Senate Drilling Fee Bill More Than Industry Asked For
The Pennsylvania Senate approved legislation tonight that would enact a Marcellus Shale impact fee. I issued the following media...
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What is Pat Toomey Doing? Inequality and America’s Future
Let me connect three dots for you. Draw your own conclusions about the impact of Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey’s...
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How Low Can You Go?
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is debating a Marcellus Shale impact fee today, and the Senate could take up...
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Putting the Brakes on Pennsylvania’s Recovery
Public-sector job losses are putting the brakes on Pennsylvania’s economic recovery, endangering private-sector job gains Those are the findings...
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Growing Economies, Stagnant Wages: Pennsylvania Edition
Catherine Rampell of The New York Times has posted results from a UK think tank tracking trends in overall...
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An Impact Fee Gift Wrapped for Drillers
Legislation is moving in the state House to enact one of the smallest levies on gas drilling in the...
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The Bad Employment News Keeps On Coming
The unemployment rate in Pennsylvania peaked at 8.8% in April 2010 before steadily declining to 7.4% in May of...
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Marcellus Shale Update: Giving Away the Store
While the state Senate has delayed a vote on a Marcellus Shale drilling fee, state House Republican Leaders are...
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What the 99% Are About One More Time: The Social Impact of Inequality
This past week, in a response to U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, this blog addressed the gap between...
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Making the Case for Better Marcellus Shale Protections and a Drilling Tax
Before this busy week slips by, I wanted to highlight two things of note related to drilling in the...
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A Response to Eric Cantor on Inequality
Last Friday evening, I was asked to lead a Saturday afternoon “teach-in” on inequality to Occupy Harrisburg. Shortly after...
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State Insurance Regulators Deny Ratepayers Public Hearing on Highmark Rate Hike
By Athena Ford, Pennsylvania Health Access Network (PHAN)Originally published October 19, 2011 on the PHAN Blog Thousands of activists...
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