Government Accountability

Government Ethics: Alaska vs. Pennsylvania

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 22, 2009

Amanda Carpenter writes about a report that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin may be cited (though no penalties would be attached) for ethics violations for … wait for it ……

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Government Accountability

Will Fumo Conviction Deter Public Corruption?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 15, 2009

Alex Charyna mocks Governor Rendell’s ridiculous statement that Sen. Vince Fumo (sentenced to 55 months in prison, or about 12 days for each felony conviction), should only spend…

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State Budget

Why Are State Budget Negotiations Secret Meetings?

  • July 2, 2009

With all the debate surrounding the Budget this summer, a concerned taxpayer has the right to see exactly what his representatives and legislature are doing on the people’s time,…

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Government Accountability

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Still Using Tax Dollars to Buy Votes

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 22, 2009

Mark Levy of the AP has a hard hitting story of Pennsylvania lawmakers use of WAMs – i.e. “Walking Around Money” made available to us at the discretion of legislative…

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State Budget

“Cuts First, Taxes Last”

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 7, 2009

The Philadelphia Inquirer comes out with an editorial calling for cutting wasteful spending in the state budget before talking about a tax increase. Here are some of the points…

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Taxes & Economy

Budget deficit was predicted, and ignored.

  • June 2, 2009

This was our blog post from July 04, 2008…yes, Independence Day, but also the day Gov. Ed Rendell signed the 2008-09 budget despite clear evidence that it was unrealistic in…

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Government Accountability

Veon Fallout: An End to WAMs

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 26, 2009

Yesterday, Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett announced additional charges against former Rep. Mike Veon and staffer Annamarie Peretta-Rosepink for their role in directing state funds to the Beaver Initiative…

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Government Accountability

Taxpayers Spend $2.3 Million to Defend Fumo

  • March 23, 2009

ABC 27 has a story on the amount of OPM – “other people’s money,” i.e. taxpayers – used to defend former Sen. Vince Fumo, who was convicted of illegally…

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Government Accountability

Taxpayers Spend $2.3 Million to Defend Fumo

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 23, 2009

ABC 27 has a story on the amount of OPM – “other people’s money,” i.e. taxpayers – used to defend former Sen. Vince Fumo, who was convicted of illegally…

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