The head of the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association on Monday (Dec. 28) stated Pennsylvania is in the midst of “a crisis like we’ve never seen before,” per the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The 2008-9 Budget for the Commonwealth does not include funding for a new class of State Police Cadets. The concern by the State Troopers Association is that without new Troopers, the ranks will be seriously in trouble when other Troopers elect to retire. If there are car accidents or crimes, will the State Police have the personnel to keep up?
State Police Agencies have been assisted by the Obama Stimulus Money. However, they are not immune to cuts in their Budget.
Will Pennsylvania be able to adequately replace retiring Troopers? That is the pressing question.
“If no cadet class graduates next year, and another wave of retirements takes place in 2010, there likely would be fewer troopers at the end of Gov. Ed Rendell's two terms in office than there were when he became governor in 2003,” quotes the Tribune-Review (citing a Troopers Association lobbyist). Rendell has offered to initiate a $10 surcharge on traffic violations to assist in State Police funding.
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