The mutually beneficial system, which is entirely legal, enriches the campaigns of Pa. lawmakers, who in turn hire firms for all types of legal matters — and all paid for by taxpayers.
How much a candidate raises isn’t the only number to pay attention to. It’s also important to look at where the money comes from.
Pennsylvania’s high-profile attorney general, Josh Shapiro, will formally announce his candidacy for governor on Wednesday.
Pennsylvania has spent nearly half a million dollars over the past six years to find and remove outdated registrations from its voter database.
In the space of a few weeks three more candidates, all from suburban Philadelphia, have said they are running.
More than any other state, Pennsylvania has a good shot at changing the balance of power in the U.S. Senate after the 2022 midterm election.
