HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Demonstrators promising acts of civil disobedience were headed to Pennsylvania’s Capitol to protest state law that doesn’t limit how much in gifts lawmakers may accept from people seeking to influence them.
The March on Harrisburg demonstrators said they planned the action Monday, May 6, after walking 110 miles (177 kilometers) from Philadelphia over the past few days.
Around two dozen members of the group were arrested two years ago in demonstrations calling on the Republican-controlled Legislature to pass a gift ban. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has banned gifts to executive branch employees under his authority.
Most other states limit how much in gifts lawmakers may accept. Lobbyists in Pennsylvania routinely dole out free meals, drinks, and even tickets to expensive sporting events to lawmakers.
Gift-ban legislation was introduced before, and saw no action.
