Joanna Bryn Smith

Since Luzerne County Council passed an anti-discrimination ordinance in June, the local law has been tied up in a petition battle to either repeal it or put it up for a county-wide vote. WVIA's Roger DuPuis sits in as host to discuss the ordinance and petition with WVIA’s Sarah Scinto.

Petitioners seeking to repeal Luzerne County's anti-discrimination ordinance or put it to a referendum submitted more than 15,000 signatures on Monday, organizer Walter Griffith said.

Luzerne County Council member Joanna Bryn Smith has scheduled a public meeting for Thursday night to give residents a chance to ask questions about the county’s anti-discrimination ordinance.

State Rep. Jamie Walsh, Wilkes-Barre City Council President Jessica McClay, Fern Leard and Logan Lombardo won nominations in the primary election Tuesday to run for state House seats in the November election.

Few hotly contested races make for low voter turnout as Democrats and Republicans choose candidates for a November midterm election that will have a lot more competitive races.

State senators Lisa Baker and Marty Flynn and state Rep. Jamie Walsh face challenges from candidates within their parties as Democrats and Republicans choose nominees for November election.