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HARRISBURG — The stately governor’s residence along the banks of the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg is insured under two plans, but Shapiro administration officials will not say how much in repairs the policies are expected to cover following the brazen arson attack earlier this year.
Those repairs have so far cost just over $6 million in taxpayer dollars. The Shapiro administration has shielded information about nearly a quarter of those expenses — including what the money was spent on, and in some instances, even who was paid for work there — saying it could endanger the safety of people, buil