From the Capitol: State Rep. Dan Moul and Congressman Bill Shuster
From The Record Herald
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House Republicans Send Optional, County-Adopted Drilling Fee Bill to Senate
From NorthcentralPA.com
After more than 15 hours of debate over three days, House Republicans voted 107 to 76 to pass their version of a Marcellus Shale bill-- House Bill 1950 (Ellis-R-Butler)-- which includes an optional, county-adopted drilling fee, transfers from DCNR's Oil and Gas Fund and provisions strengthening environmental protection measures on Marcellus Shale drilling.
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Adams County bridge dedicated to Wildlife Conservation Officer Grove
From The Chambersburg Public Opinion
On a blustery day that tugged leaves from trees and sent them floating away on a quiet creek, 10 men in uniform stood together by a plaque on a bridge -- a thin green line.
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Support for Sunday hunting in Pa. still unclear
From The Times Leader
In a couple weeks, some hunters will head to Maryland in search of deer. And many of them will take advantage of the opportunity to hunt on Sunday, something that isn’t allowed in Pennsylvania.
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Wildlife Conservation Officer David L. Grove killed a year ago
From The Record Herald
A year ago, tragedy struck the Pennsylvania Game Commission when Wildlife Conservation Officer David L. Grove was shot and killed while investigating a poaching incident in a wooded area off Schriver Road near Fairfield.
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Fate of bill to allow Pa. Sunday hunting unclear
From The Associated Press
The sponsor of a bill to permit hunting on Sundays in Pennsylvania said Thursday its fate is uncertain because of staunch opposition from the state Farm Bureau.
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Does Sunday hunting have a shot? House panel leader says it’s uncertain if bill will pass
From The Harrisburg Patriot
Rep. Marc Gergely, D-Allegheny County, said he had never heard of leaf peeping before Joel Rotz testified Thursday at the House Game & Fisheries Committee hearing.
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Pa. House bill to permit hunting on Sundays gets hearing
From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
HARRISBURG -- Perhaps lost among hot-button issues such as taxing gas pulled from the Marcellus Shale and vouchers for public schools is a matter that generates as much if not more controversy for some Pennsylvanians: whether the state should permit hunting on Sundays.
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Pillow tax: New cost for visitors’ sleep not too steep
From The Gettysburg Times
“Everything costs more these days, so why should the residents of Gettysburg continue to foot the bill and put more of our tax dollars into the services (like police) that are necessary just so our visitors can get the ‘best bargain around’.” That was a reader’s comment on our website earlier this week, about a proposed increase in the “pillow tax” assessed to visitors to Adams County.
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Bridge honors wildlife conservation officer David L. Grove
From The Record Herald
A ceremonial bill-signing naming a bridge in honor of fallen wildlife conservation officer David L. Grove was held in Harrisburg Tuesday.
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Moul hopes to increase pillow tax
From The Gettysburg Times
Overnight visitors in the state’s eastern and western regions pay a pillow tax of 10 percent or higher when they stay at hotels.
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Bridge memorializes Wildlife Conservation Officer David L. Grove
From The Waynesboro Record Herald
A bridge that crosses Marsh Creek and joins Freedom and Cumberland townships in Adams County has been officially named for fallen wildlife conservation officer David L. Grove.
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Bridge named in honor of slain Pa. wildlife conservation officer
From The Herald Mail
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett on Thursday signed legislation naming an Adams County, Pa., bridge for David L. Grove, a wildlife conservation officer killed in the line of duty in November 2010.
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Bridge named in honor of Game Commission Officer Grove
From CBS21 News
A bill introduced by Rep. Dan Moul (Adams/Franklin) was signed into law by Gov. Tom Corbett that designates the bridge crossing Marsh Creek on Business Rt. 15 as the Wildlife Conservation Officer David L. Grove Memorial Bridge.
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