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Wednesday Morning Coffee: The Wednesday Five.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekStateImpactPa looks at why state lawmakers are almost certain to change the Corbett administration's proposed impact fee for shale drillers. Hint: It's imposed at the county, and not the state, level. One fear is that, because counties are allowed to... -
House Panel Passes Its Version Of Shale Fee.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekFrom The Post-Gazette's Laura Olson: "HARRISBURG _ After an hour of heated discussion, a state House panel approved a Republican-backed drilling impact fee bill on a party-line vote this morning. That 15-10 tally marked the first substantive action in... -
Thursday Morning Coffee: The Thursday Five (Marcellus Shale Edition).
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekApparently attempting to (and forgive us the hideous pun here) frack its way through the current legislative gridlock over an impact fee for gas drillers, the House Finance Committee yesterday passed a three-pronged bill that includes a fee, regulatory... -
Wednesday Morning Coffee: The Budget Post-Game.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Hope you're sufficiently recovered from yesterday's marathon, eight-hour budget debate in the state House. No fewer than 78 lawmakers trooped to the microphone last night to speak their piece on the $27.3 billion... -
State trails others in gas pipeline fixes
OF THE MORNING CALLPennsylvania is laced with 11,000 miles of aging gas pipelines like the one implicated in the deadly Feb. 9 explosion in Allentown because legislators, regulators and gas companies haven't agreed on how to accelerate pipeline replacement -- a reform...Tags: Natural Gas, Robert W. Godshall, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), UGI Corporation, Energy Resources
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Wednesday Morning Coffee: Taxpayers Pay $116K To Defend Officials In Abortion Clinic Probe.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekWe Begin This Morning ... ... with the disappointing (yet unsurprising) news that taxpayers are paying $116K to defend officials at the Gavel state Department of Health who have "lawyered up" in the investigation into why the state turned a blind eye to... -
Wednesday Morning Coffee: The Good Ship Murtha.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Morning, Fellow Seekers. We begin this morning with the news that the Navy has decided to move ahead with plans to name a new warship after the late U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha of Johnstown, despite protests that the...... -
Lawmakers Plead The Case For Early Childhood Programs.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekA Bipartisan Group ... ... of state lawmakers and Allentown’s police chief has called on the Corbett administration to continue funding for early childhood education programs, arguing it’s the best way to make sure kids stay competitive and... -
Budget Negotiations Take Step Backwards;Senate Republicans Announce New Budget Proposal
Staff reporterSenate Republican Leaders claim House Democrats violated their handshake budget agreement by voting for a tax increase...The move pushed Senate Republican Leaders to announced that they are working on an entirely new budget proposal, potentially taking...Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Republican Party
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May 25, 2011
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Mar 27, 2011
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Feb 9, 2011
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Mar 2, 2011
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Mar 2, 2011
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Oct 5, 2009
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