I-80 toll plan poses heaps of questions
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review columnist Eric Heyl answers a few of the questions surrounding the Turnpike Commission’s plans to toll I-80.
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Rendell revives turnpike lease plan
Charles Thompson reports that Gov. Rendell is now looking again to the Turnpike Lease, as a “Plan B”. This in spite of his news release decrying the US…
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US House voice vote against tolling I-80 in Pennsylvania – first shot in a war?
Toll Roads News with an in depth look at the move, and potential future actions, by several PA Congressmen to stop tolling of I-80. The bottom line is that…
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U.S. House votes against tolls on I-80
The US House approved an amendment to the transportation appropriation bill that would block tolling of I-80. The House has since passed the bill since Brett Lieberman broke the…
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Pretend funding plan
Two days late and a dollar short, the Patriot News declares that “Turnpike borrowing and tolls for Interstate 80 come up short to finance statewide road needs.”…
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Transportation Letter to Gov. Rendell and the General Assembly
CF expresses concerns over transportation bill July 14, 2007 The Honorable Edward G. RendellOffice of the GovernorCommonwealth of PennsylvaniaHarrisburg, PA 17120 Members of the General AssemblyCommonwealth…
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Lame Duck, or Big Winner?
Tony Phyrillas celebrates Rendell’s losses in the budget deal – too bad that doesn’t do taxpayers any good. Phyrillas likes the “no new taxes” – but new taxes…
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Budget Questions
Lingering questions/issues about the budget negotiations (with links to Commonwealth Foundation information on these issues): What will be the final percent increase in the General Fund? The Taxpayer Protection…
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Higher Taxes, More Debt Coming Down the Pike
Commonwealth Foundation warns against transportation funding proposal Harrisburg, PA — Today, the Commonwealth Foundation warned against the higher fees and long-term debt encompassed in the transportation funding proposals winding their…
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