Pennsylvania Democrat Governor Tom Wolf continues to face negative headlines over his refusal to release the results of a taxpayer-funded investigation into allegations that his Democratic Lieutenant Governor Mike Stack, along with his wife, mistreated state troopers on their protection detail.
Now the York Dispatch is joining the Tribune-Review and the Times-Tribune in slamming Wolf for his about-face on government transparency, which was a “key plank” of his 2014 gubernatorial campaign. The York Dispatch editorial board calls out Wolf for keeping the report “under wraps” and notes that Wolf “appears to be backtracking” on his promises of running a transparent government.
“Gov. Tom Wolf should release the results of a publicly funded state inspector general investigation into Lt. Gov. Mike Stack, a fellow Democrat who faced heavy criticism last year following reports he and his wife mistreated state troopers assigned to protect them.”
“We’re disappointed it has come to this, considering governmental transparency was a key plank of Wolf’s 2014 campaign for governor.”
York Dispatch: Transparency, the bedrock of good government
Gov. Tom Wolf should release the results of a publicly funded state inspector general investigation into Lt. Gov. Mike Stack, a fellow Democrat who faced heavy criticism last year following reports he and his wife mistreated state troopers assigned to protect them.
And if Wolf continues to keep the report under wraps, the Legislature should step in and take the matter out of his hands.
We’re disappointed it has come to this, considering governmental transparency was a key plank of Wolf’s 2014 campaign for governor.
The report he’s withholding came after the Inspector General’s Office investigated Stack over claims he and his wife verbally abused state police troopers assigned to protect them and the people who work in the lieutenant governor’s official residence.
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