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                                             Thursday, March 1, 2007
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 NJ Politics   

• Expanding federal probe hits governor’s office The federal investigation of the state's secretive budget process reached into the governor's office yesterday, as prosecutors subpoenaed three years of records involving nearly $1 billion in special interest grants  Star-Ledger  Inquirer  Jersey Journal  
   

• Cops see red over Payne’s wearing of the green A decision to dedicate this year's St. Patrick's Day parade in Newark to Rep. Donald Payne (D-10th Dist.) is drawing fire from police officers across NJ, who are angry the congressman refused to take a stand against convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal Star-Ledger

• Bill would apply state regulations to rail-side waste Sites in the Meadowlands that store construction waste until it can be loaded onto railcars for shipment to landfills would be required to meet state environ-mental regulations under a bill introduced Wednesday by New Jersey's two U.S. senators Bergen Record

• Highlands Council: Top official may be leaving Highlands Council is expected to discuss staffing changes today, including a new executive director, during a closed meeting Daily Record

PA Environment

• Sewer mutiny? City authority may have to go it alone on upgrades Williamsport Sanitary Authority’s is grappling with one of the biggest issues it has ever had to face — one that could triple or quadruple sanitary rates over the next five years—and now it has learned that six contract communities it serves may be jumping ship Sun Gazette
   

• Kilbuck developer seeks new deadline for work at landslide site Stretch of cold weather prevents the developer of the landslide-prone shopping plaza property along Route 65 in Kilbuck from meeting state deadlines for installing slope and groundwater monitors Post-Gazette

PA Politics 

• Polls show mixed reviews for Legislature While each offered positive portrayals of Gov. Ed Rendell's popularity, two new surveys suggested contrasting answers to the question of
  whether the Legislature has managed to rehabilitate itself with a public that delivered sharp rebuffs in last year's elections Post-Gazette

New York/Nation/World  

• Spitzer to appoint new racing panel Saratogian
• Indian Point 2 shut down for fifth time in 15 months Control room operators unexpectedly shut
  down the Indian Point 2 nuclear power plant after water levels in its steam generators suddenly dropped below normal Journal News

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