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Pennsylvania Senate plans first step to enhance public access to expense information

By Soapbox Group
August 13, 2021
  • Pennsylvania
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By: Brad Bumsted and Sam Janesch

HARRISBURG — For the first time, millions of taxpayer dollars that Pennsylvania’s state senators and their staffs spend on travel, meals, per diems, and other expenses will be posted online for easier and faster public viewing, The Caucus has learned.

The change in how the Senate publicizes expenses, which are expected to become available online starting in September, follows a series of stories by The Caucus and Spotlight PA about the lack of transparency and access to many of the legislature’s spending records.

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