Rendell Staying in PA
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Ed Rendell has ruled out taking a job in the Obama administration before his term ends in January 2011, in part because a midterm departure could open the door to a Republican takeover of Pennsylvania state government, his spokesman said Friday.
Under the state constitution, Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll would succeed Rendell if he left office prematurely. But Knoll, 78, has been battling neuroendocrine cancer since last summer. She has not worked in her office since September, and she was fighting a viral infection when she was released Tuesday from Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
If Knoll is unable to finish her term, the ranking Republican in the GOP-controlled Senate — currently President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati of Jefferson County — would become lieutenant governor and succeed Rendell if he stepped down.
For the full story, go to pennlive.com.
Under the state constitution, Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll would succeed Rendell if he left office prematurely. But Knoll, 78, has been battling neuroendocrine cancer since last summer. She has not worked in her office since September, and she was fighting a viral infection when she was released Tuesday from Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
If Knoll is unable to finish her term, the ranking Republican in the GOP-controlled Senate — currently President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati of Jefferson County — would become lieutenant governor and succeed Rendell if he stepped down.
For the full story, go to pennlive.com.
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