HARRISBURG, Pa. (KYW Newsradio) — A Pennsylvania Senate committee has authorized subpoenas to Pennsylvania State Police and Abington Township to learn how state money has been spent to secure Gov. Josh Shapiro’s private home following the April attack on the governor’s mansion in Harrisburg.
The vote in the state Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee went along party lines. Its chairman, Republican state Sen. Jarrett Coleman of Lehigh and Bucks counties, said the subpoenas came after months of what he called “stonewalling” from the governor’s office. He said no one disputed the governor should have reasonable and appropriate protection.
“But no administration, Republican or Democrat, should be allowed to operate in the shadows and refuse to provide basic details about their decisions when millions of taxpayer dollars are being involved,” Coleman added…