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A Turn for the Worse: Sen. Scarnati’s Amended Marcellus Shale Fee Plan

Type: Reports and Papers
Date: June 20, 2011

Senate Bill 1100 falls short, according to the PA Budget and Policy Center’s Reports and Briefing Papers on Sen....

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May Jobs Report Weak Growth Cause for Concern; Jobs Deficit Persists

Type: Reports and Papers
Author: 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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Drilling Deeper into Job Claims: The Actual Contribution of Marcellus Shale to Pennsylvania Job Growth

Type: Reports and Papers
Author: 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: Memo
Author: 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 Papers
Date: 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 Papers
Date: May 20, 2011

Pennsylvania is the only gas producer of any size without a drilling tax or conservation fee, which is used...

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Analysis of House Republican Budget Proposal

Type: Budget Analysis
Date: May 16, 2011

The Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus introduced a 2011-12 state budget proposal on May 10 that is consistent with the...

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