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A sampling of top news stories... Tuesday, May 9, 2006

NJ Politics

• Jersey's credit card bill keeps getting bigger NJ added more than $3B in new
  public debt last year; it now owes banks and bondholders more than $3,000 for every
  resident Star-Ledger 

• Senators cool to Corzine budget for DHS Panel questions $50M to shift 180
  disabled from institutions, as well as hospital bed tax Star-Ledger

NJ Environment

• NJ  joins PA in declaring a drought watch With streams slowing and groundwater
  levels decreasing during an unusually dry spring, NJ's environmental commissioner declares
  a drought watch and asks the public to be careful with water to avoid mandatory restrictions
  Inquirer   Daily Journal   AP Press   NY Times

PA Politics 

• Federal probe of Philadelphia local labor widens Agents are looking into whether
  the electricians' union knew about a contractor's alleged scheme to avoid taxes and dues Inquirer

PA Environment

• Infrastructure gets "D" on engineering group's report card PA’s roads, bridges and
  dams are crumbling and officials need to take immediate action to improve them, according
  to a report by an engineering group Post-Gazette

• Company files for landfill permit Resource Recovery says in an application filed Friday
  that the landfill it wants to build on the western side of Centre County will generate millions of
  dollars for the area, create jobs, and include environmental cleanup projects Centre Daily Times

New York/Nation/World  

• Car bans set to roll in two big city parks Traffic in Central and Prospect parks will be
  curtailed for a six-month trial period - but Mayor Bloomberg rejects an outright ban on cars
  in the urban oases for the summer Daily News  NY Newsday

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