CORBETT STICKING WITH NO TAX PLEDGE

According to an WITF article, republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett is trumpeting his “no tax” pledge on the campaign trail. Against a backdrop of waterfalls, palm trees and lush vegetation, Corbett told a group of supporters at Longwood Gardens he’s the only candidate who will lower state spending next year. Corbett says Pennsylvania’s taxes are too high, and the levies are dragging down the state’s economy. “That’s why I’ve signed a no new tax pledge. I would note, though, that my opponent has not signed that pledge, nor do I think he’s going to sign a tax pledge like that. In fact he has developed, he has implemented the largest single tax increase in the history of Allegheny County.” Click here to read the WITF article.

ACQUITTED BONUSGATE STAFFER FILES LAWSUIT

According to an article in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, a legislative corruption investigation that began with a scandal over state bonuses given for campaign work was a politically motivated conspiracy involving Republican Attorney General Tom Corbett, ex-House Democratic Leader Bill DeWeese and his former Washington lawyer, a fired Democratic staffer alleged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. Stephen

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