Posted at https://www.pennfuture.org/Blog-Item-Legislators-Target-a-Severance-Tax-in-Name-Only July 26, 2017 by Matt Stepp, Director of Policy Over the last few weeks, state legislators have prioritized raiding conservation funds and cutting environmental protection agencies under the guise of getting serious about balancing the budget. This was no more evident … Continued
Posted at https://www.pennfuture.org/News-PennFuture-Statement-Budget-Deal-Prioritizes-Gas-Industry July 27, 2017; HARRISBURG, PA – PennFuture strongly opposes the budget deal passed by the Senate today, which takes environmental protection away from statewide watchdogs and places regulatory power into the hands of the oil and gas … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): The State Senate budget deal makes one thing clear: oil and gas industry profits are more important to the legislature than protecting the air you breathe and the water your drink. Essentially, your state legislators are increasing … Continued
Updated on July 28, 2017 at 9:28 AMPosted on July 27, 2017 at 7:49 PM By Charles Thompson (cthompson@pennlive.com) This ain’t over. That was the no-so-subtle subtext of a memo sent by leaders of the Pennsylvania House’s Republican majority to their … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): There is still a lot of work to be done in Harrisburg before state legislators can say they have a complete, balanced budget. We’ve all been working hard to make sure the … Continued