http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/ Blog entries from Capitol Ideas. en-US 2009-07-09T20:24:46-04:00 40.272839-76.890532 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/UXl1MPL9yZo/house-committee-to-vote-senate-budget-bill-on-monday.html Democrats who control the state House said Thursday they're ready to pull the trigger on a no-tax increase budget that would slash deeply into state services and result in layoffs for thousands of state employees. House Speaker Keith R. McCall,... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vpp4_2oQ1Ax3dxwoEll4cpyscNI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vpp4_2oQ1Ax3dxwoEll4cpyscNI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vpp4_2oQ1Ax3dxwoEll4cpyscNI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vpp4_2oQ1Ax3dxwoEll4cpyscNI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/UXl1MPL9yZo" height="1" width="1"/> John Micek 2009-07-09T20:24:46-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/07/house-committee-to-vote-senate-budget-bill-on-monday.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/120FqRoIGuM/afternoon-budget-update-1.html Greetings, Fellow Seekers. It's been a fairly frantic afternoon hereabouts. Things are fluid, but here's what we know right now: 1. Senior House leaders are meeting in Speaker Keith McCall's office as we type this. Current attendees are Minority Leader... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KJqhSbzg2GqrhT_9UZNDf-YlDcE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KJqhSbzg2GqrhT_9UZNDf-YlDcE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KJqhSbzg2GqrhT_9UZNDf-YlDcE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KJqhSbzg2GqrhT_9UZNDf-YlDcE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/120FqRoIGuM" height="1" width="1"/> John Micek 2009-07-09T15:32:06-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/07/afternoon-budget-update-1.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/H13X2KtN7JE/budget-drips-and-drabs.html Good Afternoon, Everyone. The House recess has been extended until 2:30 p.m. The Democratic caucus appears to have broken up, and we've been told that Democratic leaders are meeting now, presumably to plot their next move. Here's a quick round-up... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H6H-srnbJTC_GLRGdyOpqqoz7xc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H6H-srnbJTC_GLRGdyOpqqoz7xc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H6H-srnbJTC_GLRGdyOpqqoz7xc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H6H-srnbJTC_GLRGdyOpqqoz7xc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/H13X2KtN7JE" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs John Micek 2009-07-09T13:50:22-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/07/budget-drips-and-drabs.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/0Ir87sXxCKE/report-orie-considering-run-against-toomey.html From Our Friends At PoliticsPa: "State Senator Jane Orie met with Pennsylvania and national Republican leaders in Washington recently to discuss running for U.S. Senate, multiple sources have confirmed to PoliticsPA. The meeting included Pennsylvania GOP Chairman Rob Gleason and... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/afrOb22BQBUwgOy41O1QFOflgas/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/afrOb22BQBUwgOy41O1QFOflgas/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/afrOb22BQBUwgOy41O1QFOflgas/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/afrOb22BQBUwgOy41O1QFOflgas/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/0Ir87sXxCKE" height="1" width="1"/> John Micek 2009-07-09T12:58:00-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/07/report-orie-considering-run-against-toomey.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/WXzgrbNh7aw/thursday-morning-coffee.html Good Morning, Fellow Seekers. It looks like a state budget plan has emerged, and it isn't pretty. Late last night, House Speaker Keith McCall, D-Carbon and senior Rendell administration aide Steve Crawford said they're going to propose a staggering $1.7... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tPPmPOFUAYlMWFcdWpd9674e3zc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tPPmPOFUAYlMWFcdWpd9674e3zc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tPPmPOFUAYlMWFcdWpd9674e3zc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tPPmPOFUAYlMWFcdWpd9674e3zc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/WXzgrbNh7aw" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs John Micek 2009-07-09T08:46:21-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/07/thursday-morning-coffee.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/DXGgzQ67csw/mark-cohen-wont-you-be-our-friend.html Now This Is What We Call Social Networking. Writing on his Facebook page last night, Rep. Mark Cohen, D-Philadelphia, let slip a doozy: "Passage of Republican budget, with further spending cuts, is now on the table," he pecked out in... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y_YAYgKJXYcwiAgB-Coslu6fPIA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y_YAYgKJXYcwiAgB-Coslu6fPIA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y_YAYgKJXYcwiAgB-Coslu6fPIA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y_YAYgKJXYcwiAgB-Coslu6fPIA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/DXGgzQ67csw" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs John Micek 2009-07-08T17:22:40-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/07/mark-cohen-wont-you-be-our-friend.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/yMYz8ZvqrJs/our-condolences.html Our Most Sincere Condolences ... ... this afternoon go out to state Rep. Bryan R. Lentz, D-Delaware, and his family. Mr. Lentz's two-year-old son, Joseph Thomas Lentz, died Tuesday after a very courageous battle with illness. As a parent of... