Stewart Greenleaf

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State Sen. Stewart Greenleaf is optimistic that a compromise on a statewide smoking ban can be reached: Getty Images PhotoOne of the General Assembly's biggest smoke-free advocates is cautiously optimistic Tuesday's conference committee meeting will finally resolve the state's frequently stalled smoking ban.

"But we'll see," said state Sen. Stewart Greenleaf (R-Montgomery County). "I'm zero for my last five."

Greenleaf was referring to previous attempts at compromise that sputtered. The last one, in May, ended before it began when members of the six-person committee did not even show for the scheduled meeting.

Gov. Ed RendellBy a vote of 26-24 Gov. Ed Rendell’s judicial nominations James Gardner Colins for Supreme Court, Kenneth Gormley for Commonwealth Court and James Fitzgerald and Robert Daniels for Superior Court were rejected in the Senate. John Eichelberger, Stewart Greenleaf and Jeff Piccola were the lone Republicans to vote in favor of the nomination.