PA Democrats Look To Tax Natural Gas

We reported earlier last month that PA Governor Ed Rendell had taken a new extraction tax on natural gas off the table for the year (see here).  It seems that PA House Democrats think otherwise.  The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that the PA House Democrats passed their own tax package on Friday that included a new natural gas severance tax.

[Update:  Not everyone agrees that it's a good idea (from the Sun Gazette).  Moved up.]