HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS Gov. Tom Corbett’s office and the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board have ordered Alan Kennedy-Shaffer to cease all involvement with Harrisburg Hope, the grassroots community group he created to give city residents a voice in Harrisburg’s debt recovery process and other community matters.
Kennedy-Shaffer, assistant solicitor for the PLCB, said he asked his employer for permission to participate in Harrisburg Hope more than a year ago.
On Wednesday, the PLCB denied his request in a certified letter, telling him that after “careful consideration” by Corbett’s office of administration and the PLCB’s chief counsel, he was to cease and desist… (more)
Alan mentioned below is a friend of mine. He’s a good-hearted, smart (if somewhat naive) young lawyer working for the state of PA. His community forums have really done a lot to bring people together. Corbett now wants him silenced.
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