HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday authorized a settlement agreement allowing contractors to be paid for security upgrades at Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D) private home on Friday while stopping short of endorsing the payments.
Shapiro’s Montgomery County residence received more than $1 million in security upgrades at the recommendation of Pennsylvania State Police after an arson attack last year at the state-owned Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg while he and his family slept inside. The upgrades included $311,000 for a new security system and nearly $290,000 for landscaping and other groundskeeping.
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State police sought to pay for the upgrades with taxpayer dollars, along with $30 million in upgrades at the state-owned property. However, Treasurer Stacy Garrity (R), who is running against Shapiro for governor, refused to approve payments for work at the governor’s personal home, citing no legal authority to do so…