WILKES-BARRE TIMES-LEADER / AP: Gov. Tom Corbett dismissed his second education secretary in three months on Monday when he asked for the resignation of nominee William Harner over an undisclosed personnel matter that a spokeswoman said did not involve his state service.
Harner’s dismissal came after Corbett, a Republican, removed Ron Tomalis in May without explanation.
An administration statement on Harner’s resignation gave no reason for the move. But a Corbett spokeswoman, Lynn Lawson, said later that it involved a personnel matter that did not arise during Harner’s time in the Corbett administration… (more)
