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In a strongly worded rebuttal, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday lashed out at the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry for its role in opposing his severance tax proposal on oil and natural gas production in the state, calling the group's stance "unacceptable" and accusing it of appeasing special interests.

In a strongly worded rebuttal, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday lashed out at the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry for its role in opposing his severance tax proposal on oil and natural gas production in the state, calling the group’s stance “unacceptable” and accusing it of appeasing special interests.

In his first address to a joint session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf outlined a 2015-2016 state budget replete with tax reform that leans, in part, on the natural gas industry to plug a $2.3 billion budget deficit.

Democrat Tom Wolf, who was sworn-in as Pennsylvania’s 47th governor on Tuesday, said his administration would be focused on “jobs that pay, schools that teach and government that works.”

Democrat Tom Wolf’s inauguration as Pennsylvania’s 47th governor on Tuesday could mark a new, if uncertain, beginning for the state’s natural gas producers.

When Democrat Tom Wolf is inaugurated as Pennsylvania’s 47th governor Tuesday, it could mark a new, if uncertain, beginning for the state’s natural gas producers.

Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Tom Wolf has selected John Hanger, a former secretary of the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and a one-time Democratic candidate for governor, to serve as his secretary of planning and policy.

Polls show Pennsylvania’s Republican Gov.Tom Corbett narrowing the double-digit lead that Democratic challenger Tom Wolf has enjoyed for much of the campaign. The election has high stakes for the oil and gas industry as Wolf has pushed a severance tax and made energy reform a mainstay of his campaign.

Polls show Pennsylvania’s Republican Gov.Tom Corbett narrowing the double-digit lead that Democratic challenger Tom Wolf has enjoyed for much of the campaign. The election has high stakes for the oil and gas industry as Wolf has pushed a severance tax and made energy reform a mainstay of his campaign.