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NCSL has reported that the 2012 election marked the first time in over 50 years that one party controls both chambers of the legislature and the governor’s office in 37 states (Republican in 23 and Democrats in 14).

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NEWS FROM PA HOUSE DEMS

Pennsylvania chief justice's record held up, torn down by reform group

PA Senate Democrat frowns on linking transportation with liquor privatization

Former U.S. Rep. Mark Critz may run for Lt. Governor

NATIONAL Headlines

Immigration Overhaul Wins Panel's Backing in the Senate

Arizona Law on Abortions Struck Down as Restrictive

For Tea Party Groups, Shades of 2010

I.R.S. Official Will Decline to Testify Before House Panel

Even Before Apple Tax Breaks, Ireland's Policy Had Its Critics

Apple's Web of Tax Shelters Saved It Billions, Panel Finds

I.R.S. Scandal: Questions and Answers

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Marcellus Shale

May 22

Review finds need for more water quality data in the Marcellus shale region

Lovers of Pa.'s Loyalsock Forest Fight to Limit Drilling There

Drilling damage in 161 Pa. water supplies

Farm filming gag laws ignite debate

May 20

Pennsylvania landowners can get cash on spot for mineral rights

Less-costly natural gas? Not for some in PA

May 18

A Black Mound of Canadian Oil Waste Is Rising Over Detroit

New study finds no water contamination by fracking in Arkansas

Is safe fracking possible?

May 17

Amid Concerns Over Drilling, DEP Testing Air Quality in Susquehanna County

Does Pennsylvania's Shale Gas Have Too Much Radon In It?

Poll Shows Support for a Drilling Moratorium in Pennsylvania

House committee OKs raising judges' mandatory retirement age

DEP Seeks Missing Nuclear Gauge Lost Between Pennsylvania, West Virginia

Farmers in Pennsylvania taking proceeds from fracking and investing in solar

Fracking: another contaminant surfaces

May 14

Shale Gas Impact Fee Misses Billions in Potential Revenue

May 13

A s Pa. gas production soars, experts debate taxes - Philly.com

May 11

DEP Allows Driller To Continue Despite Two Accidents in Two Months

Numbers not adding up for Marcellus jobs

In confusion over paperwork, local governments fail to disclose millions in Act 13 funds

Gas-storage plans in NY's Finger Lakes draw outcry

Bill would create advisory panel to look at health impacts of shale drilling

Pa. Proposes Gas Drilling Health Advisory Panel For First Time on Record, Black Voting Rate Outpaced Rate for Whites in 2012

Frustration over hydrofracking

EPA supports DEP findings, will not list Susquehanna River as impaired waterway

May 3

Revolving Door Keeps Spinning for Former DEP Chief Michael Krancer

May 2

Activists deliver anti-drilling petitions to Gov. Corbett

Survey Shows Fracking Communities Suffer from Stress Due to Fear of Exploitation

The Clean Railroads Act: The Oil and Gas Industry Exemption You've Never Heard Of

Senate Panel Approves Bills to Expand Natural Gas Services

May 1

A Common Myth About Shale Oil And GDP

Corbett: Decision on Western PA Petrochemical Plant Likely Next Year

EPA Slashes Natural Gas Drilling Emissions Estimates