Briefs: Impeachment Petition Against Carlisle Denied

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A judge has denied a petition to impeach Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Twanda Carlisle.

Allegheny County President Judge Joseph M. James said the Court of Common Pleas doesn't have jurisdiction to decide whether Carlisle should face impeachment proceedings. He said state law leaves the decision to the state House of Representatives.

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Briefs: Impeachment Petition Against Carlisle Denied

James, whose ruling was made Thursday but released Monday, said Carlisle did not respond to the impeachment petition filed June 20 by Ora Lee Carroll, executive director of the East Liberty Concerned Citizens Corp.

County prosecutors are investigating Carlisle's City Council spending...

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