Turnpike temerity: Stop the games!
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review editorial on the Turnpike Commission’s shenanigans.
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The Most Important Election of Our Time
What happens when there is a tie for election? Run off? Coin Flip? Supreme Court case? Duel to the death? Rock Paper Scissors? In the case of the Wormleysburg Assessors…
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Videos and Pictures from Speaker Franklin Awards Dinner
Videos from the Speaker Franklin Awards Dinner on YouTube View the Photos on Flickr…
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A new effort on open-records bill
Bill DeWeese is planning to push an amendment to the House open records bill, which would strengthen it, making it like the Senate bill, but applying to the…
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SEC investigation into Brimmeier?
Here is a letter to SEC regional director Daniel Hawkes from Sen. Jake Corman, and the response from the SEC director. Corman questions whether or not Pennsylvania Turnpike…
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Toll criticisms mount; Better solutions exist
Editorial from the Williamsport SunGazette. No, we didn’t write it for them. 🙂 “When it comes to problem-solving, the I-80 toll proposal is the same old Pennsylvania government solution…
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Pa. puts a heavy stake on I-80 tolls
Good summary of the I-80 tolling situation and the concerns regarding federal approval – including noting that mass transit would get $150 million less if I-80 is not tolled…
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EBay sellers pushed to get auctioneer licenses
In an absurd extension of state power, the Board of Auctioneer Examiners in the State Department is trying to shut down EBay sellers (those selling on behalf on others). See…
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State Small Business Climate Ranking
The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council released its state rankings on Policy Environment for Entrepreneurship. Pennsylvania ranks a middling 24th (1 is best). The rankings incorporate several taxes, government…
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