Debate rages on use of taxpayer money for security at Shapiro’s private home

(The Center Square) – The flap over spending on Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s security deepened on Monday when former governors endorsed the concept of gubernatorial security, but a Republican senator objected to surpassing the $32 million already spent on upgrades at the publicly owned Governor’s Residence by footing the bill for work at his private home.

The back-and-forth came two days after an armed attacker tried to get into the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington, D.C., that was being attended by President Donald Trump. Just over a year ago, a man firebombed the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg while Shapiro and his family slept, although they escaped without harm.

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