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The Redstone Foundation has earned a $6,000 grant to make a number of physical improvements to the Hunger Garden that helps feed area residents in need and raises awareness about food insecurity.
âItâs been so exciting to watch this project take off over the last four years and not only provide fresh food for our local food bank to help people in need but also to raise community awareness of that need,â said state Rep. Matthew Dowling, R-Uniontown. âAn estimated 15% of our population here in Fayette County is considered food insecure, and the more people learn about that, the more they want to help. This grant will help us make improvements to the garden that should result in even more food for the community.â
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The payments, known as “per diems,” have long been criticized as an unnecessary largesse for the country’s largest full-time legislature, which pays the third-highest salaries for state lawmakers in the country.
A Spotlight PA analysis of legislative records found lawmakers requested and received $726,877 from the beginning of March as the pandemic emerged through the end of 2020 as reimbursement for lodging and meals while traveling to and from the Capitol or other meetings across the state.
Rep. Mark Longietti, D-Mercer County, pocketed the most per-diem money at $24,115, followed by Rep. Chris Sainato, D-Lawrence County.
Southwestern Pennsylvania lawmakers requested and received about $145,000 combined. Here’s a rundown of who got how much: