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Indiana Toll Road private operator eliminates tolls to help in flood
Despite not being required to by the lease agreement, the private operator of the Indiana Toll Road — an “evil foreign” consortium of Spanish and Australian companies — suspended the…
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Gas tax increase coming instead of Turnpike lease?
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review says Rendell is looking at a gas tax increase in light of the refusal of legislative leaders to consider the lease. “To make up the shortfall, we’re…
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Senate Republican Leader Chooses Turnpike Commission Over Taxpayers
Senate Republican Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi told the AP that he won’t allow a debate or vote to occur on the Senate floor regarding the leasing of the Pennsylvania…
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More Union Dues spent on Politics
The Union Label blog writes on how AFSCME (the union for government workers) is using union dues to attack candidates for office (see USA Today story as well).
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The Worst Energy Ideas of 2008
The American Magazine has an article on the worst energy ideas, including: “energy independence,” and “green jobs”. On that front, Pete DuPont has a WSJ column on the…
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Supporters Argue for Turnpike Lease
ABC 27 News story on the Turnpike Lease, featuring the motley crew of supporters: Matt Brouillette, Gov. Ed Rendell, Howard Yerusalim (former PennDOT Secretary under Bob Casey) and Rep.Dan…
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Are lower taxes unpatriotic?
Alex Charyna from PA Watercooler told me we are being unpatriotic. Why? While we are calling for budgetary measures to avoid higher taxes, Joe Biden is telling us…
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Election Protection – The Nation’s Largest Nonpartisan Voter Protection Coalition (Draft)
Election Protection – The Nation’s Largest Nonpartisan Voter Protection Coalition…
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Scarnati’s “Save the Turnpike Commission” Plan
In an obvious attempt to divert attention from his vote and support of tolling Interstate-80, Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati writes today in a Courier Express commentary that…
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