Monday, July 13, 2009

JACK WAGNER ANNOUNCES HE'LL RUN FOR GOVERNOR

Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner held a press conference on Friday to announce  he
is "unofficially" throwing his hat in the ring for Governor joining Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, a man he defeated for state senate years ago, in the race for the state's highest elected office. 

Governor Rendell's second term expires in 2010.

Wagner also released a plan on Thursday that offered suggestions on how the state could save $1.3 billion including:  tapping rainy day funds, closing loopholes in Medicaid billing, declaring tax amnesty and asking state lawmakers to chip in part of their own surpluses.
How about minimizing the legislature?  That would undoubtedly cut some of the fat...more on this issue in the next post...

More on the Wagner announcement on KDKA-TV