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Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro won’t share daily calendar, a departure from previous governor’s transparency

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is declining to make public his daily calendar, a policy that obscures many of the details about who he meets with and what they discuss.

By Katie Meyer/Spotlight PA

Governor Josh Shapiro’s refusal to release inaugural donors exposes gap in Pennsylvania law

States like Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey have such laws, as do cities including New York and Philadelphia, where city officials also cap the amount that an individual donor can give to an inauguration.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

York County agrees to improve public access to criminal court records in response to suit by Spotlight PA, others

The settlement resolves allegations that the clerk of courts improperly delayed or denied access to criminal court records.
By Ed Mahon/Spotlight PA

Pa. legislature’s redacted legal bills leave taxpayers guessing

In eight cases that began in 2021, or continued to be billed that year, the House and Senate wholly blacked out the reasons for hiring the private law firm, records obtained through a Right-to-Know request show

By Angela Couloumbis/Spotlight PA and Sam Janesch/The Caucus

Legislation to track state government spending introduced in state Senate

Transparency in government is what every taxpayer expects, but there are limits to what they actually get.

By Merideth Bucher/WITF

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.”

By Sam Janesch/The Caucus
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