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Pennsylvania Turnpike Lease: Two years of deliberation
An anonymous poster remarks that “we don’t want to rush into anything (like leasing the Turnpike)”, and compares it to the rush to pass Act 44. He/she is correct…
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Concerns About Turnpike Lease Misguided
Testimony before the PA House Transportation Committee Good morning. I am Nathan Benefield, Director of Policy Research for the Commonwealth Foundation. We are a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research…
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Study: Speculation and Predetermined Conclusions
House Democrats waste taxpayer money on useless report HARRISBURG, PA — The Commonwealth Foundation responded to a study released today by the House Democrats on the potential lease…
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Turnpike’s defenders go on offense
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review story on how the beneficiaries defenders of the Turnpike Commission are stalling, claiming that Turnpike Tolls would be much higher under a private lease, and planning to…
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Study Supports Turnpike Lease
Commonwealth Foundation responds to PSU/Wayne State study HARRISBURG, PA — Today, in response to a study of traffic diversion due to toll increases on the Ohio Turnpike by authors…
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REJECTED: Application to Toll I-80
Federal government sends Turnpike proposal to tax I-80 drivers back to the drawing board HARRISBURG, PA — Today, in response to the federal government’s rejection of plans to…
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No single solution to transportation crisis
Robert Latham takes us (along with the Turnpike Commission) to task in an Patriot News op-ed. Among the charges lobbed our way is that we are pushing a Turnpike…
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Act 44/Turnpike Links
Act 44 Information: Act 44 and Transportation Policy Points I-80 Lease and other documents Morgan-Stanley report Rendell on CNBC – “Act 44 wasn’t good enough” IRRPP…
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Turnpike Commission’s version of MiniTru
Turnpike Commission Vice-Chair and bond attorney Tim Carson in the Morning Call offers a rebuttal to the Brouillette-Gilroy Commentary. Carson’s editorial is as accurate as an Enron…
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