Taxes & Economy

Bailout Bandwagon – The Rendell Plan

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • September 27, 2008

As hope for the proposed Turnpike Lease dwindles, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell is asking Congress to add $100 billion in transportation money to the $700 billion bailout deal.

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$12.8B lease opportunity is all but lost

  • September 26, 2008

The opportunity to plug a massive transportation funding gap will be lost because of legislative inaction. Although Gov. Rendell plans to try to revive the turnpike lease in 2009, one…

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Taxes & Economy

Transportation funding options

  • September 26, 2008

The Derrick in Clarion provides a good synopsis of Matt Brouillette’s presentation on Pennsylvania’s transportation funding situation. What isn’t covered in the article was the discussion about the other…

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Health Care

PA Senate passes “slacker mandate”

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 24, 2008

The Pennsylvania Senate today passed by a 50-0 vote a “slacker mandate,” (SB 1453) requiring insurance companies to cover single, childless children of policy holders (at the policy holder’s…

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Taxes & Economy

Illegal Immigration in Pennsylvania

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • September 24, 2008

Yesterday, Rep. Metcalfe held a press conference promoting the National Security Starts at Home reform package. The bills would make it more difficult for illegal immigrants to live and…

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Taxes & Economy

Delay on Turnpike Lease Is Bad Policy

  • September 23, 2008

Commonwealth Foundation Urges Action on Lease Legislation  HARRISBURG, PA—Today, the Commonwealth Foundation called on the Pennsylvania legislature to consider Turnpike lease legislation before the end of the current legislative session. …

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“Leasing Turnpike Jeopardizes Safety”

  • September 22, 2008

… so said a commentary distributed by the Susquehanna Valley Center (see below). Either they didn’t bother to read the lease agreement or they are intentionally trying to mislead the…

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Rendell not to blame for sagging PA economy

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 22, 2008

The lastest state job numbers indicate that Pennsylvania has 100,000 more unemployed persons that one year ago. Yet, Governor Rendell announces that this is due to national trends -his…

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