From the PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE:
Gov. Ed Rendell has asked lawmakers to consider rolling the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission into PennDOT.
He raised the issue with legislative leaders during a conference call this week, lawmakers said Wednesday…
Over the past three decades, lawmakers of both parties have tried without success to abolish the turnpike commission, which has served as a base of patronage and lucrative contracts for political supporters of governors and legislative leaders. Rep. Mike Vereb, R-Montgomery County, has a bill pending this session that would eliminate the commission…
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