The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Gov. Ed Rendell says a transit strike that shut down Philadelphia's buses, subways and trolleys for nearly a week is over. The governor announced early Monday that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority had reached an agreement with its largest labor union on new contract provisions to end the strike. About 5,000 Transport Workers Local 234 workers walked off the...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Gov. Ed Rendell says a negotiations in Philadelphia's transit strike have broken off.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Gov. Ed Rendell says a negotiations in Philadelphia's transit strike have broken off.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
A tentative contract agreement has been reached that could end the public transit strike that has idled Philadelphia's subways, buses and trolleys for four days, Gov. Ed Rendell said late Friday.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Gov. Ed Rendell says buses, subways and trolleys in Philadelphia may be rolling again soon.
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Govs. Ed Rendell and David Paterson aren't going to let a little thing like the World Series come between them. On Sunday, less than a week after the Yankees beat the Phillies to win their 27th series title, the Pennsylvania governor will host a $2,500-a-head fundraiser for Paterson at the Park Hyatt hotel in Philadelphia. (Charles Breslin, a Democratic operative, longtime aide and friend of Rendell's...
CBS 3 (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
A union representing more than 5,000 Philadelphia transit workers is scheduled to meet with Gov. Ed Rendell to discuss their contract negotiations.
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Timothy McNulty | November 4, 2009 The first episode of "Moving Numbers" -- the Web series about a fictional US Senate run in Pennsylvania -- is up today, from executive producers John Brabender and Leslie Gromis Baker, two Pa-based Republican consultants. It's worth looking at alone for the pretty shots of Pittsburgh (including one of the Post-Gazette's sign Downtown) and brief mentions...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
If Webster's put out a Pennsylvania edition of its famous dictionary, one of the entries might read like this: Patronage: n. 1) support, encouragement or sponsorship given by a patron; 2) the power to appoint to office or grant other favors, esp. political ones; 3) the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Before state Attorney General Tom Corbett is inevitably accused of launching another political prosecution...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania's governor and Philadelphia's mayor say the city's transit union has agreed not to go on strike as contract talks continue before the start of Game 3 of the World Series. Gov. Ed Rendell and Mayor Michael Nutter held a news conference hours before a 6 p.m. strike deadline Saturday to announce that "substantial progress" had been made. The union had threatened...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell is calling for the Legislature to immediately return to the Capitol to finalize a key piece of the state budget, the legalization of table games in casinos.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
(10-30) 15:09 PDT Harrisburg, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell is calling for the Legislature to immediately return to the Capitol to finalize a key piece of the state budget, the legalization of table games in casinos. Rendell made... Sponsored Topics: Pennsylvania - Ed Rendell - Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Associated Press - Government budget
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
HARRISBURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AmQuip Crane Rental LLC in Philadelphia, PA, is one of 10 employers honored with this year’s Governor’s Award for Safety Excellence, which was presented today during the 83rd Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health Conference. “Winners of the Governor’s Award for Safety Excellence are dedicated to high standards in workplace safety and employee...
Tony Phyrillas (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
A good column by Brad Bumsted of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review about how so-called conservative western Pennsylvania Democrats in the state House let down their constituents by supporting the deficit budget pushed by Gov. Ed Rendell and legislative leaders. Instead of sticking with House Republicans to oppose the deficit budget and higher taxes, the "Blue Dogs" turned into lap dogs, Busted...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
The Post breaks some details about Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's wedding, held in NJ yesterday—plus has a photo of the newlyweds. Guests included: "Andrew Cuomo, Barbara Walters, Anna Wintour, Rudy Giuliani, Joel Klein and Sheldon Silver, as well as Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and ex-New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey...Food Network chef Sandra Lee, actress Emmy...
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