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For Immediate
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5/3/11
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Folmer Reform Bill Passes Senate
Harrisburg – A component of Senator Mike Folmer's "Promise to
Pennsylvania,"
Senate Bill 109, The Taxpayer-Funded Advertising Transparency Act, today
unanimously passed the Senate.
Senate Bill 109 would require all paid advertising by state
government (i.e. Executive, Judicial and Legislative Branches; Attorney General;
Auditor General; Lieutenant Governor; Treasury; Lottery Fund; and state Liquor
Control Board) to include the statement "Paid for with Pennsylvania Taxpayer
Dollars."
"The intent of the Taxpayer-Funded Advertising Transparency Act
is to better educate taxpayers about the millions of tax dollars spent each year
on advertising and start the conversation regarding the value of these
investments and whether the money could have been spent better elsewhere," said
Folmer. "While this bill is a small step on the road to reform through my
Promise to Pennsylvania, it nonetheless is a big step to openness and
transparency in state government," Folmer added.
The bill unanimously passed the Senate last session. It now goes
to the House of Representatives for consideration.
Contact:
Beth A. Williams
717-787-5708
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