Wolf to sign executive order banning LGBT discriminationHARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf says he’ll sign an executive order today to prohibit discrimination by state contractors based on someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity.Wolf told a Pittsburgh radio station Wednesday that he had hoped the Legislature would pass legislation designed to outlaw such discrimination.But he says he’ll move forward with the executive order since the bills have languished. Wolf says Pennsylvania needs to be seen as a welcoming place and he cited the backlash against what he called a “discriminatory” bill signed by North Carolina’s governor.Senate State Government Committee Chairman Mike Folmer says he wants to vet the bill to make sure it doesn’t violate religious liberties or freedom of conscience.

Feds: Cop wrongly assaulted drunken man at stadiumPITTSBURGH — A police sergeant whose arrest of a drunken man at Heinz Field was caught on a security camera has been indicted on federal charges that he wrongly pushed and punched the man and filed false reports to justify the use of force.Stephen Matakovich was charged in a federal indictment returned Tuesday with willful deprivation of civil rights and falsifying records.Security video from Heinz Field in November shows the man standing with his hands at his sides and not advancing when the officer suddenly pushes him down and then strikes him in the face as he tries to get to his feet.