Legislation is moving in the state House that could modernize the Pennsylvania Separations Act. The current law requires public entities to solicit separate bids and award four prime contracts in the areas of general construction, electrical, plumbing and heating and air conditioning.

The Wolf administration continues to stump for a severance tax on natural gas to pay for a proposed $4.5 billion state infrastructure plan, dubbed Restore PA. But Republican leaders and business groups oppose the tax and say they want to wait until after the state budget to discuss the governor's proposal.

State legislation is in the works that could regulate real estate teams in Pennsylvania. Teams continue to pop up nationally and they are handling more of the home sales each year.

A Cambria County lawmaker wants to put a stop to the state liquor license auctions authorized under Act 39. His argument is that the auction process is undercutting private transfers and hurting prices in rural areas.

For nearly a year, craft brewers have railed against a plan by the state Department of Revenue that would require breweries to start charging a 6 percent sales tax on all their taproom products, including draft beers served on site and six-packs and growlers to go. The state is scheduled to begin enforcing the taproom tax in July, but a legislative fix is in the works.