New Ethics Forms Show PA State Lawmakers Accepting Free Trips, Gifts, Booze, Meals To Tune Of $83,000

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state lawmakers’ newly filed ethics forms show they accepted more than $83,000 in free trips last year and collected a variety of gifts, booze and free meals. Travel took legislators to Taiwan, Israel and destinations around the United States. Unlike most states, Pennsylvania doesn’t limit how much lawmakers and other public officials can accept from lobbyists and others. Bills pending in the House and Senate would ban many types of gifts and travel, with exceptions.


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