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April 13 is Tax Freedom Day in Pennsylvania
Four days later than national average
Pennsylvanians will be free from their federal, state, and local tax burdens on April 13 this year, four days later than the national average but one day earlier than a year ago, according to… Read the rest
Bill Would Prohibit Taxpayer Funded Campaign Mailings
Legislators could not use resources 60 days prior
On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania House State Government Committee unanimously passed legislation prohibiting legislators from assisting their re-election efforts with taxpayer-funded newsletters.
Introduced by state Rep. Matthew Bradford (D–Montgomery), House Bill 2271, would… Read the rest
Allergy Bill Passes House Unanimously
Allows children to carry emergency EpiPens at school
Pennsylvania Rep. Matt Smith (D
Arlen and The Anti-Christ?
GOP trying to protect Specter from Ted Turner
If media mogul, land baron, and television pioneer Ted Turner isn’t the Anti-Christ, he is something close to it, according to the Pennsylvania Republican Party.
And the state GOP is so concerned… Read the rest
Bonus-gate II?
Database Collecting Continues
Pennsylvania may have another Bonusgate around the corner, but Tom Corbett didn’t want to talk about it.
“I am not going to be able to answer your questions. I don’t have any facts in front of me.… Read the rest
Turnpike Commission: Little Talk, Lots of Spending
Seven-minute meeting disposes of $1.2 billion
If you went to a Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission meeting this year expecting to hear the turnpike commissioners deliberate before they spent $89 million or borrowed $1.35 billion, you would have wasted your time.
Full-time Senate?
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Quick – what do 15 lawyers, a funeral director, a nurse, a couple of CPAs and a few more insurance agents have in common? No, this isn’t the start of an old joke; they are… Read the rest
AFL-CIO, PSEA Make It Official
Formal ceremony on Tuesday
After decades of working together for higher wages, higher taxes, more jobs, better contracts, and extensive benefits in and around the General Assembly, the state AFL-CIO and the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) will formalize their… Read the rest
Alternate State Pension Plan Would Cost $8 Billion
Cost to taxpayers continues to rise at a gradual rate
Governor Ed Rendell is proposing graduated tax increases in this year