Corbett Backs Fees For Natural Gas Drilling In Pa.
Gov. Tom Corbett says he's adopting some major recommendations of his Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Commission. If the legislature approves, it will include a new impact fee on shale drilling.
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Gov. Tom Corbett says he's adopting some major recommendations of his Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Commission. If the legislature approves, it will include a new impact fee on shale drilling.
Governor Tom Corbett outlined his plan for state oversight of Pennsylvania's booming Marcellus Shale natural gas industry Monday.
His name is hardly a household one yet, but Republican Evan Feinberg intends to make history next spring. His goal? Defeating long-time Congressman Tim Murphy in the April Republican primary.
Investigators say Pittsburgh City Councilman Robert Daniel Lavelle is facing charges of perjury and forgery following an investigation into possible election fraud.
With Market Square now bustling, the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation announced plans to restore and renovate several historic buildings located in the Market and Fifth Streets corridor.
It is just after school and car loads of teenagers leave school and head for points unknown. In the eyes of safety experts, it is a recipe for disaster. Once signed by Governor Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania's new teen safe driving law will end the days of carpooling 16-year-olds.
A retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was in Pittsburgh today, meeting with a number of local employers with jobs to fill. It was all part of a special program to encourage the hiring of local veterans.
Pennsylvania Republicans are making a push to overhaul the state's electoral college system, hoping to make Pennsylvania only the third state in the nation to adopt a model other than the "winner take all" approach favored by most of the country.
A man from Armstrong County is the latest Republican to announce he'll run against U.S. Senator Bob Casey. Tom Smith owns a family farm. He founded and later sold a multi-million dollar coal company.
State Sen. Jane Orie was scheduled to face a preliminary hearing Tuesday morning, but decided to waive it to trial
Due to a population loss reported in the 2010 Census, Pennsylvania is losing one of its 19 members of Congress.
Republican D Raja admits it's uphill against Democrat Rich Fitzgerald, so at a KDKA Radio debate moderated by talk show host Johnna Pro, Raja made no apologies for going after the Democrat.
KDKA Radio's Johnna Pro was joined by Rich Fitzgerald and D. Raja to debate their views and hear why they should be your next Allegheny County Executive.
It's really a good news, bad news story – the tale of how Pittsburgh is surviving this awful economic recession.
Republican County Executive Candidate D. Raja says it's time to convert the county's bus system to natural gas.
