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• July 7, 2005: The Pennsylvania House and Senate passed Act 44 at 2 a.m., July 7, 2005, increasing the salaries of officials in all...

Copyright@ Eric Epstein & Rock the Capital Feb., 29, 2024 Testimony of Rock the Capital Re: “Statement of Financial Affairs of the...

“From fine dining to rental cars, John Weinstein spends big campaign cash — even with no opponent. Mr. Weinstein's campaign spent $1.2...

• July 15, 2009: Revelations that taxpayers spent more than $200,000 to lease an office for state Sen. Robert J. Mellow in a building...

January 23, 2019: Rock the Capital filed a lawsuit in Commonwealth Court accusing the Legislative Audit Advisory Commission of...

Copyright© October 2018, Eric Epstein The Halloween season has arrived. Following Halloween are a number of events - including...

• August 12, 2014: Ron Tomalis resigned from the special role in 2014, months after a report by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette finding...

Copyright May 27, 2014, Eric Epstein The plot is always the same and the ending is never a surprise. Political scandal followed by public...

Castille with fellow Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices in September 2011Matt Rourke/AP • January 26-28, 2012: Chief Justice Castille...

Copyright© 2010, Eric Epstein & Rock the Capital The Pennsylvania Turnpike was a landmark achievement for Pennsylvania motorists when it...

In 2009, the PLCB launched a plan to sell wine from vending machines at grocery stores. After just over a year, the program ended at the...

• January 14, 2008: A coalition of government reform groups urged Gov. Ed Rendell today to call a special session of the Legislature to...

In 2007, Rock the Capital, good-government groups, and newspapers throughout Pennsylvania called on more accountability and an audit of...

• January 27, 2007: “The Patriot-News” responding to tips from House Democratic employees, reported on a previously secret bonus program...

• November 27, 2006: Reformers, including Clean Sweep, Democracy Rising, Rock the Capital, and the Pink Pig ask Ed Rendell to veto a...

• February 7, 2006: Talk about a dose of your own medicine. State Sen. Jeff Piccola, the Dauphin County Republican who asked a Penn...