Taxes & Economy

Turnpike Commission Triples Act 44 Debt from $14 Billion to $44 Billion

• September 2, 2008

Unpaid debt increases from $0 to $73 billion under PTC’s revised plans  HARRISBURG, PA — Today, the Commonwealth Foundation presented an analysis of the proposed debt under the Pennsylvania…

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Why the Turnpike Commission Can’t Respond

• August 28, 2008

With the release of the Turnpike Commission Family Tree video and poster at TurnpikeFacts.com, PTC CEO Joe Brimmeier doesn’t have much of a response. We figure he…

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PTC CEO Brimmeier Won’t Debate

• June 27, 2008

In addition to highlighting the launch of TurnpikeFacts.com, Toll Roads News reports on Joe Brimmeier’s refusal to debate the lease issue with the Pennsylvania Transportation Partnership. Apparently, he…

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Turnpike Commission stalling on I-80 tolling application

• Nathan Benefield
• May 21, 2008

While Governor Rendell wanted to get a revised application for tolling I-80 to the feds by the end of the week, so he could ask for an expedited answer and…

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I-80 toll meeting gets ugly in Bloomsburg

• November 29, 2007

Apparently the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s “Peace Tour” isn’t promoting much peace along the I-80 corridor. The Pocono Record reports that Tempers flared again later…

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SEC investigation into Brimmeier?

• Nathan Benefield
• November 19, 2007

Here is a letter to SEC regional director Daniel Hawkes from Sen. Jake Corman, and the response from the SEC director. Corman questions whether or not Pennsylvania Turnpike…

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