In a joint press conference today, advocacy groups Rock The Capital and Democracy Rising criticized Governor Tom Corbett for what they feel has been a failure on his part to enact government reform measures to increase transparency and improve government efficiency. Democracy Rising co-founder Tim Potts also released the results of a public integrity survey conducted by Terry Madonna Opinion Research that shows strong support for a variety of reform measures.
Among them, Potts reported 93% of voters want a prohibition on public officials taking anything of value from those who try to influence them, while 82% support a 48-hour waiting period between the final amendment of a bill and its final passage vote. Eric Epstein, co-founder of Rock the Capital, called the reform pledges made by Governor Corbett during his campaign “a classic example of false advertising.”
“While the public is rallying around reform in record numbers, Mr. Corbett remains isolated in a political cave, content to govern by fiat,” Epstein said. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story.
