May 31 PA Environment Digest Now Available

May 31 PA Environment Digest now available. Click here to print this Digest.

House Ds Fail To Muster Votes For Severance Tax Bill, Deficit Gets Bigger

After caucusing most of Tuesday, House Democrats failed to put together enough votes to pass a modest size tax bill saying they will come back in June to try again.
At nearly the same time, the Majority and Minority Chairs of the Senate Appropriations Committee told a PCN call-in show audience the state's deficit is likely to be at least $1.4 billion, up from $1.1 billion last month. Revenue numbers for May are likely to again be significantly below expectations.
Both Senators said additional cuts will be necessary to balance the state budget. Click here to read more…