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                                         Monday November 27, 2006
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NJ Politics

Property taxes issue for 2007 for lawmakers NJ's property taxes, the highest in the nation, will dominate the coming weeks as lawmakers act on nearly 100 proposed changes and will remain a top
focus through 07—a NJ election year AP
> No rush for reform on double-dipping Trenton Times
Bills mounting in case of BPU whistle-blower Private law firms representing the state Board of
Public Utilities and three of its top officials have already billed the state $265,000 to defend a whistle-
blower lawsuit that hasn't reached the trial phase Gannett

NJ Environment

Court denies request to lift bear-hunt ban The court rejected a request for an emergency ruling
by the New Jersey State Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs and other groups that argued the state's environmental protection commissioner had no authority to reject a bear hunt planned for next month
Star-Ledger

All eyes on the Highlands Council Landowners, developers highly anticipating master plan Daily Record > New rules call for clustered homes Daily Record

PA Politics

Terminal care bill awaits OK by Rendell Legal devices like living wills and power of attorney are supposed to make it easier for families to answer heart-rending questions about the level of care for terminally ill relatives Associated Press

PA Environment

Failed breaker shuts down reactor A breaker failure at PPL’s Susquehanna Steam Electric Station
nuclear power plant caused the Unit 1 reactor to automatically shut down at 8:42 p.m. Saturday, says PPL spokesman Times Leader
PPL equipment transfer exceeded allowed radiation levels A package of nuclear equipment exceeded allowable radiation levels by more than four times when it was driven from Vermont to PPL Corp.'s Susquehanna nuclear power plant, federal regulators report Pocono Record

New York/Nation/World

New York State hemorrhages factory jobs One of every 4 manufacturing jobs in 2000 is gone by 2005 Democrat & Chronicle

Turkeys find sanctuary in upstate New York Feel bad for the turkey. Don’t eat one, adopt it instead NPR Audio

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