Rep. Curt Schroder, R-155th Dist., the Republican chairman of the House Gaming Oversight Committee, said in a prepared statement Thursday that Gov. Ed Rendell and House Majority Leader Todd Eachus (D-Luzerne) have destroyed any credibility they may have had with state universities and the public after insisting [...]
Rep. Curt Schroder, R-155th Dist., the Republican chairman of the House Gaming Oversight Committee, said in a prepared statement Thursday that Gov. Ed Rendell and House Majority Leader Todd Eachus (D-Luzerne) have destroyed any credibility they may have had with state universities and the public after insisting [...] 
The Associated Press is reporting that Attorney General Tom Corbett has charged state Rep. Bill DeWeese, a top-ranking Democratic leader for decades, and Gov. Ed Rendell's former Revenue Secretary, Stephen Stetler, with theft, conspiracy and conflict of interest charges.Governor Ed Rendell just announced $15.4 million in economic development assistance to renovate its York County factory and train workers.
$14 million of the $15.4 million comes from Capital Redevelopment Assistance. The money for this fund is part of the capital budget - i.e. borrowed from taxpayers by issuing bonds. [...]
So much for Gov. Ed Rendell keeping his promise to devote his final year to reforming state government.
Rendell’s Veterans Day surprise
Jeff Johnson
Government often commits its most unconscionable acts when no one is looking.
This could not have been more evident than shortly before Veterans Day when Gov. Ed Rendell’s administration quietly canceled a program that has helped countless veterans for decades. The timing [...]


Pittsburgh's financial problems are such that it gave rise to the Intergovermental Cooperation Authority(ICA) - formed by none other than, perennially in-deficit Governor, Ed Rendell. The ICA was put in place 5 years ago to solve Pittsburgh's financial worries. Five years later, with an ever increasing budget deficit and [...]