Epstein’s take on Pennsylvania’s Thruway debacle
So what gives in the latest chapter of the Pennyslvania Turnpike? We have had a former administrator caught driving drunk, allegations of cronyism, the firings of a pair of longtime managers in...
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike was a landmark achievement for Pennsylvania motorists when it officially opened on October 1, 1940. Pennsylvanians had greater access to work, recreation, and family. Many...
View ArticleA ticket to ride will once again mean something for Motorists driving the...
Pressure from Pennyslvania’s Auditor General has the Turnpike Commission driving in a new direction. Weeks ago, Joseph Brimmeier, chief executive officer of the Turnpike Commission said he had no...
View ArticlePublicK NuisancE in Conjunction with Rock The Capital Presents the Wiggy Awards
Pat Carroll Our annual contest featuring the Worst Ideas in Government – the WIGGY Awards – was flooded with nominations in 2010, perhaps the start of a trend. It’s too soon to tell. Right now, the...
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In this edition of Rock The Capital Minute; the nuclear crisis in Japan is deepening. A fire and rising levels of radiation, at one point forced what workers remained at the Fukushima nuclear plant to...
View ArticleAuditor General Jack Wagner Repeats Call for Reversal Of Burdens Placed on...
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Steve Halvonik 717-787-1381 Auditor General Jack Wagner Repeats Call for Reversal Of Burdens Placed on Pa. Turnpike Commission by Act 44 Responds to...
View ArticleAuditor General Jack Wagner Says Pa. Turnpike’s Dealings in Risky Swaps Has...
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Steve Halvonik 717 787-1381 Auditor General Jack Wagner Says Pa. Turnpike’s Dealings in Risky Swaps Has Cost Taxpayers and Motorists At Least $108 Million...
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