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Capitol calendar is free, but it'll cost you
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Need a calendar? Call your state lawmaker.
The Pennsylvania General Assembly spent $131,500 -- nearly three
times the state's median household income -- to print calendars to
distribute to favored constituents, according to a Harrisburg think-
tank.
House and Senate records obtained by the Commonwealth Foundation
show lawmakers printed nearly 300,000 full-color 2008 Capitol
Calendars. Although the bill represents only a tiny fraction of the
Legislature's $330 million budget, it ...
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Purchasing
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