Taking Pennsylvania for a Ride
Nearly three years ago, the Commonwealth Foundation joined a loose coalition of groups that spanned the political and ideological spectrum. Common Cause, Democracy Rising PA, RockTheCapital.org, Young Conservatives of…
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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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Taking PA for a Ride
The recently passed transportation funding bill was of, by, and for the Turnpike Commission, says Matt Brouillette in today’s Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
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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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Toll plan hits bump in the road
More on the US House’s action to stop tolling of I-80 from the Patriot News. The federal law would mean that federal funds currently going to the state for…
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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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Reform coalition proposing budget timeline for lawmakers
Coverage of yesterday’s reform coalition press conference on reforming the budget process: Post Gazette Tribune Review WGAL TV (complete with poll asking, “Would you support a plan…
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Turnpike Wheeling and Dealing
Brad Bumsted’s assessment of the Turnpike Commission’s deal to expand their power and protect their fiefdom. The Turnpike Commission may have gotten enough House votes for their borrowing and…
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PAs Coming Transportation Taxes: When a user fee is a tax
HARRISBURG, PA — Lawmakers in Harrisburg are hailing a budget without tax increases, but the Commonwealth Foundation noted that the effect of the transportation funding proposal will be a significant…
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