kathleen and general assembly

By Jacey98
  • Born

    Born
    Kathleen Kane and her twin sister were born
  • Kathleen kane is wed

    Kathleen kane is wed
    Kathleen Kane married Chris Kane
  • Passed pay increase

    Passed pay increase
    pennsylvania general assembly passed a law increasing the pay for state law makers judges and top executive branch officials. raised pay 16% to 34% depending on the position.
  • Pink Pig

    Pink Pig
    Gene Stilp leaves a giant pink pig at the Capitol to protest the pay raise.
  • The People Protest

    The People Protest
    Protestors struck back by protesting the retention of Justice Russel.
  • repeal signed

    repeal signed
    Governor Rendell signed a repeal of the pay raise after a near unanimous vote for repeal.
  • Lawsuit

    Lawsuit
    Gene Stilp argues midnight pay raise before PA Supreme Court.
  • supreme court rulling

    supreme court allows the judges to keep their payraise
  • Pay raises still kept

    Pay raises still kept
    More than 1000 judges will still get to keep their pay raises even though the Legislature replealed the raises.
  • Checks and Balances

    Checks and Balances
    Metcalfe announced a package of "checks and Balances" bills that took away pay raise, rduced judge term from 10 to 5, and removed judge retention.
  • General election

    General election
    The general election claimed several more members who supported the pay raise including Reps, Gene McGill, Mike Veon, Matt Wright, Tom Gannon, and Mathew Good.
  • Kathleen kane worked with Hilary Clinton

    Kathleen kane worked with Hilary Clinton
    Kane worked for a private law firm in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and took a position with the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign.
  • Runs for attorney General

    Runs for attorney General
    is the first to report Lackawanna County prosecutor Kathleen Kane runs for the 2012 Democratic nomination for Attorney General
  • A Pig Is Placed In The Capital

    A Pig Is Placed In The Capital
    Gene Stilp brings the pig back to the Capitol to protest another increase in lawmakers’ paychecks and other actions.
  • Shut down pointless investigation

    Shut down pointless investigation
    Kane announced that she had shut down a corruption investigation begun under her predecessor, saying that "the undercover investigation was poorly managed and badly executed, and relied on an undercover operative whose credibility had been compromised."
  • Kane gets a divorce

    Kane gets a divorce
    She filed for divorce in Family Court in Lackawanna County, PA
  • Kathleen Kane is accused

    Kathleen Kane is accused
    It was made public that the grand jury recommended criminal charges related to these leaks against Kane for "perjury, false swearing, official oppression and obstruction of law.".
  • Arrested

    Arrested
    Kane was arrested and charged with multiple offenses, including two counts of felony perjury, and obstruction of justice.
  • License revoked

    License revoked
    The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania suspended Kane's license to practice law, the first such occurrence for a Pennsylvania attorney general.
  • Kane is rejected

    Kane is rejected
    The State Supreme Court reject’s Kane’s attempt to have her law license reinstated.