HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS: … In an election year, Pennsylvania Republicans determined inaction on Marcellus Shale carried far greater risks than being accused of raising taxes.
That wasn’t exactly clear Wednesday, as lobbying forces descended upon Pennsylvania representatives, urging them to vote against the compromise legislation.
The push against the bill resulted in the unlikeliest bedfellows of all. The liberal environmental group PennFuture and conservative think tank the Commonwealth Foundation, the oil and water of Pennsylvania politics, both urged House members to vote no… (more)
