Joseph B. Scarnati Newsletter
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Why Independents Can’t Vote in the 2024 Pa. Primary, and the Slow-Moving Push to Change That
10 Apr 2024 05:10 GMT
… Pa. — Millions of voters are expected to cast ballots during Pennsylvania … candidates and decrease polarization.
Pennsylvania’s five most recent … son of late Republican Gov. Dick Thornburgh, said … by then-President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R., Jefferson), was …
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Pa. Game Commission Won’t Renew Controversial Contract with Lobbying Firm Run by Former Top Lawmaker
07 Mar 2024 18:16 GMT
… Kristin Phillips-Hill
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan … lobbying firm.
Spotlight PA revealed the existence of … Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, in February. The … lobbying firms.
Though some Pennsylvania cities and regional authorities …
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Pa. Game Commission pitches new plan to spend surplus as senators pry into lobbyist hire
28 Feb 2024 09:38 GMT
… also included testimony from the Pa. Fish and Boat Commission … the legislature stealing reserves from Pennsylvania’s hunters.
“To … Phillips-Hill said.
Spotlight PA reported earlier this month that … GOP state senate leader Joe Scarnati.
Burhans said the intent …
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Pennsylvania Game Commission grilled about lobbyist use
27 Feb 2024 19:02 GMT
… all the drama that the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s leader has … hired lobbyist. In February, Spotlight PA reported that the state agency … run by former state senator Joe Scarnati, who held a leadership position …
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Shapiro wants to tax skill games. He must first navigate Pa.’s wealthy, warring gambling interests.
16 Feb 2024 11:09 GMT
… Spotlight PA previously reported, lobbyists and lawyers for Pennsylvania’s … then-top official, Republican Joe Scarnati. Afterward, the company put … Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell who helped with the governor’s … to reporters Thursday, the governor didn't offer …
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Former top Pa. lawmaker's lobbying firm paid $41K by Game Commission in unusual arrangement
08 Feb 2024 11:09 GMT
… provided to Spotlight PA does not specify … state-related universities — Lincoln, Penn State, Pitt, and Temple … Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (second from right) talks to former Gov … is appointed by the governor and confirmed by …
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Pa. Legislature Paid $280K to Settle Harassment, Other Claims While Requiring Secrecy in Many Cases
30 Nov 2023 10:37 GMT
… newsletters.
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania legislature has quietly paid out … PA requested the information after female Republican legislators harshly criticized Democratic Gov … Senate, then-President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R., Jefferson) quietly authorized …
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How Spotlight PA reported its investigation into suspended DuBois City Manager Herm Suplizio
17 Nov 2023 10:08 GMT
… caught the attention of Spotlight PA. Angela Couloumbis, an investigative … Suplizio as former Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati’s handpicked successor … central Pennsylvania at spotlightpa.org/donate/statecollege. Spotlight PA is …
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The inside story of how one man remade a small Pa. city while allegedly ripping off his neighbors
09 Nov 2023 10:34 GMT
… help from former Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati — a … did not answer Spotlight PA’s questions about … with current and former Pennsylvania Capitol staffers. Legislative … Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati’s handpicked successor. …
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5 former Pa. governors want to allow independents to vote in partisan primaries
19 Sep 2023 19:40 GMT
… have made it to a governor’s desk. Most recently … sponsored by former state Sen. Joe Scarnati (R., Jefferson), who served … the son of late Republican Gov. Dick Thornburgh — chairs the … in the Democratic-controlled Pennsylvania House. One is sponsored …