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Perry tapped as next head of House Freedom Caucus
The midstate Republican congressman is a founding member of the group, which has spent the last six years urging Congressional Republicans to embrace conservatism.
For the first time, Pa. Senate gives public online access to spending records
Though a win for taxpayers, the information provided online is not searchable or easy to analyze.
Pennsylvania Senate plans first step to enhance public access to expense information
Following reporting by The Caucus and Spotlight PA, the Pennsylvania Senate said it will post expenses online, though it’s unclear in what format.
Tracking Pa.’s pandemic spending, by the numbers
Many emergency requests were straightforward, some led to scrutiny from Republican lawmakers, and others were downright curious.
Health department bears burden of pot application redactions, Pa. Supreme Court rules
Lawyers for the department had argued only the companies submitting the hundreds of pages of required documentation in the applications know what is proprietary or an issue of security.
Pa. requested $340 million in emergency contracts in 2020 with little oversight
Pennsylvania agencies turned to the emergency procurement process that avoids public scrutiny 483 times last year. In years prior, they made on average 135 requests annually.
House Republican sponsor tees up fight with Wolf over voting law changes
Gov. Tom Wolf continues to criticize the ‘extremist’ proposal, while Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) says he’s open to compromise, but hasn’t said what the GOP is willing to give up.