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State Sen. Greg Rothman (R., Cumberland), who serves on a board that oversees Pennsylvania’s opioid settlement money, says he is concerned the group’s private meetings do not comply with the state’s Sunshine Act, echoing transparency questions first raised publicly by Spotlight PA and WESA.
“After a review of the statute, it is not clear to me that these working groups can legitimately meet in private,” Rothman wrote in a letter dated March 26, which his office recently provided to Spotlight PA.
At a public meeting in February, the board approved a plan presented by Chair Tom VanKirk to have smaller groups review counties’ spending reports of the opioid settlement money. The groups would be responsible for making recommendations for the full board to consider in public.
VanKirk said having these smaller meetings in private is “proper under the Sunshine Act” without detailing why.
Read Spotlight PA's full report: Secret opioid cash meetings criticized by Pa. lawmaker after Spotlight PA and WESA reporting |
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NOTABLE / QUOTABLE“A lot of the things I used to love doing, I don’t think about doing them anymore.” — Jacqualyn James, a retired Pennsylvania high school teacher, on how a lack of cost-of-living adjustments on her pension payments makes it harder to deal with rising everyday costs. |
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| QUEERING THE NEWS: Join us Thursday, June 13 from 6-7 p.m. ET on Zoom for a free discussion with a panel of experts on Pennsylvania’s queer media landscape — past, present, and future. Register for the event here and submit your questions to events@spotlightpa.org. |
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| Dingmans Falls in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Pike County, via Don N. Send us photos by email, use #PAGems on Instagram, or tag us @spotlightpennsylvania. |
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SEE THE LIGHTS: The Northern Lights are expected to appear again in the U.S. Friday night into early Saturday, but FOX43’s weather team says the stunning display will not be visible from Pennsylvania. SPEED SKATING: Back by popular demand, the U.S. Roller Speed Skating Championship is returning to Hermitage from June 10 to 14. |
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Unscramble and send your answer to scrambler@spotlightpa.org. We'll shout out winners here, and one each week will get some Spotlight PA swag. Answers submitted by 5:30 p.m. on issue date will be counted. D F L O W L W R I E
Yesterday's answer: Harmonious
Congrats to our daily winners: Elaine C., Julie K., Jane R., Marc G., Bob C., Jody A., Jon W., Stacy S., Daniel M., Lynne E., Gerry L., Dan E., Barbara F., Beth H., Don H., Beth T., Dave M., Susan N., Amelia M., Dan A., Craig E., Jeffrey F., Richard A., Annette I., Ada M., Tom M., John P., Stanley J., Wendy A., Kimberly B., William Z., and Kimberly D.
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