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Midnight Pay Raise
The PA General Assembly passed a pay raise that increased legislators' pay from 16% to 34% at 2am. -
The Pink Pig
Gene Stilp leaves a giant pink pig at the Capitol to protest the pay raise. -
The Repeal
Governor Rendell signed a repeal of the raise. -
Gene Stilp Lawsuit
Gene Stilp argues midnight pay raise before PA Supreme Court. -
Primary Election
Seventeen legislators were defeated in the primary election. This included the Senate President Pro Tempore and the Senate Majority Leader. -
Supreme Court Decision
PA Supreme Court decides judges can keep pay raise. -
"Checks and Balances"
“Checks and balances” bills are passed to terminate the judicial pay raise. -
General Election
In the general election more representatives like Gene McGill, Mike Veon, Matt Wright, Tom Gannon, and Matthew Good were defeated. Most likely because of anger over pay raise. -
Years Later
Years later more than half of the legislators involved in the midnight pay raise are still in office. -
Kathleen Kane Bio
Kathleen Kane was born and grew up in Scranton, PA. She went to Philadelphia to further her legal career after graduating from the University of Scranton. She started out at the firm Post & Schell, P.C., and then became a assistant district attorney for Lackawanna County. She left in 2007 to help with Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. Then she ran for the statewide office of Attorney General, which she won. -
First Elected Female Attorney General
Kathleen Kane becomes the first elected female attorney general in the history of Pennsylvania. -
Inauguration
Kane is inaugurated as the 48th Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. -
The Pig Returns
Gene Stilp brings the pig back to the Capitol to protest another increase in lawmakers’ paychecks and other actions. -
Sting Operation
A story is published about Kane shutting down a sting operation that started in 2010. -
Investigation Uncovered Emails
Reporters revealed a report investigation uncovered many sexually explicit emails that came from the Attorney General’s office. -
Refusal to Release
At first Kane refused to release emails. -
Kane Released Emails
The PA Supreme Court Chief receives over 4,000 of Kane’s emails. -
2016 Re-Election
Kane announces she will run for attorney general again in 2016. -
Kane is Charged
Kane is charged, fingerprinted and has a mugshot taken. She is released for a preliminary hearing on August 24. -
License Suspension
Kane’s law license is temporarily suspended by the PA Supreme Court. -
Kane Seeks License
Kane seeks to have her law license reinstated. -
Court Rejects Kane's License Request
The State Supreme Court reject’s Kane’s attempt to have her law license reinstated. -
Kane's Announcement
Kane announces she won’t run for re-election in 2016.
