Opponents of Gov. Tom Wolf's Restore Pennsylvania initiative held a news conference Thursday to express their concerns that the plan would unfairly impact the state's natural gas industry. Read more
Not long after Gov. Tom Wolf wrapped up his stop in Towanda to tout his natural gas severance tax-funded Restore PA initiative, business and industry officials, as well as representatives from neighboring Tioga and Wyoming counties, began sharing concerns via conference call that using a severance tax to fund a variety of much-longed-for infrastructure projects would do nothing but push the natural gas industry away and worsen the area's economic climate. Read more
Tioga County commissioner Erick Coolidge; Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry director of Government Affairs Kevin Sunday; president of the Wyoming Chamber of Commerce Gina Severcool Suydam; PIOGA president Dan Weaver and API-PA associate director Jonathan Lutz discussed the pitfalls of the $4.5 billion "Restore PA" initiative and its negative impacts on Pennsylvania's economy and the state's natural gas industry. Read more
Gov. Tom Wolf's "Restore Pennsylvania" fund sounds nice, but it's really just a vehicle to impose another severance tax. Read more
A Mercer County commissioner and Pennsylvania business groups expressed their opposition Thursday to Gov. Tom Wolf's proposed severance tax on natural gas drillers. Read more
In his relentless push for a natural gas severance tax, Gov. Tom Wolf has gotten much better at the practical side of the initiative. Read more
The article "Texas report: Pennsylvania 2nd only to us in natural gas production" (March 13, TribLIVE) pointed out that even though Texas is the United States' de facto energy capital, Pennsylvania is a major player. Read more
A recent article ("Local politicians gather at Eastburg Boiler Works site, call for funding", March 28) about Gov. Tom Wolf's Restore Pennsylvania program omits key facts about the current funding solution that's generating hundreds of millions of dollars annually for infrastructure, community and environmental programs around the state. Read more
A number of business and trade industry associations on Thursday voiced opposition to Gov. Tom Wolf's Restore Pennsylvania initiative, which would be funded by a severance tax on natural gas extraction. Read more
March brought good news to the state's fiscal situation with general fund collections totaling $4.6 billion, or $76.1 million more than anticipated. Read more
Flanked by students attending Dauphin County Technical School, Pennsylvania's GOP House leadership on Monday encouraged the passage of a package of workforce development bills at a news conference at the state capitol. Read more
Earlier this month, Gov. Tom Wolf championed a list of 38 economists who support his proposal to raise Pennsylvania's minimum wage to $15 an hour - a 107 percent increase. Read more
Didi Anderson walked two blocks from her home to the ShopRite in West Philadelphia on Wednesday morning to buy a can of peas for beef stew. Read more
Texas may be the biggest natural gas producer in the country, but Pennsylvania isn't far behind - and it's gaining. Read more
Countless independent studies have shown that mandated wage hikes lead to reduced hours and outright job loss. Read more
Greatest plunge in restaurant jobs in roughly 20 years Read more
It's encouraging to continue to hear Gov. Tom Wolf champion an issue that has been one of our priorities for years: Read more
The Post-Gazette's Feb. 13 editorial "Paying Their Fair Share" calling for a severance tax perpetuates a trend among certain elected officials to go after specific industries for taxation in order to pay for more government spending. Read more
Economics 101: When Amazon pulled out of New York, the loss of 25,000 future jobs made headlines. Read more
On Wednesday, Gov. Tom Wolf proposed raising Pennsylvania's minimum wage to $12 per hour, with plans to increase it by 50 cents annually until it reaches $15 per hour by 2025. Read more