Taxes & Economy

Indiana newspaper reflects on toll road lease

  • August 29, 2008

Editorial from The Indianapolis Star citing Pennsylvania’s consideration of leasing the Turnpike. Here’s the last five paragraphs with some of [OUR COMMENTARY] included: Indiana’s lease has enabled…

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Taxes & Economy

Media Coverage of the Turnpike Family Tree

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • August 29, 2008

Here is a roundup of news coverage of our Turnpike Family Treeand video: Mark Scolforo has the AP Story, with a retort from Joe Brimmeier:…

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Taxes & Economy

Turnpike Commission to owe $30 to $70 billion after Act 44

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 29, 2008

In our news release and media briefing yesterday, highlighting the patronage, power, and politics at the Turnpike Commission, we mention the exorbitant amount of debt the Turnpike Commission…

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Education

SAT Scores by State

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 28, 2008

EDITORS NOTE: Click here for the 2014 SAT Scores by state The College Board released their 2008 College Bound Seniors report which details SAT scores. Click here for a…

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Taxes & Economy

Why the Turnpike Commission Can’t Respond

  • August 28, 2008

With the release of the Turnpike Commission Family Tree video and poster at TurnpikeFacts.com, PTC CEO Joe Brimmeier doesn’t have much of a response. We figure he…

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State Budget

Most Pennsylvania Congressmen fail rating of pork votes

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 28, 2008

The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste released their 2007 Congressional ratings, ranking members on their votes on pork-barrel spending. Among the Pennsylvania delegation, only Joe Pitts scores above…

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Taxes & Economy

Indiana has benefited from toll road lease

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 28, 2008

An anonymous comment on a recent post accused me of not mentioning the Indiana Toll Road deal because it was “not so good, a bad move”. Of course, we…

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Taxes & Economy

Does the public control the Turnpike?

  • August 27, 2008

TOLLROADSnews.com comments on the Wall Street Journal frontpage article on the PA Turnpike lease. But it’s the last couple of paragraphs that smash yet another Turnpike Commission myth…

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Government Accountability

Thomas Jefferson: Blogger

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 27, 2008

While I thought we had the most influential blog around (or at least number 7), this Jefferson guy from Charlottesville seems to be quoted quite a bit.

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