Abolishment of Pennsylvania GSA Shifts State Services
The Pennsylvania General State Authority is being replaced by a cabinet level Department of General Services. The GSA, created in 1949 to fund and oversee state facilities, faced corruption probes over kickback schemes involving engineers and contractors. The new department merges the authority with the State Property and Supplies Department, changing lines of authority.
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Abolition of the GSA reshapes state construction oversight
The legislature moves to end the Government Services Administration, ending its debt limit shield and shifting control to the governor. A professional selections committee will vet architects and engineers for each project, ending the agency’s multi headed board. The 1967 68 convention mandated the change after the debt limit linked to GSA borrowing and rent schemes. The GSA survived seven years after its demise amid political ties.
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Looking Beyond Budget Deficit and Government Spending
The piece argues the focus on one year’s federal deficit misleads from long term spending trends. It traces growth in transfer payments, shows how subsidies reshaped budgeting since the 1950s, and warns that continued expansion could redefine income, work incentives, and the nation’s political economy by 2000.
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What is wrong with the city engineer and more
The city built a high walk on Mead avenue to align with future street work. The grade was intentional for curb and widening plans next year or two. Temporarily changing the road grade saves cost and improves final results.
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First Lady Betty Ford The moral code debate resurfaced
Paul Harvey notes the Ford interview sparked a prompt but brief furor over Susan Ford's claimed independence and marijuana use. He argues public tolerance signals a shift in morality, while warning that deifying leaders risks power abuse and erosion of standards.
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