PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: Gov.-elect Tom Wolf will enter office next month facing Republican majorities in the state Senate and House of Representatives that grew as a result of the most recent election.
But he should find support for one of his biggest campaign pledges — to impose a severance tax on natural gas extracted from the Marcellus Shale…
By making the severance tax a legislative priority, Mr. Wolf would start his term with an issue that has bipartisan and public support. The early focus is telling, considering that Mr. Corbett’s missteps in the first year of his term eventually helped defeat him as he sought re-election… (more)
