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Dem Mayor Running for Congress Nears Settlement With City Employee She Allegedly Fired for Supporting Her Political Opponent

Scranton, Pa., mayor Paige Cognetti, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania's Eighth Congressional District, tentatively settled a lawsuit brought by a former city employee alleging that she was fired after facing a "campaign of harassment

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Scranton, Pa., mayor Paige Cognetti, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania's Eighth Congressional District, tentatively settled a lawsuit brought by a former city employee alleging that she was fired after facing a "campaign of harassment, intimidation, and unfounded and unfair scrutiny" for supporting Cognetti's past political opponent, according to court filings. The post Dem Mayor Running for Congress Nears Settlement With City Employee She Allegedly Fired for Supporting Her Political Opponent appeared first on .

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