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POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

State Senate Republican leaders on Wednesday announced their sponsorship of a resolution outlining core principles the Senate will follow when determining how federal stimulus money will be spent in Pennsylvania.

Resolution sponsors are Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, R-Jefferson; Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, R-Delaware; Majority Whip Jane Orie, R-40th; and Appropriations Committee Chairman Jake Corman, R-Centre.

Orie said: “We can’t use the money frivolously, expand programs and benefits, or create new programs that will only cost taxpayers more in future years.”

They said funding should be distributed based on the following principles:

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