Aug
31
Your Coopted Tax Dollars at Work
August 31, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Allegheny County has so much money to spend, it will start paying for art…
Aug
30
Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes
August 30, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Who polices the police? After all, they, too, are only human… Allegheny County’s politics around the Sherriff’s office sure could use some watching.
Aug
25
The Nearly Secret Cash Stash
August 25, 2005 | Leave a Comment
While not entirely a secret, real public auditing scrutiny is not allowed on the Legislature’s $135 million taxpayer funded slush fund…
Aug
24
Brief Hiatus
August 24, 2005 | Leave a Comment
We’re back online!
Aug
21
To the Big Fish goes the Worm
August 21, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Those who pay to play get a foot up for the slots license…
Aug
15
Hotels and Convention Centers
August 15, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Will not save the Pittsburgh region
Aug
14
Reality of Budgets
August 14, 2005 | Leave a Comment
The nice thing about small community municipal governments is that the politicians can’t force their inability to balance a budget onto the next generation by saddling the community with debt. So, in Union Township, where the budget has been a problem for some time, it was budget cutting time… Hence, Union Township [...]
Aug
14
State legislators still Paying for Pay Raise
August 14, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Will it last? I’m not holding my breath, but so far, so good! Says the Post Gazette, “State legislative pay raise furor not dying away.”
Aug
10
State College underage drinking
August 10, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Stupid drinking laws beget stupid behavior….
Aug
10
Ahhh… The Cable Monopoly
August 10, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Telecom is so monopolized by formal legislation in this country, its a laugh that people refer to this as the “land of the free.”
