Pennsylvania Pothole Plight Reflects State Budget Strain
A critical opinion argues PennDOT cannot fix potholes due to tight funds from the Motor License Fund used for debt service and operations. Secretary Jacob Kassab warns debt payments crowd maintenance with $63 million left for pothole repairs and repaving. The piece blames mismanagement and unkept promises by state leaders and notes a $250 million surplus lingering after a padded income tax.
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Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation
Penndot
Jacob Kassab
Kassab
Ras
H Olds
General Assembly
Harrisburg
Money crisis looming in US economy and housing plans
A money shortage threatens both business and individuals as high inflation and tight credit squeeze spending plans on plant, equipment, and homes. Federal Reserve Chair Burns pushes restraint to curb inflation though some fear a credit squeeze could harm housing and stock markets. Officials list contact points for legislators in Pennsylvania and nationally.
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New York
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Burns
Mafi asserts no Washington clout as GAO shows harsh sentencing
In a secret GAO report evidence suggests the Mafia faces tougher federal penalties than ordinary criminals. About 800 mobsters since 1969 have served prison terms, with average sentences longer across embezzlement fraud narcotics and racketeering cases, undermining claims of high level influence.
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Washington
Justice Department
General Accounting Office
Peace and politics mix at a dinner with Israel Arabs debate
A long reflective dinner recounts Israeli Arab tensions and American attitudes, noting Israeli realism, 1967 war reverberations, and Arab dispossession. It contrasts American support for Israel with reluctance to shed American blood, while detailing political maneuvering on road funding and no fault insurance bills.
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Israel
U.S
Open Space Tax Breaks Meet Mixed Support In House Vote
Amendments backed by environmental groups modernize a house bill to grant preferential tax rates on agricultural or undeveloped land. The measure aims to curb open space development by taxing land based on use rather than sale value, with eligibility for tracts of at least ten acres. The vote shifted containment of back taxes to ten years and rejected a right to reply for political coverage. The session also touched on liquor taxes, war coverage, and various House Bills including firearm passage, scholarships for veterans, and funding for a camp for the blind.
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Germaine
Liquor’Central Committee
Star of Monday
Jesse Jackson
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Shapp
Board House Board
Becon Lodge
Lewiston
Reid Bennett
Franklin Highway
Crawford County
Dave JiCarlo
David Hayes
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United States Senate
Richard Schweiker
Senate Ofice
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R-Pa
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Joseph P. Vigarilo
Cannon House
R. Budd Dwyer
Honorable Forest Hopkins
By Jack Anderson
Auguste Ricard
Aniello Dellacroce
Atlanta
Frank Valenti
GAO
Cosa Nostra
Max Keiser
Kelly
Lester Keiser
Philadelphia
Louis Newman
Jim Bishop
Jordan
Sabras
Knesset
Golda
Deli
Victor Westerberg
Sharp
Comsumer Protection Committee
Eugene Geesey
Percy Foor
Foor
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Cathy Grossman
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