Pennsylvania shuts services amid budget impasse
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Pennsylvania idled some 25,000 state workers and shut down non-critical services early on Monday after Republican lawmakers and Democratic Governor Ed Rendell failed to agree on measures he set as a precondition for signing a budget for the new fiscal year.
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Questions are being raised about the NHS's ability to push ahead with plans to close services.
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Slot machines could be ringing and dealers could be shuffling again in New Jersey&#039;s casinos as soon as Friday evening after lawmakers and Gov. John S. Corzine reached a state budget deal that could end a six-day government shutdown.
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Gov. Ed Rendell late Sunday ordered a range of state government services shut down and placed about a third of the state work force on indefinite unpaid furlough after frantic last-minute negotiations failed to break a budget stalemate.
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A quirk in federal funding could close all 15 libraries in Jackson County, Ore.
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By Michael Milstein, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Jun. 21--The crisis grew clear after midnight when the display in front  of Cathy Schaufelberger showed her that power could soon run out for untold  numbers of people.
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LOS ANGELES -- Financial problems caused mainly by the treatment of uninsured patients have forced two emergency rooms to close in Los Angles County, raising concerns that other facilities may be overwhelmed.
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The FCC's plans for leveraging a forthcoming wireless auction to improve public-safety communication was thrown into disarray this week when Frontline Wireless told media outlets that it was closing the doors on its daily operations.
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A town in Ohio brought out snowplows and fire hoses Monday to clear the muck away. In New Jersey, the Statehouse was closed after its parking garage was flooded by the Delaware River.
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By Dori Berman  The Board of Public Works Wednesday halted a large residential project on the Eastern Shore after a lengthy debate that will likely spark a larger discussion about the state's growth policies.
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A pay dispute walkout by council workers in Falkirk causes the closure of many services.
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A massive telephone service outage is affecting thousands in West Virginia, after FiberNet had a network failure that affected both its primary and backup systems. The problem began at 5:30am and continues to persist five hours later. Hospitals, fire departments, businesses and homes are affected.
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Typewriters were dusted off, hand-held radios were tested, and Anne Arundel County employees reported having to walk between offices rather than sending e-mails yesterday after a virus led to the shutdown of more than 2,500 computers.
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HARRISBURG, Pa., July 8 -- Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell (D) ordered a partial government shutdown and furloughs of more than 24,000 state workers Sunday after negotiations with the state legislature did not  resolve a budget stalemate.
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Pennsylvanians will be unable to take a driver's license test, visit a state-run museum or place a casino bet starting Monday unless an 11th-hour breakthrough ends a budget stalemate that threatens a partial government shutdown.
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By Jim Provance, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Jun. 23--COLUMBUS -- A legislative panel fashioning a compromise state budget is negotiating changes to Gov.
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LOS ANGELES Financial problems have shut down two Los Angeles County emergency rooms for good over the past two weeks -- raising concerns that the county&#39;s remaining E-Rs may be overwhelmed.