Penn. gov. orders partial state 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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The Blue Bell, Pa.-based company said it will close some of its facilities and reduce its employee head count.
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NEW YORK Sept. 27, 2004 - Penn Station was evacuated and train service was halted Monday after two fires broke out, causing chaos for hundreds of travelers at one of the nation&#39;s busiest commuter hubs.
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A Pennsylvania law allowing the  state to force Internet service providers to block access to  child pornography sites is unconstitutional, a federal judge  ruled on Friday.
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The moderate Palestinian government has ordered the closure of more than 100 institutions in the West Bank and Gaza, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Monday, in an apparent crackdown against the Islamic Hamas.
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ALBANY - New York State is ordering the same emissions restrictions on its power plants that were struck down by a court in May, saying the emissions blamed for acid rain threaten public health, a state official said.
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To: POLITICAL EDITORS  Contact: Kate Philips of the Pennsylvania Office of the Governor, +1-717-783-1116; or Maria A. Finn of PEMA, +1-717-651-2009; or Steve Chizmar of PennDOT, +1-717-783-8800   HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G.
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Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell on Wednesday took another step toward privatizing the 531-mile
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A power shutdown was instigated by the E.U., but it has only added to the antagonism toward Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
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Gov. Jon S. Corzine shut down the state government Saturday after a deadline to adopt a new balanced budget expired, bringing road construction projects to a halt and furloughing tens of thousands of state employees indefinitely.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has issued decrees to bypass constitutional limits on his powers to establish an emergency government shutting out Islamist Hamas, aides said on Sunday.
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By The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.  Sep. 16--Potter Township supervisors have scheduled a work session 7 p.m. Tuesday at 124 Short Road, Spring Mills, to address residents' concerns about how a proposed 63-home development would affect their well water.
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A federal judge today overturned a Pennsylvania law aimed at restricting access to web sites hosting child pornography. Pennsylvania Statute 7330 required ISPs to block access by the customers to child porn sites.
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By Dave Pidgeon  Pennsylvania joined 12 other states and the District of Columbia Monday in a lawsuit to force the federal government to enact stricter air-quality standards.
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A federal plan announced yesterday to distribute the nation&#39;s 10.3 million remaining flu shots will direct about 380,000 doses to Pennsylvania.
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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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To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS  Contact: Kate Philips, Pennsylvania Office of the Governor, +1- 717-783-1116; or Ron Ruman, DEP, +1-717-787-1323   PITTSBURGH, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G.