the departure of seven senior aides, including the majority leader's chief of staff.

By By MARC LEVY and MARK SCOLFORO

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May 19, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Nearly all legislative incumbents who were on the ballot in Pennsylvania won, so party strategists and political consultants can move on to a new challenge -- the fall election in which control of the state House will be very much up for grabs.

By MARK SCOLFORO,Associated Press Writer

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November 30, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Twelve months from now, a newly elected governor will be hiring staff, planning an inauguration and getting ready to write the next chapters in Pennsylvania's long history.

By MARK SCOLFORO

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January 07, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania legalized poker, blackjack and other table games at slots casinos Thursday, upping the ante in the increasingly fierce competition among states for gamblers' money.

By MARK SCOLFORO

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September 18, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Gov. Ed Rendell and legislative leaders reached a budget deal Friday to end Pennsylvania's distinction as the last state still fighting over its annual spending plan. .

By MARC LEVY and MARK SCOLFORO

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