The state’s impact fee on Marcellus shale drillers has brought in more than 204 million dollars in its first year. The money has been divided up and checks will head out soon. Nearly 15 hundred municipalities and 35 counties are sharing more than 100 million dollars from the impact fee. Those checks range from a […]
On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Brad Christman and Matt Paul wrap up the Jerry Sandusky sentencing in Centre County, bringing you reactions and a three-minute statement from Sandusky himself. Also, a look ahead toward the prospects for a good holiday shopping season to boost a sluggish economy… Radio PA Roundtable is a 30-minute program […]
Pennsylvania’s luck at keeping Chronic Wasting Disease at bay has run out, its aggressive surveillance program has found a case on an Adams County deer farm. The positive sample came from a white tailed deer at a farm in New Oxford. As a result, the state has also quarantined two other farms directly associated with […]
Previously, Pennsylvanians who owed restitution for a driving-related offense would only have to pay half in order to get back their license. “So a lot of them were paying the 50% and then not paying the residual; they were just not owning up to their responsibilities and paying the full amount,” explains state Rep. Keith […]
The state Auditor General is calling on lawmakers and the state Health Department to step up the state’s role in regulating the tattoo industry. Auditor General Jack Wagner believes Pennsylvania needs to license and regulate tattoo parlors and artists. He says it’s an invasive procedure that presents the risk of infection if equipment is not […]