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As the Corbett administration attempts to slash corporate taxes amid a revenue shortfall in the existing state budget, it and lawmakers continue to allow the burgeoning natural gas industry to export legitimate tax revenue.
Global Green Announces Expansion Agreement for The United States
May 13, 2013 - Global Green Matrix Corporation - TSX Venture: Global Green today announced that it has signed an addendum to its Memorandum of Understanding dated February 23, 2012 whereby GGX has been given the right to own and operate the water heating technology developed and owned by Intelligent Energy LLC., in all areas of the United States of ... (more)
As Pa. gas production soars, experts debate taxes
A boom in natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania is generating billions of dollars for companies and private landowners, but some experts question whether the state's low effective tax on the bounty makes long-term sense.
"Antero Resources Corporation - Oil & Gas - Deals and Alliances...
The company explores, acquires, develops, and produces non-conventional natural gas.
House sends abortion reporting bill to Fallin
House Bill 2015, by state Rep. Sean Roberts and state Sen. Kyle Loveless, would add additional questions to the Individual Abortion Form completed by the abortion provider and add additional reporting measures to the Annual Abortion Report issued by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
Jim Thorpe Borough to appeal judge's 'body' ruling
Jim Thorpe Borough Council has voted to appeal a federal judge's order to relinquish the famed athlete's remains so they can be reinterred on American Indian land in Oklahoma.
Rutgers athletics ran $28 million deficit last year, report shows
Among those 23 schools, only seven schools -- LSU, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Purdue and Texas -- did not take subsidy money.
Man arrested after fight aboard AA flight
Two passengers aboard last Tuesday's American Airlines flight from San Antonio to Dallas-Fort Worth got into a fist fight that left one man bloody and facing criminal charges.According to a police report, 33-year-old Scott Prascher of McKinney was extremely intoxicated and sitting across the aisle from Oklahoma resident Declan Cooper.Cooper was ... (more)
New study underscores benefits of natural gas
Today, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council published a new report titled "The Benefits of Natural Gas Production and Exports for U.S. Small Businesses." The report highlights the significant growth in the number of employer firms and jobs in the energy sector between 2005-2010. The job growth is most striking among small businesses.
Pa. slots revenue down for 5th straight month
Temple University has asked a Canadian high school to stop using an owl mascot that looks very much like its own.
The Future of Jim Thorpe's Remains
Jim Thorpe, Carbon County- The borough of Jim Thorpe is the resting place of the famous olympian himself, but that could change.
Their view | Jim Thorpe's place in history to change again
A bittersweet restlessness has long been tied to the legend of Jim Thorpe, the Olympic champion and American Indian whose gold medal feats mesmerized the nation a century ago.
Epidemic of ID theft hits seniors
That was the consensus at a recent congressional hearing examining what the Senate Special Committee on Aging calls an epidemic of identity theft among seniors and other taxpayers.
Mississippi one of 11 states to use fracking database that tracks chemicals used
A new report raises serious concerns about the online database used by 11 states to track the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
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Report highlights problems with fracking database
A new report raises serious concerns about the online database used by 11 states to track the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
Wagner: Management skills separate him from Peduto
Former state Auditor General Jack Wagner says his 27 years in politics makes him "hands down" the most qualified candidate in the race to become Pittsburgh's next mayor.
Oklahoma groups organize to pray for rain
Public water conservation leaders and Protestant clergy are teaming up in an effort to encourage Oklahomans to pray for rain that will end the state's drought, The Oklahoman reports .
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Social Security's disability program is overwhelmed by so many claims that judges sometimes award benefits they might otherwise deny just to keep up with the flow of cases, according to a lawsuit filed by the judges themselves.
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