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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Keep Their Earmarks Secret

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· Story link Pennsylvania lawmakers secretly earmarked about $360 million in special projects in this year’s budget, the Associated Press…

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Pennsylvania lawmakers secretly earmarked about $360 million in special projects in this year’s budget, the Associated Press reported. There’s no requirement that in state law that the “walking around money” allocations lawmakers negotiate with the governor as part of the budget be public. (7/30/07)

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