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2k_-X7m9Snm8quompXSOxk2BIUw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2k_-X7m9Snm8quompXSOxk2BIUw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2k_-X7m9Snm8quompXSOxk2BIUw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2k_-X7m9Snm8quompXSOxk2BIUw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/yMYz8ZvqrJs" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs John Micek 2009-07-08T16:31:32-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/07/our-condolences.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/8iEiProp0zU/house-gop-we-may-pull-trigger-on-nuclear-option.html House Republican Leader Sam Smith ... ... says his caucus is marshaling the votes to spring the Senate Republicans' budget bill from the House Appropriations Committee and bring it the House floor for a vote. "We're close to pulling the... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Tn1KADyUM52TWKJOU8emEo8RIaI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Tn1KADyUM52TWKJOU8emEo8RIaI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Tn1KADyUM52TWKJOU8emEo8RIaI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Tn1KADyUM52TWKJOU8emEo8RIaI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/8iEiProp0zU" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs John Micek 2009-07-08T15:03:15-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/07/house-gop-we-may-pull-trigger-on-nuclear-option.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/YbSr5AAb0r4/the.html Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Pat Toomey ... ... just paid a call to the state Capitol press room here in Harrisburg, where he let us know that the recent rash of scandals, kerfuffles and media tiffs that have afflicted the... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j7jPAIIq7D7zS_K6oi4uWYqIduw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j7jPAIIq7D7zS_K6oi4uWYqIduw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j7jPAIIq7D7zS_K6oi4uWYqIduw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j7jPAIIq7D7zS_K6oi4uWYqIduw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/YbSr5AAb0r4" height="1" width="1"/> John Micek 2009-07-08T14:45:18-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/07/the.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/eB2EmZfuDoI/the-big-money.html Want To Know Who Spent What ... ... to influence Pennsylvania state government in 2007-2008? The good folks at the Pennsylvania Business Council have spared you the tedium of wading through miles of campaign finance records by preparing a detailed... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OR8wpzQ78vXrpPAOWi8QjYF2SlU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OR8wpzQ78vXrpPAOWi8QjYF2SlU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OR8wpzQ78vXrpPAOWi8QjYF2SlU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OR8wpzQ78vXrpPAOWi8QjYF2SlU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/eB2EmZfuDoI" height="1" width="1"/> John Micek 2009-07-08T11:00:17-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/07/the-big-money.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/YoC9V9sHiZo/24th-senate-district-update.html With Three Weeks To Go ... ... before state Sen. Robert C. Wonderling, R-Montgomery, bids a fond adieu to the Capitol, senior Republicans are apparently rallying behind Rep. Robert Mensch, R-Montgomery, as his successor. This tidbit comes to us courtesy... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JCYdGE4QlPy0fl8FYGc4WnalX88/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JCYdGE4QlPy0fl8FYGc4WnalX88/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JCYdGE4QlPy0fl8FYGc4WnalX88/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JCYdGE4QlPy0fl8FYGc4WnalX88/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/YoC9V9sHiZo" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs John Micek 2009-07-08T10:50:37-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/07/24th-senate-district-update.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/RP7llihdC6M/pennsylvania-held-hostage-day-8.html Okay ... ... so we got a little off-task yesterday and forgot to post our running count of the number of days that have passed since the end of the 2008-2009 fiscal year. Naturally, we have a perfectly good excuse:... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8EYyIeX47YuqXnI8yiHdynLBiJI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8EYyIeX47YuqXnI8yiHdynLBiJI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8EYyIeX47YuqXnI8yiHdynLBiJI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8EYyIeX47YuqXnI8yiHdynLBiJI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/RP7llihdC6M" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs John Micek 2009-07-08T09:23:55-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/07/pennsylvania-held-hostage-day-8.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/BSD9vwt_kM8/hanging-with-the-blue-dogs.html If You're Looking For The One Place ... ... that House Democratic leaders and Gov. Ed will have the hardest time mustering the votes for an income tax hike, then you probably don't have to look any further than an... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TRQRURTSdpdKcILPfGECkB8-MqI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TRQRURTSdpdKcILPfGECkB8-MqI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TRQRURTSdpdKcILPfGECkB8-MqI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TRQRURTSdpdKcILPfGECkB8-MqI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/BSD9vwt_kM8" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs John Micek 2009-07-07T18:13:36-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/07/hanging-with-the-blue-dogs.