Signing of Ohio drilling rules don’t end debate

Published June 11, 2012 10:19pm ET



COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The policy debate over hydraulic fracturing in Ohio doesn’t end with Gov. John Kasich’s signing of new drilling rules Monday.

A fellow Republican in the Ohio House said Monday that he and some GOP colleagues plan to revisit the governor’s proposed tax increase on the industry before the session ends in December, setting up a likely fight between lawmakers, the governor and the oil and gas industry.

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