Posted on 07/21/2009 6:51:41 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner
Despite his call to drastically slash budgets to deal with a worsening recession, Gov. Rendell is paying $100,000 to a Philadelphia political strategist and media consultant to help him with publicity.
The administration has hired Ken Snyder on a monthly retainer of $9,090 between now and Jan. 31 for part-time work, or a minimum of 30 hours a week. Snyder will assist Rendell's Communications Office in the Capitol with media strategy, with a focus on helping provide information about the billions of dollars in federal stimulus aid coming to Pennsylvania.
Top administration officials yesterday defended the expenditure. They said it was necessary to explain to Pennsylvanians exactly what the stimulus money would pay for and how it could help them weather the economic downturn.
"We need to get our message out there to people who can avail themselves of this stimulus money, whether they need it for weatherization projects, road repair, food stamps, or child-care services," said Greg Fajt, Rendell's chief of staff.
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now that he is at loggerheads with a Republican State Senate over his proposed tax increase, I wonder if this PR money is getting shifted over to that issue?
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