State Budget

Rendell’s propaganda machine

• Nathan Benefield
• June 15, 2009

Brad Bumsted’s latest column wraps up some of the more absurd rhetoric coming from the Rendell administration about the Senate version of the Pennsylvania budget: The bill…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania Turnpike Chair Target of FBI

• Nathan Benefield
• March 20, 2009

KYW Radio reports that Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Chairman Mitch Rubin is now the target of an FBI Corruption probe. This should not be a surprise, following the conviction…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Money Squanderers

• Nathan Benefield
• March 9, 2009

Brad Bumsted has an excellent op-ed on why Pennsylvania lawmakers’ Bibles, gifts from the speaker, legal fees, and the like are just a few among many…

Media

More taxpayer-funded gifts to lawmakers

• Nathan Benefield
• March 3, 2009

Mario Cattabiani has another story on wasteful spending by the Pennsylvania legislature – this time, $4,000 for  gift pen sets to lawmakers (HT Grassroots PA). Speaker Keith McCall…

Media

Government Accountability

Another $1 million spent to defend lawmakers in “Bonusgate”

• Nathan Benefield
• January 6, 2009

As new legislators are coming to Harrisburg to be sworn in, Brad Bumsted reports that the Pennsylvania Senate Republicans have spent $1 million in legal fees (despite the number…

Media

Government Accountability

Failure of Reform: Who’s to Blame?

• Elizabeth Stelle
• September 30, 2008

Brad Bumsted in the Tribune-Review reports on the inability of the General Assembly to pass reform legislation this session. The Senate is blaming the House for failing to act…

Media

PTC: We Not Spread Lies

• Nathan Benefield
• January 28, 2008

PA Turnpike Commission’s Tim Carson sent a letter to Toll Roads News in response to their story about the lack of caps on Turnpike tolls under Act…

Media

BonusGate investigation heats up

• Nathan Benefield
• October 15, 2007

Philadelphia Inquirer on the expansion of the BonusGate investigation and subpoena of several more staffers. Also check out the Patriot News story. Brad Bumsted offers his…

Media

Rendell’s world: Spending and debt

• Nathan Benefield
• August 20, 2007

Brad Bumsted in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on spending and debt under Rendell – i.e. the “cardboard check syndrome”.

Media