(AP) The state attorney general has formally requested the payroll records of Senate Republicans as part of his yearlong investigation into the possible misuse of bonuses for legislative staff.
Corbett, a Republican, has been looking into whether the bonuses were illegally used to reward work performed on political campaigns. His office has sent subpoenas to both the Democratic and Republican caucuses in the House.
Democratic and Republican leaders doled out nearly $4 million in bonuses in 2005-06 to hundreds of legislative employees. Some of the bonuses were well over $10,000 and many of the largest payments went to politically active aides who took leaves of absence to campaign. Read more...
Attorney General Corbett has just earned my respect. The House Democrats awarded the most in very questionable bonuses , with the Senate Republicans coming in a distant second. Corbett investigated the House Democrats first and is now expanding the investigation to the Senate Republicans, as he should.
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