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Republican Rep. Jill Cooper will have a primary challenger this spring for her Murrysville-based seat in the state House. Cooper, the first-term incumbent, appears to be the lone member of Westmoreland County’s state House delegation to face a primary challenge. Nomination petitions to appear on the April 23 primary ballot ....
. The payments, known as “per diems,” have long been criticized as an unnecessary largesse for the country’s largest full-time legislature, which pays the third-highest salaries for state lawmakers in the country. A Spotlight PA analysis of legislative records found lawmakers requested and received $726,877 from the beginning of March as the pandemic emerged through the end of 2020 as reimbursement for lodging and meals while traveling to and from the Capitol or other meetings across the state. Rep. Mark Longietti, D-Mercer County, pocketed the most per-diem money at $24,115, followed by Rep. Chris Sainato, D-Lawrence County. Southwestern Pennsylvania lawmakers requested and received about $145,000 combined. Here’s a rundown of who got how much: ....