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New Jersey Political News

  • Passaic Mayor pleads guilty to corruption Passaic Mayor Samuel Rivera
    pleaded guilty this morning to federal corruption charges
    Star-Ledger

  • Corzine looking to lower toll hikes, gas tax The governor today said he is considering both scaled-down toll increases and a higher gas tax as he formulates
    another proposal to fund the state's transportation infrastructure needs, but said
    he is reluctant to raise the gas tax in a struggling economy
    Star-Ledger

New Jersey Environmental News 

  • EnCap files for bankruptcy EnCap Golf Holdings files for federal bankruptcy
    protection one day after its Meadowlands golf and housing project is declared dead
    by the NJ Meadowlands Commission. Enviros say $50M in state DEP cleanup funds
    may never be recovered
    Bergen Record  Star-Ledger  Editorial  Cartoon
    As project ends, the uncertainty remains  
     

  • Legislature eyes water tax to fund land conservation New Jerseyans may
    decide in November whether to create a tax on water use in order to fund the
    preservation of farmland and open space. A Senate committee yesterday debated
    a constitutional amendment that would dedicate $150M annually, to be raised from
    a proposed water tax, to support preservation
    Star-Ledger

Pennsylvania Environmental News

  • Rendell ties pump prices to need for energy independence strategy People voiced concerns with the rising costs of energy yesterday at a town hall meeting in
    Bucks County, where Gov. Rendell urged the Senate to pass a package of bills that
    he says will provide relief to consumers, grow the economy, and break the state’s dependence on foreign oil
    Gant Daily
     

  • Gas line may be development lifeline The location of the Tennessee Gas Line—
    the only major interstate line cutting through the state’s northern tier — may have as much power to determine the future wealth of landowners and gas companies in the
    area as the Marcellus Shale itself
    Towanda Daily Review   

Pennsylvania Political News   

  • State House moves for bigger, better bingo booty The state House is moving
    to help nonprofit groups that raise funds by holding bingos, which have slipped in attendance as more casinos opened around PA and neighbor states
    Post-Gazette
     

  • LCB seeks advice on bringing better wine to PA The Pennsylvania Liquor
    Control Board is forming a Wine Advisory Council comprising restaurant owners,
    hotel managers and wine experts "to help bring the best selections and wine values
    to Pennsylvania consumers"
    Post-Gazette

New York/Nation/World 

  • Paterson announces more stem cell funding NY Sun
  • Deal to build at railyards on West Side collapses NY Times
  • LI water suppliers to get $112M in MTBE suit Newsday  
  • Indiantown Gap a refuge for rare butterfly PR Newswire

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