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Pennsylvania governor sees new taxes, tolls, fees and cameras as the key to shoring up the state budget.
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell is struggling in his latest budget with the desire to spend more money while lacking tax revenue due to the economic recession. Nonetheless, the $28 billion budget for 2011 expends $200 million more than the previous year. Rendell yesterday testified before the state Senate Transportation Committee about how he intended to hit up motorists to make up much of that amount. (more >>>)
Letter to Nancy Pelosi
Letter from lawyer Dennis Guthrie criticizes Rep. Nancy Pelosi. (click here)
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Wednesday May 19, 2010
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Wednesday December 2, 2009
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Tuesday September 22, 2009
John DiPrimio hosted a program on called
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to 1:00 PM. The archive of the show is posted below.
Sept 22, 2009
We encourage you to read the provisions of the Cap and Trade Bill that has passed the House of Representatives and being considered by the Senate. We are ready to join the next march on Washington!
This Congress and whoever on their staffs that write this junk are truly out to destroy the middle class of the USA.... (More >>>)
Remember to fly Alaska Airlines
Do you remember the scene? The Senate. Barbara Boxer hearing from a Brigadier General? Silly General! He addresses Barbara as "Ma'm", and she CORRECTS him, telling him she's "worked SO hard to earn the title, "Senator", so please to use that when speaking to her. (More >>>)
The Health Care Cost Saving Myth
(CBS)
One of the central selling points used by President Obama to push the
Democrats' health care plan is the notion that a comprehensive overhaul
of the health care system will reduce costs. But costs to who, and how?
Let's step back a minute and try to figure out how Obama's cost-cutting
argument could possibly be so.
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7/16/2009
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Attn: Michael Levy
Dear
Mr. Levy,
On
behalf of our supporters,
the citizens of the State of
There's a rally in the Capitol today that Democracy Rising PA cannot attend. But we're there in spirit, and we hope all Pennsylvanians are there, too. Click Here for an excellent lawmaker-by-lawmaker report by Rock the Capital.
Four years ago today, our political leadership committed an unprecedented act of theft. Without the knowledge or consent of the citizens of PA, our leaders took a massive pay raise for themselves and their posterity. (More >>>)
An Open Letter to the the PresidentDear Mr. President,
I write to you as one elected official to another on behalf of average American citizens. We listen to your words and measure them carefully. With hope, we watch your actions. We then look to history and compare the events of our day with the events of yesterday. We look to our Founders and read carefully their intellectual discourses and their moral debate. They ultimately concluded that the actions of the king were best described as tyranny, because they could not be honestly described any other way. Having come to such a serious and reasoned conclusion, their path was charted—unknown as to its outcome—but certain as to its demand upon them. Mr. President, we are doing what Americans have done before. (More >>>)
The New CCS Message BoardPresented to Rep. Josh Shapiro, suggestions to reduce the State budget:
1- Furlough non-essential state
workers, without pay, for up
to 7 days, staggering depts.
2- Furlough the legislature, without
pay, for the same
amount of time as the employees. 7 days
3- Reduce the car allowances for all
legislators to a
maximum of $300.00 per month.
4- Require the legislature to pay for
part of their health
insurance, much like the rest of the citizens of the state.
5- Taxpayers should be reimbursed for
the $1 million paid to
Vince Fumo’s lawyer for his defense. Additionally the
practice of paying legal
fees to defend legislators charged with criminal behavior should be
stopped.
6- Reduce the size of the
legislature. PA has one of the
biggest if not the biggest full time legislature in the nation.
7- Privatize the State Stores.
John DiPrimio
Rohrer Reintroduces School Property Tax Elimination ActHARRISBURG— Hailing it as the single most important step Pennsylvania lawmakers could take to jumpstart the state’s economy, prime sponsor Rep. Sam Rohrer (R-Berks) today unveiled the School Property Tax Elimination Act (SPTEA). (More >>>)
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started with our efforts to stop the enhanced emissions testing for our
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