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The Legislature
Panel closer to voting on state
smoking ban but not there yet
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08120/877376-85.stm
Push for
compromise
http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/120943590720110.xml&coll=1
No smoke in
A.C., lots in Harrisburg
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19526238&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=418218&rfi=6
Justice lashes
out at GOP state senators
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/20080429_Justice_lashes_out_at_GOP_state_senators.html
Senate OKs
bill on expunging summary offenses
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/philadelphia/20080429_Senate_OKs_bill_on_expunging_summary_offenses.html
GOP leader
derides turnpike 'secrecy'
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_564813.html
Gaming
Split Rock awaits
ruling on slots plan
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080429/NEWS/804290318
The Administration
Rendell's
travels: Document it, Governor
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/archive/s_564764.html
Healthcare
Health insurance reform depends on
the questions
http://www.mcall.com/news/opinion/anotherview/all-left_col-a.6382743apr29,0,5261430.story
Issues like
generic drug pricing deserve open hearings in state
http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1209418815201520.xml&coll=1
Education
Editorial:
Chester Upland Schools
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20080429_Editorial__Chester_Upland_Schools.html
Search for
state universities' chancellor at 3
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/philadelphia/20080429_Search_for_state_universities__chancellor_at_3.html
State
university system chancellor search down to 3
http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1209432316238750.xml&coll=1
Guns on campus invitation for
sorrow
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/seate/s_564785.html
Elections/Politics
Casimir looks
ahead to 23rd state Senate campaign for upcoming November election
http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/509538.html?nav=5011
Clerical error blamed for missing
26,000 Northampton County votes
http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/state/all-a17_3primary.6383358apr29,0,7642535.story
The American
Debate: Dealing with the race card
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20080429_The_American_Debate__Dealing_with_the_race_card.html
Shimkus
closing vote gap
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19526237&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=6
Transportation
Toll road plaza makes progress
http://www.heraldstandard.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19525721&BRD=2280&PAG=461&dept_id=480247&rfi=6
TRUCKERS
PROTEST FUEL PRICES IN D.C.
http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/120943590320110.xml&coll=1
State News
Consumer shock: PPL
poised for 34% rate hike
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080429/NEWS/804290321
Child-welfare
report rankles Pa. officials
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20080429_Child-welfare_report_rankles_Pa__officials.html
State amendment would ban
'counterfeit' marriage
http://www.mcall.com/news/opinion/anotherview/all-bottom_col-a.6382747apr29,0,1291352.story
Stopping abuses in puppy mills
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/pa/20080429_Stopping_abuses_in_puppy_mills.html
Game
commission to receive acreage in exchange for lease
http://www.observer-reporter.com/OR/Story/04-29-land-swap
Conference debates coal-fired
plants in Pa.
http://www.timesleader.com/news/20080429_25_coal_ART0.html
State auditor
general criticizes state insurance fund for use of contractors
http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19526340&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6
Two
opportunities to shrink state government
http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/509497.html?nav=5004
Wine kiosks
could help make buying process more convenient
http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1209442207216730.xml&coll=1
Make code
clear about beer and wine sales at groceries, as well as loosening
rules at bars
http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1209418807201521.xml&coll=1
Caps coming
off
http://www.pennlive.com/columns/patriotnews/asiseeit/index.ssf?/base/columnists/1209418810201520.xml&coll=1
Local News
Sands BethWorks sees bigger
regional payout
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a1_4hostfees.6379723apr29,0,5590163.story
Greensburg
Tuesday takes
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/archive/s_564767.html
Warden, kitchen chief punished in
bid flap
http://www.timesleader.com/news/20080429_29fischi_tmb_ART.html
Police union
picks new head
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19526248&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=6
Company’s suit
blames neighbor for contamination
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19526247&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=6
City’s
unemployment rate: 9.4 percent
http://www.standardspeaker.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7330&Itemid=2
Joblessness in
NEPA drops - sort of
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19526291&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415891&rfi=6
Hearing
scheduled here Wednesday for Chesapeake Bay cleanup
http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/509539.html?nav=5011
Adams forced
to vacate hospital
http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/story/554732.html
Philly
Emergency
ambulance times improve, but not by much
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20080429_Emergency_ambulance_times_improve__but_not_by_much.html
John Dougherty resigns as head of
Redevelopment Authority
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20080429_John_Dougherty_resigns_as_head_of_Redevelopment_Authority.html
Dougherty to
resign as redevelopment chair
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20080429_Dougherty_to_resign_as_redevelopment_chair.html
Nutter names
liaison to LGBT communities
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20080429_Nutter_names_liaison_to_LGBT_communities.html
City suspends,
for now, law making landlords get property certificate
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20080429_City_suspends__for_now__law_making_landlords_get_property_certificate.html
Schools to
work with city to save $
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20080429_Schools_to_work_with_city_to_save__.html
NEW HOPE ON
FORECLOSURES
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/opinion/20080429_NEW_HOPE_ON_FORECLOSURES.html
Philadelphia back in court over
conditions in prisons
http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/state/all-a17_prison.6383940apr29,0,6539936.story
Editorial: Affordable Homes
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20080429_Editorial__Affordable_Homes.html
Pitt
Barden will still give Hill $3
million
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08120/877395-85.stm
Casino owner
to stick by $3 million pledge
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_564799.html
Caution: Area
smog alerts likely to increase
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08120/877403-85.stm
Port Authority
tries to get into the naming rights game
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08120/877381-53.stm
Local jobless rate dips to 4.9
percent
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08120/877341-407.stm
Market trend:
The public should weigh in on renewing the Square
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08120/877332-192.stm
Pittsburgh
Tuesday takes
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/archive/s_564766.html
Washington
Justices
uphold Ind. voter ID law
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/20080429_Justices_uphold_Ind__voter_ID_law.html
Business as
usual: The Senate decides not to act on fair pay
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08120/877330-192.stm
Fair pay at
issue
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19526239&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=418218&rfi=6
Kanjorski bill seeks to rein in big
oil
http://www.timesleader.com/news/20080429_29-KANJO_ART.html
Proposed legislation
will tax windfall profits, Kanjorski says
http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19526307&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6
Temporary
moratorium reasonable
http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/506961.html?nav=728
National News
Elmer Smith:
That stimulus rebate check? It's in the mail ... and you'll be
eating it
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20080429_Elmer_Smith__That_stimulus_rebate_check__It_s_in_the_mail_____and_you_ll_be_eating_it.html
Retailers plot
ways to reel in early tax rebates
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08120/877413-85.stm |
