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Article: Pennsylvania Lobbying Donations May Fade from Public View.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
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August 29, 2002
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Aug. 29--HARRISBURG, Pa.--Lt. Gov. Robert Jubelirer (R., Blair) and his chief of staff each got a $400 ticket to the 2002 Super Bowl in New Orleans, courtesy of Anheuser-Busch.

Rep. Susan Laughlin (D., Allegheny) was one of several lawmakers to receive a $2,400 regseason pass to the slopes from the Pennsylvania Ski Areas Association during 2000.

And Rep. Tom Gannon (R., Delaware) got a pair of tickets to a performance of Nutcracker in December 2000, a $568 gift from the Pennsylvania Ballet.

But the public might not be able to view such information about state government much longer now that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has nullified the ...

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