Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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How does Pennsylvania's Legislature spend taxpayer money?

PennLive's Tirzah Christopher analyzed more than 20,000 pages of expense records and found lawmakers have accumulated a $307 million reserve while spending millions on office operations, technology, reimbursements and more.

Read the part one of the investigation: pennlive.com/politics/2026/07/pa-spends-60m-yearly-to-run-the-legislature-tracking-the-money-is-difficult.html