Pennsylvania permits a $3,000 exemption per ... of a gift must pay income tax as a result of the gift. In reality, gifts are typically free from income tax for the recipient at the time they ...

Pennsylvania has notoriously weak ethics laws. The only requirement for politicians to take gifts is that they disclose it on an annual ethics form. All gifts are overseen by what’s long been ...

In 2015, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania acquired as many souvenirs as it could find of Pope Francis’ historic visit, to save in perpetuity.

House Bill 744 proposes prohibiting elected officials from accepting cash or gifts above $50 in value. Gift ban bills are not new and are wildly popular with the public, yet they never seem to ...