Juliette Rihl

The truck was purchased with a $40,000 Dauphin County gaming grant intended for food delivery to low-income residents.

Brian Proctor approached Justin Douglas at at Hershey restaurant last month, police say.

A former legislator who got the taxpayer-funded pay database created said, “I think situations like this expose the need for improvements."

Despite the milestone, the number of employees on the list grew more slowly than in years past. But the true count is even higher.

The good news? Pennsylvania has a public database showing how much compensation every state employee and public official earns.

More than 1,000 state workers made over $200K in 2025.

Physicians and university leaders topped the list.

A state website created to increase accountability omits some employee compensation because of how the law defines pay.

The sweeping reforms will increase transparency in the program and ensure the dollars are well spent, officials said.

He and his former employer tried to keep the letter from becoming public.