Though a win for taxpayers, the information provided online is not searchable or easy to analyze.
By Angela Couloumbis/Spotlight PA, Michael Wereschagin/The Caucus, Brad Bumsted/The Caucus and Sam Janesch/The Caucus Following reporting by The Caucus and Spotlight PA, the Pennsylvania Senate said it will post expenses online, though it’s unclear in what format.
Many emergency requests were straightforward, some led to scrutiny from Republican lawmakers, and others were downright curious.
Lawyers for the department had argued only the companies submitting the hundreds of pages of required documentation in the applications know what is proprietary or an issue of security.
Pennsylvania agencies turned to the emergency procurement process that avoids public scrutiny 483 times last year. In years prior, they made on average 135 requests annually.
Gov. Tom Wolf continues to criticize the ‘extremist’ proposal, while Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) says he’s open to compromise, but hasn’t said what the GOP is willing to give up.
There’s no official way to know how each member voted, because Republicans took only a voice vote.
Letters from the state House and Senate played in to the narrative of Trump’s election-fraud lie, which led to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
By Sam Dunklau 
