FEATURED Senate confirmations could be contentious for Wolf cabinet appointees

The heads of many of some of the most high-profile agencies in state government face what could be contentious confirmation battles.

With former Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar’s abrupt departure and the election tensions still high, the confirmation process for Boockvar’s successor may be the most contentious, said Khalif Ali, executive director of Common Cause in Pennsylvania. "That's going to be the spiciest," he said.