Pennsylvania Campaign Finance Law Faces Reform Odds
An opinion piece argues Pennsylvania's 1937 Election Code fails to disclose campaign money and spending before elections, lacks verification, and permits opaque donor identities. It notes loopholes for fundraising dinners, corporate and union influence, and weak enforcement by the Elections Bureau, predicting little change.
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Common Cause
State Elections Bureau
Letters from prison to editors and lawmakers in 1970s era
A prisoner in Ohio asks The Editor to publish his letter, detailing loneliness and personal stats. The text then lists multiple names of Pennsylvania and federal political figures, followed by disjointed notes on government offices and a lengthy discussion of mobile homes, costs, and park rents, with scattered figures and prices.
Mobile Homes: Costs and Financing Rise Despite Low Real Property Status
Costs include concrete pads leveling removal of wheels and skirtings with installation averaging about 1800 dollars plus 450 for hookups. Insurance on mobile units runs 85 to 150 annually for a 12000 dollar unit, while conventional homes pay 87 to 65. Loans are limited with FHA VA options and 12 percent rates. some regions tax mobile homes differently and depreciation is reduced.
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Costa
FHA
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Language and loyalty clash over multilingual ballots and “American” identity
A Paul Harvey style meditation argues against smuggling language into schools and ballots while praising the American melting pot. It notes 30 U.S. states must print ballots in languages beyond English and cites Oklahoma and Cherokee examples, then shifts to CIA reform debates and the Taylor Report proposing unified control of intelligence agencies in Langley.
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Intelligence friction sparks interagency power debate
A disputed Taylor Report prompted President Ford to seek an interagency review. Sources say the lobby of anonymous deputy aides drives policy, with factions claiming excesses in intelligence agencies and criticising proposed reforms.
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Ford
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