Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
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The settlement, paid for using taxpayer money, came after a top aide to Shapiro was accused of sexually harassing a female subordinate.
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Herm Suplizio now faces a total of 23 criminal counts, including ones that involve a mysterious bag of cash delivered to city hall.
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One of the biggest-ever classes of new lawmakers joined the Pa. legislature this year. Spotlight PA followed 3 of them as they navigated a freshman year full of power struggle and scandal.
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Together with three partner newsrooms, Spotlight PA has asked a judge to release the grand jury presentment in the case against Herm Suplizio.
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Commonwealth Court ruled the legislature cannot use a blanket reason to redact bills from private law firms.
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Lobbyists for Parx Casino embarked on an intense, behind-the-scenes effort to get the Gaming Control Board to abandon its hands-off stance toward a major competitor.
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The legal battle, two state officials privately acknowledged, carries one of the highest price tags for outside lawyers in decades.
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The mysterious money was apparently stored at a local nonprofit then delivered weeks after former DuBois City Manager Herm Suplizio was arrested on corruption charges.
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Authorities say Herm Suplizio, the politically connected manager of DuBois, stole more than $600,000 from public accounts. He now faces sweeping corruption charges.
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When it comes to money in politics, Pennsylvania has some of the laxest laws in the country, while its rules for lobbyists are looser than many other states.