Budgeting by Default

Published: Oct. 6, 2017, 3:08 p.m.

b'Three months into the fiscal year, Pennsylvania\'s state government has a "budget by default" after legislative talks broke down and the governor announced plans to securitize liquor revenues. How does the seemingly permanent stalemate impact environmental, conservation, energy, and recreation programs?\\n\\nThen, a visit to the 2017 conference of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), held this week in Pittsburgh. PEC co-sponsored the annual gathering of state and federal officials, energy companies, and environmental groups.'