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WASHINGTON — A few weeks before he left the U.S. Senate in January, Pat Toomey helped block the Enablers Act, a bipartisan proposal designed to curtail corruption and money laundering.

Mark Sanford was ahead of his time when he explained why he was vetoing a 2006 bill that allowed the creation of the original “legislative special interest caucuses” on which

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It would be easy to dismiss the doomsday predictions over a federal court order invalidating parts of the S.C. Ethics Act as hyperbole. It also would be wrong. Even if

After Spotlight PA reported officials met privately with casino lobbyists in apparent ethics violation

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Two Pennsylvania lawmakers have requested investigations into the state Gaming Control Board following a Spotlight PA story that detailed

A House committee is weighing whether to appeal or ask a judge to reconsider her ruling that tossed out sections of state ethics laws and gave a win to the

Lobbyists for Parx Casino embarked on an intense, behind-the-scenes effort to get the Gaming Control Board to abandon its hands-off stance toward a major competitor.

Lobbyists for Parx Casino tried to get the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to abandon its hands-off stance toward a major competitor.

Local news from StateCollege.com and Centre County Partners. Read about Pa. Lawmakers Ask for Investigations After Gaming Regulators Met Privately with Casino Lobbyists and more from the State College, PA region