Mark Scolforo

October 26, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

It voted 4-1 to certify census data that shifts just under 27,000 state prison inmates back to their home districts for the maps that will be used for state legislative elections during the coming decade.

By Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press

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October 20, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Somerset County District Attorney Jeffrey Lynn Thomas waived a preliminary hearing that had been scheduled for Tuesday.

By Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press

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October 15, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania's high-profile attorney general, Josh Shapiro, formally announced his candidacy for governor Oct. 13, entering the 2022 race months after making his intentions known and effectively clearing the field of potential rivals for the Democratic nomination.

By Marc Levy, Mark Scolforo and Michael Rubinkam, The Associated Press

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January 08, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

A bitter dispute erupted on the floor of the Pennsylvania Senate on Jan. 5 when majority Republicans blocked a Democratic incumbent from being sworn in because his GOP challenger has disputed the razor-thin election results.

By Mark Scolforo and Marc Levy, The Associated Press

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July 31, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania's existing reopening guidance for schools is too vague, and superintendents and school boards need more specifics from the state Department of Health about how to do it safely, a superintendents group said

By Michael Rubinkam and Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press

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April 24, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Residents of north central and northwestern Pennsylvania are projected to be the first in the state to be released from Gov. Tom Wolf's stay-at-home order, and many retail stores in those areas should be able to reopen, under a statewide plan announced April 22.

By Marc Levy, Michael Rubinkam and Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press

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April 17, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Some of Pennsylvania's most populous counties are starting to press Gov. Tom Wolf to allow them to conduct the June 2 primary election entirely by mail amid fears that the coronavirus would pose a threat to poll workers and voters.

By Marc Levy and Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press

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September 06, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board received no bidders Sept. 4 in a casino license auction ordered by lawmakers as part of an aggressive gambling expansion launched in 2017 by a cash-hungry state government.

By Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press

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August 30, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said Aug. 26 that he believed a crime occurred but does not plan to charge a former state representative who resigned during an investigation into allegations he sexually assaulted a woman four years ago.

By Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press

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July 05, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Gov. Tom Wolf signed a $34 billion compromise budget June 28 after lawmakers voted on hundreds of pages of legislation that in some cases drew angry protests from Democrats.

By Marc Levy and Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press.

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