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 [...]
Auditor General Jack Wagner called for Gov. Ed Rendell’s administration to change key procurement practices after a lengthy special audit of $592 million in contracts with accounting and auditing firm, Deloitte Consulting LLP. The Forgotten Taxpayer says “thank you, Auditor General Wagner.”
Wagner said problems with the contract [...]
Some good news for Gov. Ed Rendell. Pennsylvania did not make the Top 10 list of states in fiscal distress.Gov. Ed Rendell, offering his synopsis of Tuesday’s election on NBC’s Meet the Press, acknowledged the results weren’t great for Democrats.
“I’m happy I wasn’t running this year,” Rendell said, adding that he didn’t believe the results were a referendum on Obama. “When things are bad, incumbents are held responsible [...]
From one of today's editorials at the Tribune Review:
It's bad enough that striking Philadelphia transit workers rejected what Gov. Ed Rendell called a "sensational" deal. What's really horrific is that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority offered such a deal in the first place.
Transport Workers Union Local 234 -- average [...]
It's bad enough that striking Philadelphia transit workers rejected what Gov. Ed Rendell called a "sensational" deal. What's really horrific is that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority offered such a deal in the first place.
Transport Workers Union Local 234 --' [...]
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