How Some PA Lawmakers Score A 'Golden Parachute' To Pad Their Pensions
Commonwealth Media Services Members of Pennsylvania’s Gaming Control Board, whose responsibilities include meeting once or twice a month — three times in busier months — have among the highest-paid positions in state government, with annual salaries topping $145,000. It’s one of the best jobs in town — if you can get it. That is because former state legislators are frequently on the shortlist when there’s an opening. Last week, Frank Dermody, the top House Democrat who lost reelection in 2020 after 30 years in the legislature, was appointed to a two-year term on the seven-member...