Lawmakers’ & lobbyists’ emails to remain hidden from public

Advocates called the court ruling a missed opportunity to create more transparency around the state legislature and multimilliondollar lobbying industry.

HARRISBURG — Emails and other communications between Pennsylvania lawmakers and the lobbyists who try to influence them will remain hidden from the public, an appellate court has ruled.

The decision last month by a panel of Commonwealth Court judges means the state legislature can continue to shield from public view written interactions they ha...