SECRETARY DICHTER LEAVING RENDELL ADMINISTRATION

Governor Edward G. Rendell announced yesterday that Department of Public Welfare Secretary Harriet Dichter will resign Wednesday, Sept. 15, to open the Washington, D.C., office of the First Five Years Fund, which is dedicated to improving federal policy for early education. The governor has named Michael Nardone, deputy secretary for DPW’s Office of Medical Assistance Programs, as acting secretary starting Sept. 16. “Harriet Dichter has been instrumental in helping my administration achieve some of its most important accomplishments, particularly in the area of early childhood development,” the Governor said. “As our founding deputy for the Office of Child Development and Early Learning, she provided a national model for bringing together all early learning programs sponsored by education and human services into one integrated approach.” Check out the Press Releases section of the PLS Capitol Toolbox to read the governor’s full statement.

PLCB DELAYS STATEWIDE WINE KIOSK ROLLOUT

According to an WITF article, the state Liquor Control Board is changing its rollout plan for wine kiosks in 100 grocery stores across the commonwealth. When the LCB began testing kiosks in June, Chairman P.J. Stapleton talked of a late-August rollout, beginning

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