2 Swamp-Dwelling Dems Join PA PUC – Republicans Cave to Wolf

Republicans in the Pennsylvania Senate have, since April 2021, refused to appoint new members to the five-member Public Utility Commission (PUC) in response to Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf’s unilateral push to force the state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon tax scheme (see Ultimatum to PA Gov: Withdraw RGGI Carbon Tax or No New PUC Appts). With the upcoming election and political “horse trading,” Republicans caved. On Oct. 19, the full Senate approved reappointing one sitting Republican and appointed two new Democrat members--both swamp-dwelling political insiders--to fill three open seats on the PUC.

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