STATE IMPACT: During his time as State Attorney General and Governor, Tom Corbett and his wife took thousands of dollars in gifts from an influential Philadelphia law firm whose clients include oil, gas, and chemical companies fighting state and federal environmental regulators.
According to a StateImpact analysis of the couple’s ethics filings, the law firm Blank Rome LLP has given them $15,447 in gifts since 2007.
The Philadelphia Inquirer also reported the law firm was listed as a “Platinum Sponsor” for Corbett’s 2011 Inaugural Ball and donated between $15,000 to $25,000 to help pay for the celebration… (more)
