Gov.-elect Tom Wolf filled out public safety related cabinet positions Thursday, making four picks to lead the Pennsylvania State Police, Office of Fire Commissioner, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, and the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

Gov.-elect Tom Wolf continued adding to his cabinet nominees Wednesday by announcing one appointment and three more nominations, including the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and Department of Transportation.

The first round of nominations came early Wednesday afternoon when Gov.-elect Wolf named his picks to lead DEP, DCNR, and the Office of Administration.

Like a phoenix rising from legislative ashes, a one-time legislative proposal was given new life Wednesday when the Pennsylvania Department of Education and Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver) announced the launch of SchoolWATCH on the department’s website.

The data will be available as a new feature of the department’s school performance profile website.

Rep. Christiana called the move “the next step in restoring trust in Pennsylvania’s government.”

Auditor General Eugene DePasquale Wednesday sounded the alarm on the increasing number of municipalities whose pension plans are in distress, leading to the possibility of property tax increases, cuts to public safety, or eventual bankruptcy.

Providing an updated municipal pensions report DePasquale noted 562 municipalities—nearly half of those administering pension plans—have underfunded their pension obligations so much that those plans have ended up in distressed status.

Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Beaver) held a press conference Wednesday morning to discuss SchoolWATCH, a new online tool that gives taxpayers and the media greater access to the checkbooks of Pennsylvania's public school districts.