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 NJ Politics   

• Corzine and unions shake hands on contract The deal with three unions representing 53,000 employees
  comes more than four months before the current contract expires, but just in time for Corzine's budget address today, his self-imposed deadline for a labor settlement Star-Ledger  Gannett  Inquirer NY Times
  > $33B budget rules out tax hikes Star-Ledger Inquirer Gannett
   

• Lawmakers get cold feet on dual office-holding ban Competing political agendas among state senators and Assembly members are about to derail efforts to prohibit elected officials in NJ from
  holding more than one office at a time Star-Ledger

NJ Environment

• State loses control of rail trash-transfer stations A federal judge hands NJ a defeat in the state's attempt to regulate operations at trash-transfer stations run by railroads. The ruling sets aside $2.5M
  in fines levied against one rail trash-transfer operator, the New York Susquehanna & Western Railway
  Corp., for facilities it operated in Hudson County Jersey Journal B. Record
   
• Lake Hopatcong agency closer to shutting down With bankruptcy looming just two months
  away, the agency charged with the upkeep of the state's largest lake moves a step closer to shutting
  down by passing a resolution allowing it to begin closing up shop if funding doesn't materialize
  Star-Ledger  Daily Record

PA Environment

• More answers needed after hearing on Collegeville air pollution The hundreds of people who packed the auditorium of Perkiomen Valley Middle School East came armed with testimony on their experiences and fears about air pollution. They left with more questions than answers The Mercury

PA Politics 

• Funds misuse scandals will shake Capitol, lawmaker says Tribune-Review

New York/Nation/World  

• Amherst residents fight Wal-Mart Buffalo News
• LIPA ups payout to school district Newsday
• Power line meets “Forever Wild” Press Republican

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