PITTSBURGH POST-GAZEETTE: Gov. Tom Corbett is putting the finishing touches on a welcome-back-to-session gift to lawmakers: his plan for overseeing and charging a fee on Marcellus Shale gas drilling.
That draft legislation is one of the most highly anticipated proposals this fall in the state Capitol, where senators will return Monday to tackle unfinished business. The House reconvenes Sept. 26.
Which policy issue leads the achievable section of their to-do list depends on whom you ask: Privatizing the state’s liquor stores? Crafting a school-voucher program? Redrawing the state’s legislative boundaries?.. (more)
