Scarnati willing to negotiate on statute of limitations reform bill; but bill as amended is imperiled
(WorldNews Business)

The state Senate`s most powerful man on Monday signaled little change to the fate of a bill critical to the welfare of victims of child sex abuse. Emerging from the Senate chamber from what is likely to be one of the last remaining sessions of the legislative term, President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson) gave little indication that a statute of limitations bill that could pave the way for a retroactive window for adult victims was any closer to making its way to the governor`s desk even as the legislative session nears the end. With the voices of scores of victims of child sex abuse camped out along the hallway of the Senate Caucus filling the Capitol, Scarnati reiterated that...