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/JHyxS1a7s9A/afternoon-budget-update.html Good Afternoon, Everyone. Gov. Ed just held another of his now-daily budget briefings, and we've come away with additional details of the $72 million in cuts the administration announced last night. Four agencies were affected, and most of the reductions... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Lka8Y16wRRQlC8Wt_jhzb_FweK4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Lka8Y16wRRQlC8Wt_jhzb_FweK4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Lka8Y16wRRQlC8Wt_jhzb_FweK4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Lka8Y16wRRQlC8Wt_jhzb_FweK4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/JHyxS1a7s9A" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs John Micek 2009-07-07T13:51:45-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/07/afternoon-budget-update.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/8MPlL1KF1rA/fan-boy-geek-moment.html Here's A Shot Of The Stanley Cup ... ... in the East Wing Rotunda this afternoon, flanked by some awards from sports that aren't anywhere near as important as hockey: <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/taDLEeB0bDgEt9c2lmg4IzGVjq8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/taDLEeB0bDgEt9c2lmg4IzGVjq8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/taDLEeB0bDgEt9c2lmg4IzGVjq8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/taDLEeB0bDgEt9c2lmg4IzGVjq8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/8MPlL1KF1rA" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs Sports John Micek 2009-07-07T13:19:09-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/07/fan-boy-geek-moment.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/J7rHNtbyfzI/courthouse-dispatch.html Good Afternoon, Fellow Seekers. Turns out we're going to have to wait a day or two more before we find out whether state lawmakers and staff will be compelled to testify in Dauphin County Court on former Rep. Mike Veon's... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e0kclwYB1eE0Iaeh-hNBqtzhWT8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e0kclwYB1eE0Iaeh-hNBqtzhWT8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e0kclwYB1eE0Iaeh-hNBqtzhWT8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e0kclwYB1eE0Iaeh-hNBqtzhWT8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/J7rHNtbyfzI" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs John Micek 2009-07-07T12:16:18-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/07/courthouse-dispatch.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/BMKn08kWO5Y/capitol-ideas-will-return--1.html ... a little later this morning. We're off to Dauphin County Court watch the wheels of justice grind away in the Bonusgate case. But before we leave, Perfect Pop Week continues with Scottish songwriter Lloyd Cole, whose criminally overlooked 1995... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w5oH1llcLeIcxJm9EsgouBuIuEo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w5oH1llcLeIcxJm9EsgouBuIuEo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w5oH1llcLeIcxJm9EsgouBuIuEo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w5oH1llcLeIcxJm9EsgouBuIuEo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/BMKn08kWO5Y" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs Music John Micek 2009-07-07T08:01:53-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/07/capitol-ideas-will-return--1.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/ZC-LXTP7ozA/rendell-proposes-72m-in-additional-budget-cuts.html A High-Level Negotiating Session ... ... held at Gov. Ed's Capitol offices has broken up after legislative leaders were presented with $72 million in additional budget cuts by the administration. Republican Senate leaders left Rendell's second-floor offices just 25 minutes... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fkM0ZczEKOWP-Fh14UFwboKKSog/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fkM0ZczEKOWP-Fh14UFwboKKSog/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fkM0ZczEKOWP-Fh14UFwboKKSog/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fkM0ZczEKOWP-Fh14UFwboKKSog/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/ZC-LXTP7ozA" height="1" width="1"/> John Micek 2009-07-06T18:40:20-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/07/rendell-proposes-72m-in-additional-budget-cuts.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/LKlM9w4eQzM/bonusgate-update.html A Dauphin County Judge ... ... will hear arguments Tuesday on whether to quash subpoenas served to state Rep. Jennifer Mann, D-Lehigh, among others, by a defendant in the Bonusgate public corruption probe. Last week, lawyers for former state Rep.... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/M_ox_R2BHXteEiy7pUqPDw-mR6Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/M_ox_R2BHXteEiy7pUqPDw-mR6Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/M_ox_R2BHXteEiy7pUqPDw-mR6Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/M_ox_R2BHXteEiy7pUqPDw-mR6Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/LKlM9w4eQzM" height="1" width="1"/> John Micek 2009-07-06T18:13:32-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/07/bonusgate-update.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/bht2P-EL9Cg/a-budget-season-fringe-benefit.html Admission To The State Museum ... ... used to be free. Now, well, not so much. So, y'know, thanks for that ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5UxZ9ITaz9KOBwM50YoQkckIUas/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5UxZ9ITaz9KOBwM50YoQkckIUas/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5UxZ9ITaz9KOBwM50YoQkckIUas/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5UxZ9ITaz9KOBwM50YoQkckIUas/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/bht2P-EL9Cg" height="1" width="1"/> John Micek 2009-07-06T17:48:34-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/07/a-budget-season-fringe-benefit.html