Non-discrimination ordinance

A vote to reconsider Luzerne County's anti-discrimination ordinance was originally on the agenda for this week's council meeting, but county council decided to wait until a challenge to the petition that called for the vote is settled.

Action Together NEPA and a group of Luzerne County residents filed a request to review the petition seeking to repeal the county's anti-discrimination ordinance.

The Clerk of County Council has verified more than 15,000 signatures on a petition seeking to repeal Luzerne County's anti-discrimination ordinance.

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.

Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania and ActionTogether NEPA held a press conference in Stroudsburg to demand action on skyrocketing energy and gas prices, while urging for the protection of natural resources.

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.

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.

The Luzerne County Board of Elections did not move forward Thursday with challenges to a petition for a referendum on the county’s new non-discrimination ordinance.

A non-discrimination ordinance passed by Luzerne County Council in June is caught in a battle to either repeal it or put it up for a county-wide vote on whether or not to keep it. While county residents and officials trade petitions, lawsuits and challenges, the fate of the law is uncertain.