Hey Pennsylvania, guess what, your lawmakers are listening. Don't believe me? Keep reading. On Monday (Feb. 13) I received a letter from Sen. President Pro-temp Joe Scarnati commenting on a blog post of mine from Feb. 6, where I quoted him (actually I qu

HARRISBURG - You say "fee." I say "tax." But here in the Capitol, at least, it doesn't matter much anymore, since no one is calling this deal off. For the first time since politicians began seriously throwing around the idea in 2009, Pennsylvania will im

HARRISBURG Pennsylvania, the only major gas-producing state that does not tax the taking of natural gas from its soil, moved closer Tuesday to imposing a fee on the drilling in the vast Marcellus Shale reserves that have transformed the state in recent

Pa. House still arguing shale well fee proposal HARRISBURG -- State representatives today will continue debating a measure to overhaul Pennsylvania's gas-drilling regulations and impose a fee on those shale wells, in an effort to send the bill to Gov. To

MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press | HARRISBURG, Pa. A bill to impose regulations and fees on Pennsylvania's burgeoning natural gas drilling industry will get at least another day of debate after talks ended when state lawmakers ran up against their nightl

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday launched into what could be the final debate on a bill imposing regulations and fees on the state's burgeoning natural gas drilling industry during a late-night floor session tha