tag | lawmaker
December 27, 2023 | 8:55 AM
Pa. lawmakers’ base salary now tops $106K. Here’s what you need to know about their automatic pay raises.
What you need to know about Pennsylvania lawmakers’ salaries, the history of the increase, and why changes are unlikely.
April 8, 2023 | 10:41 AM
After Tennessee House Republicans expelled 2 Democrats, will other states follow?
Reps. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, and Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, were ousted not for committing crimes but for breaching the rules of decorum.
May 13, 2021 | 5:00 AM
Some Pa. lawmakers tout expense transparency. Their websites tell a different story.
Just 29 of the 253 full-time lawmakers in Pennsylvania post some information online about how they spend taxpayer dollars in their duties, despite many proclaiming, “It’s Your Money.”
May 12, 2021 | 5:00 AM
Taxpayers foot huge bill to run Pa.’s full-time legislature, but are blocked from many details
A web of expense accounts, few reporting requirements, and questionable claims of “legislative privilege” help keep lawmaker spending obscured — and the public in the dark.
March 20, 2021 | 10:38 AM
Ban on meal, lodging payments for PA lawmakers introduced as constituents sound off in anger
Per diems under review in Harrisburg
November 28, 2020 | 10:09 AM
With no action by Washington, states race to offer virus aid
State governments are trying to get COVID aid distributed to where it needs to be
Updated: 2019-11-25 17:58:35
Pennsylvania lawmakers, judges pulling down raises in 2020
Increases for 2020 will be 1.9%.
December 7, 2018 | 4:32 PM
