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 Tom Downing
March 5, 2020 | 5:33 PM

Pa. House drops ‘legislative privilege,’ will release lawmaker spending details

The announcement came more than a week after The Caucus and Spotlight PA revealed House lawyers had blacked out spending details in thousands of pages of records
By Brad Bumsted/The Caucus, Sam Janesch/The Caucus and Angela Couloumbis/Spotlight PA
 JOSE F. MORENO / Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Photographer
March 5, 2020 | 11:00 AM

Pa. Senate officials scrub details from financial records, raising alarm among open records advocates

In documents turned over to The Caucus and Spotlight PA, Senate officials edited out spending information, making it appear as though it never existed
By Angela Couloumbis/Spotlight PA, Brad Bumsted/The Caucus and Sam Janesch/The Caucus
 Carolyn Kaster
September 17, 2019 | 4:32 AM

Lawmakers set election reform agenda: five takeaways

By Emily Previti/PA Post

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 Sarah Kovash
September 10, 2019 | 5:41 PM

Smart Talk: Legislation aims to help fire companies recoup cost

There is new legislation in the works that would allow volunteer fire companies to bill for the cost of their emergency response.

By Merideth Bucher
 Sarah Kovash
September 10, 2019 | 4:00 AM

Legislation aims to help fire companies recoup cost

In Pennsylvania, more than 96% of registered fire departments are manned by volunteers. Managing a volunteer fire department is an exercise in doing a lot with very little funding. There is new legislation in the works that would allow volunteer fire companies to bill for the cost of their emergency response.  

By Merideth Bucher
April 23, 2018 | 4:31 AM

GOP plan to impeach 4 Pennsylvania justices remains in limbo

By Mark Scolforo/The Associated Pres
April 10, 2018 | 7:02 AM

Lawmakers discuss proposal to impeach Pa. Supreme Court justices

By Emily Previti/Keystone Crossroads
March 21, 2018 | 5:26 AM

GOP rep. introduces resolutions to impeach Supreme Court justices

By Katie Meyer