TRIBUNE DEMOCRAT: ..Wolf went from political unknown to Democratic frontrunner to governor-elect by campaigning on a pledge to tax drillers and spend the money on schools…
In his budget address this spring, Wolf called for 5 percent extraction tax, mirroring one in neighboring West Virginia…
Wolf says his tax could generate $1 billion. Opponents argue that if the state taxes the industry that severely, drillers will flee with their fracking trucks like a war party chasing Mad Max down Fury Road… (more)
