Government Accountability

Perzel, Fumo at Secret Budget Negotiations

• Nathan Benefield
• June 24, 2008

John Micek reports on the details of the secret budget negotiations: The players last night:House Dems: Majority Leader Bill DeWeese, Whip Keith McCall and Appropriations Chair Dwight…

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State Budget

Pennsylvania Senate Proposes Spending Diet

• June 20, 2008

Low-growth budget is a step in the right direction, but will House and Governor agree?  HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Senate recently passed a state spending plan for the upcoming…

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Regulation

Corporate Welfare In, Fiscal Restraint Out

• June 16, 2008

Commonwealth Foundation calls House budget irresponsible and misguided HARRISBURG, PA — Today, the Commonwealth Foundation charged that proposals by the Pennsylvania House Democrats to increase Governor Rendell’s proposed budget by…

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Government Accountability

Fumo makes Reader’s Digest list of corrupt pols

• Nathan Benefield
• May 27, 2008

Congratulations are in order for Senator Vince Fumo, who was named “one of the most crooked politicians in America” in this month’s Reader’s Digest, based on his 272…

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Lease the Turnpike? A real no-brainer

• Matthew Brouillette
• May 21, 2008

Pennsylvania lawmakers have the unique opportunity to allow taxpayers to earn interest rather than pay it. On May 19, Gov. Ed Rendell announced that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania could receive…

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Government Accountability

Fumo: fighting to keep slavery outlawed

• Nathan Benefield
• April 30, 2008

State Senator Vince Fumo said Tuesday that “If we introduced a bill on slavery, it might pass …I know some people up here, especially on a secret ballot, it would…

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Government Accountability

Fumo to retire

• Nathan Benefield
• March 12, 2008

Senator Vince Fumo, the subject of many PolicyBlog stories will reportedly be retiring; read the Pennsyltucky Politics blurb.

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Government Accountability

Mommy, why is Vince Fumo in our kitchen?

• Nathan Benefield
• February 12, 2008

The latest Vince Fumo for Senate ad ends with a little girl asking,”Mommy, why is that man in our kitchen?” Oh, so many punchlines to choose from. I’m going…

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Education

Vinsanity at PHEAA

• Nathan Benefield
• January 25, 2008

Vince Fumo came to the defense of excesses at PHEAA, demaninding that the Auditor General stop auditing. Jan Murphy of the Patriot News has the story. Fumo contends that…

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