It’s ‘Groundhog Day’ for permitting reform in Pennsylvania

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(The Center Square) — Like Bill Murray’s Phil Connors character in “Groundhog Day” repeating his day in Punxsutawney, the Senate’s budget hearings with the Department of Environment Protection center on permitting reform year after year after year.

“Ever since I’ve been in the Senate, the delay in permitting and how permits are issued in Pennsylvania has been an issue,” said Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Williamsport, who was first elected in 2008.

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