Corbett Softens Stance on Marcellus Fees
Governor Corbett’s strong rhetoric shifted this week, as he hinted that he may be willing to support a local impact tax on gas drilling in the Marcellus region.
March 25, 2011
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Governor Corbett’s strong rhetoric shifted this week, as he hinted that he may be willing to support a local impact tax on gas drilling in the Marcellus region.
At first glance, it may seem that the GOP would be doing Democrat Tim Holden a favor if they follow through with plans to add Lackawanna County to his district. But with Holden’s blue-dog vulnerability in a Democratic primary, it might be more of a mixed bag.
Republicans continued the PR battle over health care reform yesterday on the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s signing the bill into law. Rep. Joe Pitts chaired a field Health Subcommittee hearing in Harrisburg, in what was primarily a rehash of familiar arguments.
Health care reform is still a big… deal if you ask Pennsylvania Democrats, who weren’t ceding any political ground on yesterday’s anniversary of President Obama signing the Affordable Care Act into law. Dems called up familiar arguments and tactics in a series of events across PA.
More than 2 weeks after Gov. Tom Corbett released his budget that resulted in chagrin and anger from the heads of state-affiliated universities, Penn State President Graham Spanier is facing accusations from Corbett, Lt. Gov. Jim Crawley and the Commonwealth Foundation that he’s crying wolf and unwilling to cut out superfluity in his own budget.
With all of the new jobs held by Ed Rendell, perhaps it’s easy to see why yesterday’s buzz that the former Gov might be President Obama’s next pick for Commerce Secretary caught on so quickly. But there’s nothing to it, Rendell’s spokeswoman told PoliticsPA
Introduced by Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-Delaware County), a new bill seeks to increase PA’s DNA collection by requiring samples from those charged with any felony and some misdemeanors. The Pennsylvania ACLU opposes the legislation, warning that the constitution does not permit such invasive practices.
2012 Casey opponent and former Santorum aide Marc Scaringi slipped onto the radar this past weekend after making a stop in a western Pa. restaurant, where he laid out some issues he plans to tackle and took a few jabs at his senatorial opponent.
One of the best local political blogs in PA had an interesting story last week. Pittston Politics reported on buzz that Luzerne Commissioner Maryanne Petrilla may be gearing up for a challenge to freshman State Rep. Tarah Toohil in PA’s 116th district.
Governor Corbett released his budget last week and as he promised, no taxes of any kind were raised. However, because of the dramatic cuts to aid to school districts throughout Pennsylvania, local governments may be forced to raise taxes on their citizens to avoid significant cuts to their local schools.
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