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Turnpike Spent $24 Million on Failed I-80 Tolling Project
Says costs were required by feds requests
Between the passage of Act 44 in 2007 and the final death of the plan to toll Interstate 80 at the hands of federal Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on April 6, 2010, the… Read the rest
Auditor General Calls on State Civil Service Commission
Emphasizes audit recommendations, appointing a veteran
Auditor General Jack Wagner is calling for the State Civil Service Commission (SCSC), part of the Bureau of State Employment, to increase enforcement of veterans
$1 Billion in Bonds Won’t Close Transportation Gap
Already allocated to fix bridges, green the state
Pennsylvania has completed a $1 billion bond sale which will not close the state
Americans Doubt Politicians Can Fix Economy
Concerned about auditing the Fed, health care reform
As primary election winners gear up against each other, three new Rasmussen polls show the American public is losing faith in its political leaders
AG’s Office Butts Heads with Twitter
Demands user identities, Twitter refuses to release info
So far this year, Attorney General Tom Corbett has won the Republican nomination for governor and convicted a few state legislators and staff members in the Bonusgate trials, but that
Sunburn and Heartburn – A Weatherization Update
Only 5,800 homes so far, half must be done by fall
A year after the federal stimulus program was passed, which included taxpayer funding for home weatherization, about 5,800 homes have been weatherized in Pennsylvania.
Weatherization involves protecting a building… Read the rest
175 People Voted Twice in Fayette County
Poll worker mistakenly gave voters two ballots
A mistake at a polling place in Fayette County allowed 175 people to double-vote this morning in the special election for the Pennsylvania 12th Congressional district.
Amber Lilley, judge of elections at the… Read the rest
And Down the Stretch They Come
Democrat gubernatorial hopefuls make final push
As the Democrat gubernatorial primary heads into the final weekend of campaigning, three candidates will be patrolling three different corners of the state, each trying to drum up enough support to catch Allegheny County… Read the rest
School Reserve Funds Total Over $2 Billion
About $1.6 billion undesignated, could be used now
Despite a potential shortfall from the state government, Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts are sitting on a financial gold mine of about $1.6 billion in undesignated reserve funds.
According to the state Senate… Read the rest
Are Revenues Really Falling?
Tax collections in 2009 topped “boom” years of 2005 and 2006
With Pennsylvania facing a $1 billion budget deficit for the second consecutive year, the Rendell Administration has been quick to blame a decline in state revenues and to call… Read the rest