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A sampling of top news stories... Tuesday March 21, 2006

NJ Politics

• Corzine to ask for state's first $30B budget Gov. Jon Corzine today will propose a state
  budget that tops the $30 billion mark for the first time, increase the sales tax and place new or
  higher taxes on cigarettes, alcohol, luxury cars and municipal drinking water Star-Ledger  Inquirer
   AC Press    Gannett    Glouco Times 
  > Rebates, taxes both rising Bergen Record   

• Transport fund to survive, without cap The controversial plan to raise $8B over the next five
  years for highway, bridge and mass transit projects is approved by the state Senate, but not before
  some last-minute jostling over anti-sprawl language that had been pulled from the bill Star-Ledger  
   NY Times   Inquirer

NJ Environment

• NJ lawmakers call for safety pledge in VX dumping plan  Legislators say they have
  "another arrow in the quiver" in their fight against the planned dumping of the neutralized byproduct
  of a deadly nerve agent into the Delaware River Glouco Times
  > NJ renews fight against nerve agent Courier Post Online
• Soil tests show no PCBs at Hamilton Twp site Soil testing of several areas on and around
  the American Standard property for toxic PCBs has come up negative, officials announce, but the
  news does little to ease residents' fears Trenton Times

PA Politics 

• So hard to say, 'It's time to resign' Most Philadelphia Council members want Rick Mariano
  to quit his seat, but he's entitled to it until his July 6 sentencing date Inquirer 

PA Environment

• Bottled vs. tap: A challenge to tell them apart An activist group, worried that water is being transformed
  into a profit-driven commodity, is putting Philadelphia's water up against major bottled brands - some of which
  are merely filtered tap water - in a blind taste test Inquirer

• Hearing set on contamination at former scrap metal site DEP invites residents to comment on the
  proposed investigation of the former Everglade Iron & Steel Co. site in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland
  County PA-DEP

New York/Nation/World   

• Coyote hunt sparks debate Contest to kill common predator upsets some in Ontario County Democrat & Chronicle

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