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NEWS ON OPEN GOVERNMENT ISSUES

Pennsylvania's Republican senators renew push for reform

January 22, 2009 |
HARRISBURG -- Senate Republicans launched a new effort Wednesday to enact 10 reform bills that died last term. Read More...

 GOP reform bills would post state spending on Web

January 22, 2009 |
HARRISBURG -- Senate Republicans envision a searchable database on state spending to allow people to look up specific purchases by agencies and across state government. Read More...

State GOP senators pushing 'legislative reform bills'

January 22, 2009 |
HARRISBURG -- State Sen. Jane Orie, R-McCandless, says she wants to end "old-fashioned, pay-to-play politics" by stopping politically connected consultants from getting no-bid state contracts. Read More...

Senate GOP reintroduce reform measures

January 22, 2009 |
HARRISBURG – Senate Republicans reintroduced a package of 10 reform bills Wednesday, 9 of which were approved by the Senate but not the House last session. Read More...

Legislature sharing information online

January 15, 2009 |
From streaming video of debates to listings of obscure committee votes, the state Legislature has kept pace with a national trend and put more information online in recent years. Yet some watchdogs and lawmakers say the Legislature can do more to satisfy an Internet-savvy public in an era when government accountability counts.
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