Daily News | The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra paid $30K to take 2 Pa. lawmakers to Europe
HARRISBURG — In the waning days of summer, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra embarked on a whirlwind nine-city European tour — its first international journey since the start of the pandemic.
But Pennsylvania’s legislature recently adjourned for what will likely be the last voting day of its two-year session. It left a closely watched gift-ban bill on the cutting-room floor. Pennsylvania is an outlier among states when it comes to placing limits on gifts to elected officials and public employees.
But that vote never happened, as state House leaders opted to let it languish. Both chambers are scheduled to return to the Capitol after Nov. 8, but spokespersons for leadership said considering a gift ban is not on their radar. Elected officials, however, do have to report gifts worth $250 or more — and hospitality worth $650 or more — on annually filed ethics forms. For instance, Corman last year reported receiving $5,411 in transportation and lodging from a national group that works to elect Republicans to state office, and an additional $1,408 to attend a workshop for legislative leaders hosted by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
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