Most well drillers in the Marcellus Shale region have met the September 1st deadline for Pennsylvania’s new natural gas impact fee. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has collected almost 198 million dollars from drillers, and estimates the final number will be closer to 206 million when remaining fees have been paid. PUC Spokeswoman Jennifer Kocher […]
More than a year after enactment of the Fair Share Act, a new study has renewed the battle over lawsuit reforms in Pennsylvania. The US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform ranks Pennsylvania’s legal climate 40th among the 50-states; down six spots from the last Lawsuit Climate study. “We’re looking to grow and make Pennsylvania attractive, […]
Pension reform appears to be too big of an issue for the limited fall session, but it will be a priority for 2013. “The pension crisis that we have is the tapeworm to the budget, and it will continue to get worse and worse if we don’t do something about it,” Governor Tom Corbett said […]
On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Brad Christman and Matt Paul bring you reflections from the Democratic and Republican national conventions via political analyst Terry Madonna from F&M College in Lancaster. Also, Radio PA Sports Director Rick Becker spotlights the story of Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Ryan Clark who will be inactive for this weekend’s opening […]
When the Pittsburgh Steelers open the 2012 regular season Sunday night in Denver, one prominent member of the defense will not be on the field. Starting free safety Ryan Clark has sickle cell disease, and playing in the high altitude of Sports Authority Field at Mile High can be dangerous. The last time Clark played […]
While Pennsylvania is on a record pace for West Nile Virus positives this year, it is hardly alone and not even among the states with the highest numbers. The virus has been found in 48 states, with Hawaii and Alaska as the only exceptions. 44 states have reported human cases. Over 70% of those cases […]
Six months into Pennsylvania’s texting-while-driving ban, there’s already a push for the state to do more. Rep. Joe Markosek (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland), a former chairman of the House Transportation Committee, wants to ban drivers from using hand-held cell phones. Markosek’s new bill would mirror the texting ban in terms of enforcement and penalties. Hand-held cell phone use […]