Taxes & Economy
Scarnati’s Transportation Plan
Senate Pro Tem Joe Scarnati has announced his own transportation funding plan – which he promised to do in January, including a “hybrid” Turnpike lease plan (he backtracked…
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How Bad is the Farm Bill
In light of today’s front page commentary on the federal Farm Bill Fiasco, here are some more links describing how awful this legislation is. Citizen’s Against Government Waste…
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Cappy & Castille Confuse Courage & Cowardice
Tim Potts of Democracy Rising PA offers a commentary on the League of Women Voters lawsuit against former justice Ralph Cappy and Chief Justice Castille’s threats against…
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Turnpike Lease Editorials
The Patriot News editorializes that a Turnpike lease appears to be the best option. The Philadelphia Inquirer offers no definite verdict, only noting concerns over “giving up control”…
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PA Turnpike Concession: Gaining control, not losing It
Len Gilroy writes on Reason’s Out of Control blog how a Turnpike Lease agreement actually gives the state, and the taxpayers, more control over how the Turnpike is operated.
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The New Big Dig
Wall Street Journal on the pitfalls of RomneyCare.
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Turnpike Commission stalling on I-80 tolling application
While Governor Rendell wanted to get a revised application for tolling I-80 to the feds by the end of the week, so he could ask for an expedited answer and…
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Money discriminates against blind people
A federal court ruled that paper money discriminates against blind people, since they can’t tell how much the money is worth. Note to Paulistas: This is because the blind…
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Lease Info and Resources
Turnpike Lease/BidOverviewFull Concession AgreementSynopsis of Lease Requirements/LimitsConcerns About Turnpike Lease MisguidedTurnpike Commission implicit “bid”: $5.3 billionP3 Information…
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