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 A crew works on a drilling rig at a well site for shale-based natural gas in Zelienople, Pennsylvania,  in 2012. A plan for a severance tax on drillers had advanced in the state House.. (AP file photo)
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Pa. natural gas tax passes House committee, may hit a wall before full vote

Advancing the plan is a big step for Democrats and moderate Republicans, who have pushed for years to levy the severance tax.

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Centre County's Jake Corman, the Pennsylvania Senate majority leader. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
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Pa. House budget plan disliked in the Senate, but being considered as end to impasse

The budget’s completion still could hinge on whether the state House and Senate can agree on a gambling expansion.

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Murphy and Guadagno meet in 2nd and final debate

Democrat Phil Murphy and Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno will square off in their second and final debate ...

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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U.S. Senator Coons questions AG Sessions about Wilmington crime

Amid questions about Russian influence in the election and ending the DACA program, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions also faced questions about violence in Wilmington.

8 years ago

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Watch: Attorney General Jeff Sessions testify before Senate Judiciary Committee

All nine Democrats on the committee recently sent Sessions a letter essentially informing him that they expected him not to broadly assert executive privilege.

8 years ago

The state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., is shown in December 2016. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

House passes familiar budget plan — minus new revenue

House lawmakers narrowly passed part of a proposal Tuesday night to finish Pennsylvania's overdue state budget.

8 years ago

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Pennsylvania

Pa. lawmakers angle for tens of billions in federal restitution

Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are trying to get restitution for what they see as bad U.S. Federal Reserve policies during the recovery of the housing market.

8 years ago

In this Sept. 23, 2011 file photo, Rep. Thomas Marino, R-Pa., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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The free press exposes Trump swamp creature Tom Marino

Let's briefly pause to celebrate the speedy downfall of a Trump apparatchik. Because it speaks to the resilience of our democratic institutions.

8 years ago

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Bob Schieffer’s “Overload”

BOB SCHIEFFER has been a journalist for CBS News for nearly 50 y ...

Air Date: October 18, 2017

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Former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich shake hands after participating in a discussion on bridging political and partisan divides at the University of Delaware in Newark, Del., Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Delaware

Biden, Kasich tout compromise and consensus at Delaware forum

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio, expressed their concerns about polarizing political parties during an event at the University of Delaware.

8 years ago

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Federal judge in Hawaii blocks Trump’s third attempt at travel ban

A federal judge in Hawaii has partially blocked President Trump's third attempt to restrict entry into the U.S. for citizens of certain countries.

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Democrats, moderate Republicans finding new path for Pa. shale tax

Natural gas severance tax proponents say going through new committee could be breakthrough in Pennsylvania legislature.

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Bowe Bergdahl’s guilty plea

DAN LAMOTHE of The Washington Post joins Marty to talk about Bowe Bergdahl’s guilty plea, the politiciza ...

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National

Trump lies, then squirms about his lie

Donald Trump will never stop serial lying. It's a reflex. But on rare occasions, his lies are challenged in real time and we get the chance to see him squirm.

8 years ago

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Government Accountability

Trump: Drug czar nominee, Rep. Marino, withdrawing his name following report on opioid distribution bill

Marino is withdrawing from consideration following reports he played a key role in weakening the federal government's authority to stop companies from distributing opioids.

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