Four fixes for Pennsylvania’s lax campaign laws

Four fixes for Pennsylvania’s lax campaign laws

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's lax campaign finance laws allow powerful interests to pour unlimited dollars into politicians' campaign accounts with few restrictions. Campaign checks help donors or their lobbyists gain access to top elected officials who set the policy agenda in the Capitol, those versed in the way power works in Harrisburg say. Legislative leaders deny that campaign donations buy either access or influence. Still, even the appeara…