Lawmakers will likely get half as much time to draw the state’s new legislative and congressional maps, worrying advocates who have long fought for a more open process.
Lawmakers will likely get half as much time to draw the state’s new legislative and congressional maps, worrying advocates who have long fought for a more open process.
Congressmen and others from Pennsylvania spent months supporting the claim that widespread fraud, procedural decisions or irregularities undermined the integrity of the election, lending their authority to the argument that the very foundation of American democracy was being corrupted.
Brad Bumsted and Sam Janesch
HARRISBURG â In his first speech as top leader of the Pennsylvania Senate last week, Republican Sen. Jake Corman positioned himself as a reformer seeking to restore faith in government by greatly increasing transparency in the legislature and by elected lawmakers.
Transparency should be at the center of everything senators do, he said, whether filing office expenses, raising campaign cash, or dealing with lobbyists and dark money groups.
Corman said he would support lobbying reform to âclearly define relationships between legislators, lobbyists, and political consultants.â He also stressed the need for what he called âreal-time reporting of campaign contribution expenses,â and suggested stricter disclosures for nonprofit groups that engage in political activity, which currently operate largely in the shadows.
. HARRISBURG In his first speech as top leader of the Pennsylvania Senate last week, Republican Sen. Jake Corman positioned himself as a reformer seeking to restore faith in government by greatly increasing transparency in the legislature and by elected lawmakers. Transparency should be at the center of everything senators do, he said, whether filing office expenses, raising campaign cash, or dealing with lobbyists and dark money groups. Corman said he would support lobbying reform to “clearly define relationships between legislators, lobbyists, and political consultants.” He also stressed the need for what he called “real-time reporting of campaign contribution expenses” and suggested stricter disclosures for nonprofit groups that engage in political activity, which currently operate largely in the shadows.