Taxpayer rally coverage: 'Like pigs at a trough'

Here's a roundup of news coverage of Tuesday's Taxpayers Protest at the State Capitol:

From a story by Lauren Boyer of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

Special-interest groups clamoring for a share of taxpayers' dollars are like pigs at a trough, Republican Rep. Daryl Metcalfe said Tuesday.

"The taxpayers who are providing the feed in this trough have had enough," said Metcalfe of Cranberry, surrounded by dozens of taxpayers gathered for a rally to protest a potential state income-tax increase.

Read the full story, "Taxpayer rally targets special-interest groups" at the newspaper's Web site.

Read "Capitol rally protests possible state tax increases" at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Web site.

Read "Protesters rally against tax hikes at state Capitol" at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Web site.

Read "Taxpayers' protest held in Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg" at the Harrisburg Patriot-News Web site.

Also check out this video from FOX 43 News.

Inexplicably, The Associated Press failed to cover the rally. Since most of the newspapers, radio and television stations in Pennsylvania rely on the AP for coverage of Harrisburg news, most Pennsylvania residents did not hear about the rally.

You can find a list of state legislators who are standing with constituents in opposing new taxes at www.statecapitolprotest.com

There's also video from Tuesday's rally posted at state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe's Web site, http://www.repmetcalfe.com/