Ex-tax collector for Warren County towns gets 5 years in prison, must pay $925K
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The former municipal tax collector for three Warren County municipalities was sentenced Friday to prison, and ordered to pay nearly $925,000 in restitution, Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said.
Rachellyn (nee Edinger) Mosher, 50, of Lopatcong Township, was the tax collector for Harmony, White and Lopatcong townships. She pleaded guilty March 24 in New Jersey Superior Court in Hunterdon County to one count of official misconduct.
A Hunterdon County grand jury had indicted her March 11 following a two-year investigation into the misappropriation of around $824,000 in property tax payments by residents of the three townships between 2013 and 2018.
Solar farm jeopardizes Warren Co.’s agricultural heritage, quality of life, residents say
Updated May 10, 2021;
Posted May 10, 2021
The site of Harmony Plains between River Road and Garrison Road in Harmony Township is where the township s Land Use Board approved a 600-acre solar project. Opponents say the project will impact soil for agriculture, diminish property values and destroy their quality of life.
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A New Jersey environmental group and two Harmony Township residents have filed suit against the township, saying its proposed 600-acre industrial solar project and electrical substation would impact soil for agriculture, diminish property values and destroy quality of life.
ILA lawsuit throttles South Carolina container terminal traffic
It is unclear whether ocean carriers will avoid a newly opened container terminal in South Carolina until a labor dispute is cleared up. But at least for now, it appears most shipping lines are steering clear of the Port of Charleston’s Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal to avoid being caught up in a lawsuit filed by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA).
Over the next 15 days, only two container ships are slated to be handled at the Leatherman Terminal. Forty vessels are scheduled to berth at the Port of Charleston’s neighboring Wando Welch Terminal in the same time period.
Why Some Public Pensions Could Soon Look Much Worse
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Governing analysis shows how a new accounting rule dramatically changes some plans pension liabilities and will likely force many states to finally face their obligations.
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Standing in a crowded hallway outside a committee room in the Kentucky State Capitol, House Speaker Greg Stumbo is surrounded by thankful teachers and skeptical reporters. It is mid-February and the committee has just approved his proposal to borrow $3.3 billion to shore up the state’s teacher retirement system. Stumbo has argued that current, historically low interest rates are a window of opportunity to solidify funding for the troubled system. But, notes one reporter, borrowing $3.3 billion would be a challenge since it would be the largest bond offering in Kentucky’s history.
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The Montgomery County Courthouse Plaza in Norristown, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
During the May 18 primary election, one of the many decisions voters in the Philadelphia suburbs will make is about who will sit on the courts that often serve as the very first step for any significant legal issue.
These are the Common Pleas courts, the lowest-level courts for which the commonwealth holds elections.
There are sixty of them statewide generally one per county, though several rural counties are doubled up and they seat between one and 93 judges. Those judges are selected for 10-year terms in statewide, partisan elections, and then are put to a yes-or-no retention vote for subsequent terms.