David Spett

Everyone gets statements on bank accounts and credit cards, but do you want a statement on how much you won — or lost — at the casino?

Perhaps just as importantly: Do you want your spouse to see that statement?

A bill before the General Assembly would require Pennsylvania’s casinos to send monthly statements to gamblers on their winnings and losses. Such a step would be a protective measure, said state Rep. Paul Clymer, R-Bucks County, the bill’s sponsor.

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A state pilot program begins this week to track some registered sex offenders using GPS technology, but some state officials question if the system works properly.

Offenders selected for the pilot program are to wear a bracelet that transmits a wireless signal to a satellite, allowing law enforcement officials to find them.

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For state government reform activist Gene Stilp, desperate measures are in order.

Such as a beauty contest.

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HARRISBURG — Attorney General Tom Corbett has been in the news a lot lately. That’s mostly because of charges he announced two weeks ago against a dozen current and former House Democratic lawmakers and staffers.

But the saga over alleged misuse of taxpayer money, often called “Bonusgate,” isn’t the only battle that Mr. Corbett, a Shaler resident, is waging: He also faces a tough re-election battle this November.

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HARRISBURG — It is “inconceivable” that House Majority Leader H. William DeWeese wasn’t aware of bonuses paid to state employees for work on Democratic campaigns, independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader said at a news conference yesterday.

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HARRISBURG — State Treasurer Robin L. Wiessmann yesterday showed off a new Web site that features a database of government contracts the public can access.

She said the state’s new right-to-know law required creation of the database, known as the Pennsylvania Contracts e-Library.

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