PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW: Some Pennsylvania lawmakers took free trips to Ireland, Poland, Taiwan and Turkey. Others accepted tickets to Steelers, Penn State, Pitt and 76ers games, according to financial disclosure statements filed with the State Ethics Commission.
Sen. Michael Brubaker, a Lancaster Republican who heads the Senate Finance Committee, apparently logged the most miles — taking trips to Turkey, Taiwan and Nova Scotia. He said those trips weren’t underwritten by groups with business in front of the General Assembly.
Brubaker reported $10,090 for a trip to Turkey paid for by a cultural exchange group. He brought home the Turkish rug, a gift from his hosts, the Bogazici Atlantik Kulturel Dostluk Veis Birligi Dernegi. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office paid $5,400 for his trip to Taiwan. He traveled to a Regional Policy Forum in Nova Scotia, which cost $2,364… (more)
