Mike Harostock

Supporters of a federal crackdown on illegal immigration debated critics of the way the government has carried out the crackdown Wednesday during a Lackawanna County Commissioners meeting. The commissioners are considering passing a policy regulating the way county employees can interact with federal immigration agents.

State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, a Wilkes-Barre Democrat, announced last week he will step down after 20 years in the House. Political observers expect a battle royale between Democratic and Republican candidates and their allies to replace Pashinski.