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The Legislature
Pa. law would
ban most lobbyists' gifts
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20080618_Pa__law_would_ban_most_lobbyists__gifts.html
Ban on
lobbyist gifts goes to full Senate – with suggestions
http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/state/all-a4_5reform.6464801jun18,0,1825934.story
Area legislators use caution with
freebies
http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/511849.html?nav=5011
Editorial: An
Improved Lobbying Law
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20080618_Editorial__An_Improved_Lobbying_Law.html
Simple gift
solution
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19782150&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=418218&rfi=6
Turnpike bill
offers tough code of ethics
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/state/s_573269.html
Consumer advocacy gets boost
http://www.timesleader.com/news/Consumer_advocacy____gets_boost_06-18-2008.html
Realtors say
existing laws should be used
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19782167&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=416046&rfi=6
John Baer: Is that a hint of reform
in the air? Nah, we're still in Pennsylvania
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20080618_John_Baer__Is_that_a_hint_of_reform_in_the_air__Nah__we_re_still_in_Pennsylvania.html
Paper, not
wire
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/opinion/20080618_Paper__not_wire.html
Flood assistance legislation is
touted COMMENTARY JIM WANSACZ
http://www.timesleader.com/opinion/letters/Flood_assistance_legislation_is_touted_COMMENTARY_JIM_WANSACZ_06-16-2008.html
Vigilante
showtime
http://www.inyork.com/opinion/ci_9611363
The Administration
With energy costs sizzling, Rendell
turning up the thermostats
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a1_5sweat.6464645jun18,0,7883839.story
Rendell orders
state buildings to use conservation measures
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19782168&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=416046&rfi=6
Rendell to cut
energy costs
http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1213754119319500.xml&coll=1
Rendell: Health care reform may
have to wait
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a4_5pabud.6464636jun18,0,1732636.story
Rendell backs
use of fund for state workers' wages
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/state/s_573298.html
Rendell tones
down his rhetoric on deadline to begin furloughs
http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1213749636191160.xml&coll=1
Playing
'chicken' before the state budget deadline of June 30 is
unbusiness-like, immature, idiotic
http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1213739710253150.xml&coll=1
Healthcare
Blue Cross
introduces no-co-pay drug plan
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19782144&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=6
Pennsylvania
seeks to broaden nursing home options for elderly
http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/state/all-a4_nursinghomes.6465017jun18,0,4510606.story
Education
Rendell's
school fix has too many losers
http://www.mcall.com/news/opinion/anotherview/all-bottom_col.6463947jun18,0,5201723.story
Right road:
The state's investment in pre-K may be paying off
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08170/890611-192.stm
Senate gives
tests an 'F'
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/archive/s_573230.html
GNA OKs teacher pact, budget with
hike
http://www.timesleader.com/news/GNA_OKs_teacher_pact__budget_with_hike_06-18-2008.html
Bill would
limit cyber school costs
http://www.pennlive.com/columns/patriotnews/asiseeit/index.ssf?/base/columnists/1213739711253150.xml&coll=1
Elections/Politics
Obama holds
10-point lead in Pa., poll shows
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08170/890747-103.stm
Point/Counterpoint: Courting women voters
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a1_5women-2.6466000jun18,0,1372741.story
Kanjorski
launches TV effort
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19782159&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=6
Gaming
Mohegan Sun-rise: 7/17
http://www.timesleader.com/news/Mohegan_Sun-rise__7_17_06-18-2008.html
Transportation
Route 28 blasting today to cause
delay
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08170/890634-85.stm
Oops!
PennDOT's road fix causes potholes
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_573302.html
State News
Governments look for ways to cut
energy costs
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/20080618_Governments_look_for_ways_to_cut_energy_costs.html
The state's rosy scenarios
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08170/890588-109.stm
Pensions
'spike' troubles state officials
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/state/s_573265.html
State tax
sought for flood control
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/state/s_573267.html
Report: Miner pinned
against coal rib
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19782115&BRD=2715&PAG=461&dept_id=558782&rfi=6
Local News
State office to help communities
get cut of casino cash
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b6_1gamble-3r.6465898jun18,0,2539802.story
Out in the country: Rural gays feel
less isolated today, but stigma remains
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08170/890608-58.stm
Workers strike
at Town View Center
http://www.observer-reporter.com/OR/Story/06-17-STRIKE-AT-TOWN-VIEW-w-PIC
Lackawanna
County Stadium accountability raises concerns
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19782160&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=6
Scranton
closer to cash for Electric City Television
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19782157&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=6
Cargo airport
already included in capital budget
http://www.standardspeaker.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7691&Itemid=2
Natural
gas-drillers seek OK to tap into Tunkhannock and Meshoppen water
systems, river
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19782163&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=416046&rfi=6
Resident
questions benefits of proposed PPL power line
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19782161&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=416046&rfi=6
Speak out now on
power lines
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080618/NEWS04/806180304
Carter at the
Curve
http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/508430.html?nav=742
Area contractor fuels truck with home-brewed biodiesel
http://www.tribune-democrat.com/homepage/local_story_169204147.html?keyword=leadpicturestory
Philly
Regional study
shows high cost of survival
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20080618_Regional_study_shows_high_cost_of_survival.html
Nutter to
restore power to Planning Commission
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20080618_Nutter_to_restore_power_to_Planning_Commission.html
Investors picking up wireless
Internet plan
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20080618_Investors_picking_up_wireless_Internet_plan.html
WIRELESS-LESS NO MORE
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/opinion/20080618_WIRELESS-LESS_NO_MORE.html
State
authority approves Nutter's five-year plan
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20080618_State_authority_approves_Nutter_s_five-year_plan.html
City urges
Scout suit be dismissed
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20080618_City_urges_Scout_suit_be_dismissed.html
City employees
are good for city
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/opinion/20080618_City_employees_are_good_for_city.html
Graduation & gunfire: Student shot
in back minutes
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20080618_GRADUATION___GUNFIRE.html
2 killed, 3
injured in shootings across city
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20080618_2_killed__3_injured_in_shootings_across_city.html
Welcome to
Philadelphia's wreck centers
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20080618_Welcome_to_Philadelphia_s_wreck_centers.html
City audit
finds hazards at rec centers
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20080618_City_audit_finds_hazards_at_rec_centers.html
Charter
school's issues aired at hearing
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20080618_Charter_school_s_issues_aired_at_hearing.html
Fight to halt
move of Barnes Foundation ends
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20080618_Fight_to_halt_move_of_Barnes_Foundation_ends.html
Pitt
City to fund
environmental programs, sustainability coordinator
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08170/890676-53.stm
Onorato tells Southwest airport
wants its business
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08170/890640-53.stm
Council
approves creating registry for domestic partners
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_573250.html
Pittsburgh to recognize unmarried
partners
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20080618_Pittsburgh_to_recognize_unmarried_partners_1.html
Schenley fans
urge council to support their cause
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08170/890678-298.stm
Few riders at
first meeting on transit restructuring
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08170/890673-147.stm
Thanks to
special funding, police are back on foot patrol
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_573325.html
In defense of nonprofits
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08170/890589-109.stm
National News
Feeding Fido no walk in the park
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08170/890655-85.stm
Just kick it:
When it comes to smoking, don't feed an addiction
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08170/890612-192.stm
Business
Rohm & Haas to
cut 925 jobs
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/20080618_Rohm___Haas_to_cut_925_jobs.html
AIG unit in
Plymouth Meeting to lay off 335
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/business/20080618_AIG_unit_in_Plymouth_Meeting_to_lay_off_335.html |
