CUMBERLINK.COM / AP: The interaction between midterm Gov. Tom Corbett and newly inaugurated Attorney General Kathleen Kane has been tense since before she took office a month ago. Just this week, it sent sparks flying in a dispute over the legality of a Pennsylvania Lottery contract.
Corbett, the seasoned pol and former attorney general, is countering a stubbornly low job-approval rating with an ambitious agenda that would chop down the backlog of highway and bridge work, overhaul the state pension system and hand over to the private sector the sale of alcoholic beverages and the management of the Pennsylvania Lottery…
Corbett, 63, a Republican who faces potential re-election challenges in both the primary and general elections next year, is eager to convince voters he is an effective leader worthy of a second term. Kane, 17 years his junior, is equally determined to prove that she is an independent prosecutor who will fairly apply state laws… (more)
EDITOR: Governor used to have the right to appoint their own attorney general, as does the President. This is the first time since AG were elected that one has been from an opposing party. In effect, this is the first time that the AG serves as an independent watchdog…or so we hope.
