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March 7, 2024 | 12:27 PM
Several Republican state senators expressed concerns about using public funds to pay for the services of private lobbyists.
January 22, 2021 | 10:05 PM
Storm steps down as Victim Advocate
The move comes several months after the state Senate refused to give her a second term
November 17, 2020 | 9:12 PM
Pa. Victim Advocate criticizes Senate “no” vote as “political vendetta”
Storm alleges state Senate President Joe Scarnati led a personally-motivated effort to block her from serving another six-year term in the appointed position.
Updated: 2020-11-12 16:04:09
Top Pa. senator’s campaign revives lawsuit against journalists over public records fees
The campaign of Sen. Joe Scarnati is appealing the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking thousands of dollars in fees for providing records of campaign expenses to a Spotlight PA journalist and others.
Updated: 2020-09-16 16:18:11
Top Pa. Republican’s campaign sues journalists over public records costs
Sen. Joseph Scarnati’s campaign is seeking thousands of dollars from a news organization and two journalists, even though a state agency says he’s not entitled to collect the fees.
Updated: 2020-07-01 18:21:10
Pa. Supreme Court sides with governor in dispute over emergency powers
GOP legislature argued that it had the power to end Gov. Wolf's coronavirus emergency declaration
June 22, 2020 | 12:12 PM
A ruling could come as soon as this week in legal standoff between Wolf and Pa. legislature
The fate of the governor’s emergency declaration hangs in the balance
June 19, 2020 | 11:00 AM
Top Pa. GOP lawmaker fast-tracking a lucrative gambling expansion that would benefit a major campaign donor
The maneuvering offers a window into the raw intersection between politics and policy-making in Pennsylvania, and how campaign dollars can drive the legislative agenda.
Updated: 2020-05-08 20:02:00
Gov. Tom Wolf rejects GOP subpoena for business waiver records, but releases some information online
The information, published late Friday, only identified which businesses received waivers, falling well short of what the legislature had requested.
March 27, 2020 | 7:00 AM
Businesses tied to Gov. Tom Wolf, top Pa. senator close after questions about how they qualified as ‘life-sustaining’
Wolf's office said the state had rescinded a waiver granted to the governor's former cabinet supply company after inquiries from Spotlight PA and PA Post.