Would you pay $50 to cross the turnpike? Eugene DePasquale said this will be the case by 2021 if we don’t change current policies. If the legislature doesn’t phase out the $450 million the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission must pay PennDOT every year, it will cost a driver $50 in tolls to cross the state within eight years, according to Auditor…..

The heat is up as Governor Tom Corbett pushes the Senate to pass along the Liquor Privatization bill, even as the debates are at an all time high. The senate is still hearing from opposition voices on the bill, so it will be interesting to see whether or not the bill will be ready anytime soon, let alone by the…..

Between now and June 30, the General Assembly focuses on the state budget for 2013-14. As always, the budget comes with a mix of ingredients – privatizing state liquor stores, Medicaid expansion, transportation funding, the pension crisis – that makes for complicated negotiations. So let’s make a few things clearer – like the Majority Mandate of PA voters. Click on the link for…..