Pennsylvania on Tuesday November 03, 2009

PA: Mayoral, Supreme Court races top ballot
By Mike Wereschagin, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Control of the Pittsburgh mayor's office and state Supreme Court is up for grabs today.
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PA: Impasse, economy sour Pennsylvania voters
By Brad Bumsted, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Terry Gabriel, a former steelworker who ran a bar and restaurant until he retired nine years ago, is frustrated because state lawmakers and the governor battled for 101 days before agreeing on a state budget this year.
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PA: State breaks up marijuana ring
By The Associated Press, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Pennsylvania attorney general's office says it has broken up a $2.5 million marijuana distribution ring that moved the drug from New York to the Easton area and then resold it on Kutztown University's campus.
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PA: Pennsylvania lags in passing GED test
By Daveen Rae Kurutz, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Kenny Washington found out the hard way how tough it is to find a job without a high school diploma.
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PA: Pennsylvania study -- Helmetless riders at greater risk
By Chris Ramirez, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
A leading trauma center in Pittsburgh says greater numbers of motorcyclists with more serious facial and head injuries are seeking emergency medical treatment since Pennsylvania repealed its helmet law.
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PA: Momentum develops to put mentally ill in mainstream careers
By Tim Puko, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
After Saya Krebs was diagnosed with mental illnesses, her psychiatrist told her she should never work again.
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PA: No records for thousands paid out of state lawmaker's campaign fund
By The Associated Press, The Philadelphia Inquirer
There are no public records to account for tens of thousands of dollars paid out of a top state senator's campaign fund, and state officials do not view the expenditures as a violation, a newspaper reported.
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PA: BRT decision to end assessments violated state law
By Jeff Shields, The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Board of Revision of Taxes' long tradition of ignoring the state Sunshine Act continued with its decision last month to put itself out of business, the city solicitor has concluded.
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PA: SEPTA workers strike for morning rush hour
By Robert Moran, The Philadelphia Inquirer
SEPTA's largest union went on strike early this morning -- crippling a transit system that averages more than 928,000 trips every weekday in the city.
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OH: President Obama quietly signs landmark Great Lakes cleanup bill
By Stephen Koff, The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Without fanfare, President Barack Obama has OK'd a large cash infusion to help clean up the Great Lakes, quietly signing a bill that was years in the making and marks a rare bipartisan milestone.
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PA: Pa. to see more stimulus money for education
By Eleanor Chute, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
While 325,000 education jobs nationwide have been reported created or saved because of the economic stimulus so far, Pennsylvania is reporting just 531 such jobs.
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