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A sampling of top news stories... Tuesday, May 2, 2006

NJ Politics

• Corzine's plan for water tax under fire Governor Corzine's proposed water tax
  starts springing leaks, as top lawmakers suggest the state find another pot of money
  to buy open space and prepare for droughts; some fear another tire deposit tax that
  disappeared into the general budget Bergen Record

• NJ legislators want to leave the gasoline hose to the pros Gov. Jon Corzine's
  plan to bring self-service gas to NJ is running on empty in the Legislature; idea panned
  by Assembly Speaker and by members of Senate budget committee Star-Ledger                                        

 NJ Environment

• Justices hear twist in eminent-domain dueling NJ's top  court hears a developer's
  claim of eminent-domain abuse in what observers say has become one of the most
  closely watched cases since the U.S. Supreme Court turned the seizure of private land
  into a national firestorm Inquirer  Courier Post  AP Press                                         

• State links developer to Petty's intrusion A new court document appears to directly
  contradict a long-standing contention of the potential developer of Petty's Island, Cherokee
  Northeast, that it did not know what its consultant was doing in 2004 when he sneaked onto
  the island, where he was later blamed for causing the death of a baby bald eagle Inquirer

PA Politics 

• More PA seniors to get tax relief Lawmakers approved a plan to extend eligibility
  for property tax rebates. It is expected to be adopted soon Inquirer  Detailed summary of the plan

PA Environment

• More PA seniors to get tax relief Lawmakers approved a plan to extend eligibility
  for property tax rebates. It is expected to be adopted soon Inquirer  Detailed summary of the plan

• State urges feds to tighten air pollution rules The EPA is ignoring recommendations
  from its own scientists and outside review panels in proposing flawed air quality standards
  for fine particle pollution,  contends PA’s DEP Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty PA-DEP

New York/Nation/World  

• Congresswoman seeks probe of IBM discharges U.S. Rep. Sue Kelly, R-Katonah,
  asks the EPA to investigate IBM Corp.'s pollutant discharges to an East Fishkill brook
  Poughkeepsie Journal

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