Jane Earll

==Background==
* R, State Senator, from Erie
* Ran for Lt. Gov with Mike Fisher in 2002
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==Issues==
==Insights==
Jane Earll endorsed Former Lt. Gov. William Scranton for his bid to become the Republican nominee for governor. 
===Gambling noise from a blog ===
The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority said they might abandon plans to opperate the slots at Pocono Downs. Some interpretations of the tax rules could raise the effective tax rate on the Mohegan’s slot machine revenue as high as 63.4 percent., up from the state’s 2004 gaming law at a tax rate of 55 percent on gross slot revenue. The host township is entitled to 2 percent of the gross slot revenue or $10 million, whichever is greater. BUT there is a limit of the local share to half the host community’s 2003-04 budget as a guard against a financial windfall. The question is what happens with the rest of the $10 if the limit is reached. Does it go to the county? State Senator Jane Earll, R-Fairview, and other legislators were prepared to back a bill mandating a local share of $10 million as a minimum, claiming that was always the legislature’s intent. Erie County Council has already spent the money they *think* they are getting from Presque Isle Downs because they know that Summit Township will only be getting a part of the $10 million.
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