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Democrats on Allegheny County Council violated the state's Sunshine Law when they met in secret to discuss a referendum on the controversial drink tax, former Chief Executive Jim Roddey charged in a lawsuit filed Thursday.
In the eight-page suit filed in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, Roddey accused council President Rich Fitzgerald of calling and conducting a July 8 closed-door meeting to deliberate over the referendum and then vote in a straw poll.See the full content of this document
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Roddey Sues Over Drink Tax Session
"Obviously, he's the chair of the (county) Republican party. They're looking to try to make some political points," Fitzgerald said. "We've been caucusing th...
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