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Friday,
June 20, 2008
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New Jersey Political
News
- After Assembly OK,
budget stalls in Senate Committee
puts off vote as majority leader says many details 'need to be worked out'
Star-Ledger
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Lawmaker looks to take
holiday from state employees The
fight about state worker pensions and benefits that has stalled consideration
of NJ's $32.9 billion budget took on another wrinkle overnight, as a key
lawmaker advanced legislation that would eliminate the Lincoln's Birthday
holiday
Star-Ledger
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Editorial: The sneaky utility tax
Star-Ledger
New Jersey
Environmental News
- Permit compromise
gains in Legislature After
reaching a compromise between environmentalists and builders, Senate and
Assembly committees yesterday approved legislation intended to spark
commercial and housing construction once the economy improves
Star-Ledger
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Eminent domain
bill advances A
bill to reform the process of eminent domain
cleared a Senate committee Thursday, breaking a two-year stalemate
Glouco Times
Pennsylvania
Environmental News
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Council
voted to privatize sludge plant
Philadelphia’s
City Council votes to
privatize its sludge plant. A partnership lead by Houston-based Synagro Inc.,
would
take over the plant, building an addition that would dry the city's treated
human waste
into pellets that qualify as fertilizer that can be sent anywhere
Inquirer
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Corn farms cope
with higher costs
With corn fields in
the Midwest under water
and already-record prices on the rise, corn growers of York County should be
poised
for windfall profits, right?
York Daily Record
Pennsylvania
Political News
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Nutter
speech inspires city planners
As college graduates are often told at this
time of year, half of life is just showing up. For political leaders, half the
job is just
stating their goals, then telling the public how they expect to realize them
Inquirer
New York/Nation/World
- Legislature chairman
to undergo procedure
LoHud.com
- House committee backs
off EPA contempt move
NYC
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Feds: ethanol not affecting fuel, food prices
Waste News
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