PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane said Wednesday that she expected to receive the Corbett administration’s revised contract to privatize the Pennsylvania Lottery any day now – but signaled that she likely will not approve the proposal unless the legislature gets to sign off.
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NEW YORK TIMES
In “Bottoms Up, Lame Duck” , Columnist Maureen Dowd writes concerning a presidential news conference: “ABC News’s Jonathan Karl asked [President Barack] Obama if he was already out of ‘juice’ to pass his agenda, citing the president’s inability to get a watered-down gun bill passed in the Senate, Congress swatting away Obama on the sequester cuts, and the recent passage of a cybersecurity bill in the House with 92 Democrats on board, despite a veto threat from the White House.”
Texts, TV, then trouble for bombing suspect’s pals
PHILLY BURBS / AP: Dias Kadyrbayev was driving back to his apartment when he got a call from a college buddy. A clearly anxious Robel Phillipos told him authorities had released photos of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers _ and one of them looked very familiar.
83% Favor Citizenship for Illegals with Caveats
NEWSMAX: Most Americans now favor a path to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants who are in the United States illegally — provided that they meet certain essential requirements, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll.
Great American Bites: NYC’s Carnegie Deli, popular for a reason
(Editor: Here is more on the Carnegie Deli which NewsLanc featured several months ago.)
USA TODAY: …Eating at the Carnegie Deli is a prototypical New York experience: loud, harried, very professional, a bit rushed and everyone elbow to elbow with not nearly enough room on the small tables for the vast groaning plates of food. Simplicity is everything here, from the classic diner coffee mugs to the never-miss-a beat-staff. The Carnegie Deli is a very popular tourist experience, yet beloved by locals as well, creating an incredibly diverse customer base.
Chris Christie Comes Out For Good Samaritan Drug-Overdose Bill
HUFFINGTON POST: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has come out in favor of a good Samaritan law that would allow drug overdose victims to call 911 without fear of legal repercussions, drug policy reform advocates announced on Monday.
Poll: Three Democratic challengers would easily beat Republican Gov. Tom Corbett in 2014 contest
LEHIGH VALLEY MORNING CALL: Republican Gov. Tom Corbett would get trounced by any one of three Democrats if the gubernatorial election were held today, in part because he would lose the independent and female vote by large margins, according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll.
LCSWMA set to become the trash czar of Central PA
Originally founded decades back to handle Lancaster County’s solid waste and garbage, the authority’s takeover of waste processing in surrounding counties has been striking.
Russian neo-nationalists pursue church building and knife fighting
Last year Russian Orthodox Church has initiated a program of the construction of 600 new churches in Moscow, the first two hundred referred to as “Program 200.”
US expects first cut in debt since 2007
FINANCIAL TIMES: The US Treasury expects to pay down debt in the second quarter of 2013 as the budget deficit that has dominated national politics starts to shrink.
LETTER: helmets vs. no helmets
Despite his opposition to helmet laws, Gray said he has always worn — and will always wear — a helmet. “I’ve ridden 30,000 miles already this year, many of them through states where you don’t have to wear helmets,” he said. “I had a helmet on for every mile.”
Black pols stymied in Obama era
POLITICO: ..Consider what has taken place, or not taken place, since Obama broke the presidential color barrier in 2008: There has not been one African-American elected to the Senate — the only blacks in the chamber were appointed to fill vacant seats; the country’s sole African-American governor…
Susquehanna River impaired
SCRANTON TIMES-TRIBUNE Editorial: The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission don’t know exactly what is causing the disfigurement of smallmouth bass throughout the southern stretches of the Susquehanna River.
Are you a “host” or “sponger?”
Hosts foot the bill for services and benefits, not only for themselves, but for most spongers. Hosts must pay taxes to support work places, libraries, airports, schools, hospitals, stores, social and fraternal clubs and more. Hosts pay for care of the streets leading to these necessities, fire and police protection and other municipal services.