Democratic gubernatorial nominee Josh Shapiro’s overflowing campaign coffers underscore the importance of Pennsylvania to national politics — and the influence of government unions in elections. With four weeks remaining until the midterm elections, Shapiro reported raising a whopping $25.4 million in his latest campaign-finance report, bringing his total to a
Commentary Democratic gubernatorial nominee Josh Shapiro’s overflowing campaign coffers underscore the importance of Pennsylvania to national politics and the .
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In a recent guest commentary, "Irony of politics and union support" (May 2, 2021), the author, Gina Diorio, the public affairs director at Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs, asked a
How would you feel if someone you considered a friend suddenly turned against you? Not only that but what if they did everything they could to destroy your career?
If you want an answer, just ask several current (and former) Republican state lawmakers who have bent over backward to support government unions only to see those same unionsâ leaders turn around and spend big in elections to defeat them.
Like many devious friends, the union leaders havenât betrayed lawmakers to their faces. Instead, theyâve done it through a front group that hides its major funding sources and exploits a loophole in state law, allowing it to obscure political spending.