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Mystery trip to Europe with ‘donors’ by Pa. state senators followed expansion of wine law

The senators gave differing explanations for the purpose of the trip and declined to disclose who joined them or exactly where they went.

Former Sen. Chuck McIlhinney (R., Bucks) and Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R., Jefferson) were among the senators who took a European trip with "donors" after enacting sweeping legislation to expand wine sales in Pennsylvania.
Former Sen. Chuck McIlhinney (R., Bucks) and Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R., Jefferson) were among the senators who took a European trip with "donors" after enacting sweeping legislation to expand wine sales in Pennsylvania.Read moreBRADLEY C BOWER / AP
    by Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Brad Bumsted and Sam Janesch of The Caucus
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