Education

Can a Dwight Schrute Save Scranton?

• November 8, 2016

Dwight K. Schrute is an employee at Dunder Mifflin—a fictional Scranton paper company featured in NBC’s The Office. And he just may be the key to overcoming the city’s very…

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Government Accountability

How Much is Too Much for Pa. School Districts?

• James Paul
• October 17, 2016

Why are taxpayers being charged for money left unspent? This question is posed by NBC 10 reporter Mitch Blacher to public school administrators in southeastern Pennsylvania districts. An NBC investigation…

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Regulation

EXPOSED: PLCB Wine Shrine Uncovered

• May 9, 2012

Nothing to see here, folks, move along and remain quiet, we are busy protecting your palettes. That’s the dismissive reaction to taxpayers from Pennsylvania Liquor Control boss Joe Conti whose defense…

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Taxes & Economy

PA Unemployment Fraud Adding to Already-Bankrupt System

• Nathan Benefield
• September 1, 2010

As PA Independent reports today, Pennsylvania had $374 million in overpayments for Unemployment Compensation (UC) last year, including $227 million in fraudulent claims, according to the US Department of…

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VIDEO: Critics Say Turnpike Needs Reform

• Nathan Benefield
• February 14, 2008

NBC 5 Video on the Turnpike Commission’s dining expenses charged to drivers. They spent a mindboggling total of $1,800 at Haydn’s on Pine in Harrisburg in June 2007 (when…

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Government Accountability

4 Bills In 5 Months

• Nathan Benefield
• June 6, 2007

WGAL (NBC 8) with a story on the sluggish pace of the full time Pennsylvania legislature. So far this year, they have passed only 4 bills – two renaming…

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Lawmakers Use Your Money, PSAs As Campaign Tool

• Nathan Benefield
• May 2, 2007

WGAL NBC 8 story on the use of taxpayer funds for “Public Service Announcements” around election time. The poll with the story indicates that a whopping 7% don’t feel…

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