Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Raided by FBI?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 28, 2009

Toll Roads News is reporting that the FBI has raided the PA Turnpike Commission, seizing computers and records (HT Capitol Ideas) We’re informed the FBI “raid” comprised three…

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Pennsylvania Turnpike Tolls up 25%

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 5, 2009

Drivers are waking up to higher tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike this week – a 25% increase in tolls went into effect Sunday.  Some of the news stories are…

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Pennsylvania Senate GOP has Turnpike Lease Study

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 15, 2008

An analysis of potential Turnpike lease by Moody’s, commissioned the the PA Senate Transportation Committee, was released yesterday. Their findings are that a Turnpike lease might be beneficial, that…

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Turnpike Commission Cutting Work Force

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 14, 2008

Following traffic and revenue declines, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced it will be reducing its staff size starting with a “voluntary departure program”, with layoffs to be next. Curiously,…

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State Budget

Stay (Just A Little Bit Longer)

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 10, 2008

Recently, state Senators Gibson Armstrong (R, Lancaster) and Vince Fumo (D, Philadelphia) sounded the alarm that Pennsylvania will be facing a massive budget deficit by the end of the…

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Regulation

Leasing Toll Roads, Airports, and Parking

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 9, 2008

There are several stories on privatization in the news lately on a number of fronts. First up is in the real value of toll roads – which should be read…

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Taxes & Economy

Never mind the Commission behind the curtain

  • September 30, 2008

Our news release today, What Will the General Assembly Do?, focuses on the need to consider the consequences of failing to act on the $12.8 billion bid to lease…

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What Will the General Assembly Do?

  • September 30, 2008

Turnpike lease opportunity is going away HARRISBURG, PA—The $12.8 billion offer to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike will officially expire today at 5:00 p.m., unless Pennsylvania Transportation Partners (Abertis/CitiGroup) decide…

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Taxes & Economy

Turnpike Lease Bid expiring – what now?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 26, 2008

With the Turnpike lease bid expiring – and indications are there will be no extension of the $12.8 billion bid – both Governor Rendell and some lawmakers have…

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