Drilling Fee Bills Fail to Address Pressing State Needs
Type: Reports and PapersDate: June 27, 2011
Pennsylvania is the only significant gas-producing state without a drilling tax or fee on natural gas. Virtually every other...
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Date: June 27, 2011
May Jobs Report Weak Growth Cause for Concern; Jobs Deficit Persists
Type: Reports and PapersAuthor: Mark Price
Date: June 20, 2011
Total nonfarm employment in Pennsylvania fell in May of 2011 by just over 14,000 jobs, according to a report...
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A Turn for the Worse: Sen. Scarnati’s Amended Marcellus Shale Fee Plan
Type: Reports and PapersDate: June 20, 2011
Senate Bill 1100 falls short, according to the PA Budget and Policy Center’s Reports and Briefing Papers on Sen....
Drilling Deeper into Job Claims: The Actual Contribution of Marcellus Shale to Pennsylvania Job Growth
Type: Reports and PapersAuthor: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: June 20, 2011
An article in The Patriot News reported that natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale has created 48,000 jobs....
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Memo to Newspaper Editors: Save Tobacco Settlement Dollars for Health Care
Type: MemoAuthor: Sharon Ward
Date: June 17, 2011
In a memo to editorial board members, Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center Director Sharon Ward wrote that policymakers should...
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Comparing Rep. Quinn’s Marcellus Drilling Fee to Other Plans
Type: Reports and PapersDate: June 15, 2011
State Representative Marguerite Quinn (R-Bucks) introduced legislation creating a Marcellus Shale impact fee. This Reports and Briefing Papers compares...
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Comparing Marcellus Shale Drilling Tax Plans
Type: Reports and PapersDate: May 20, 2011
Pennsylvania is the only gas producer of any size without a drilling tax or conservation fee, which is used...