HARRISBURG — Sitting in a state House hearing on Gov. Tom Corbett’s $27.3 billion budget proposal, Charles Zogby reached his boiling point. Pressed repeatedly on his boss’s opposition to a “severance tax” on natural gas drillers, Corbett’s usually unflappable budget secretary snapped at Democratic members of the House Appropriations Committee. “We can talk about this… Read more
Gov. Tom Corbett sloughed off a poll Thursday that shows Pennsylvanians opposed to his steep education funding cuts and in favor of taxing the natural gas industry, arguing the tax would not end state budget woes but could alienate “a cornerstone of the future.” “We didn’t campaign based on polls; we’re not governing based on… Read more
http://standardspeaker.com/news/lawmakers-discuss-marcellus-shale-benefits-1.1041896 Lawmakers discuss Marcellus Shale benefits By JIM DINO (Staff Writer) Published: October 3, 2010 The Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling project has the potential to ease Pennsylvania’s $3 billion budget deficit next year, but taxes and fees derived from the gas also have to protect the environment, local lawmakers said Friday. State Reps. Eddie… Read more
http://republicanherald.com/news/marcellus-tax-eyed-to-fill-state-budget-shortfall-1.942789 Marcellus tax eyed to fill state budget shortfall BY ROBERT SWIFT (HARRISBURG BUREAU CHIEF RSWIFT@TIMESSHAMROCK.COM) Published: August 12, 2010 HARRISBURG – Tapping revenue from a proposed natural gas severance tax is part of Gov. Ed Rendell’s plan to close a remaining gap in the new state budget. The governor presented revenue-generating options that include… Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 1, 2010 EPA’s Budget Proposal Seeks Efficiencies, Increased Environmental Protection Budget proposal aligned with Administrator Jackson’s key priorities WASHINGTON – The Obama Administration today proposed a budget of $10 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This budget heeds the president’s call to streamline and find efficiencies in the agency’s… Read more
