Turnpike Commission-plank-Rauterkus

==Background==
* The Turnpike Commission is an example of a self perpetuating bureaucracy.
==Billions of spending occurs at the Turnpike Commission.==
This agency spends, and has been full of patronage too. 
We need oversight and accountability of all authorities, such as the Turnpike Commission. 
* Make elections part of the Turnpike Commissions.
== This would be a crowd pleaser.==
As a candidate in the State Senate, I said we should get rid of the Turnpike Commission.
==Details==
* Kentucky took out the toll booths as the bonds were paid.
==Links==
* Authorities
== Media ==
* Surprise candidate in turnpike sale (phillyBurbs.com) | Courier Times December, 2006 -- The very agency that's been running the turnpike all these years is saying it, too, can give the state what it wants: millions of dollars for public transit and road projects. Who knows how this would work? The Turnpike Commission, a public agency, is not saying.
* Trib article on the PA Turnpike Commission from Jan 2, 2005
===Blogs===
* http://progresspittsburgh.net/?p=105 from December 2006 about the Privatization of Transit
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