Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Says New Budget Promotes Economic Development; Improves Safety for Bridges, Dams, Rail, ... (Fox News)
Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Says New Budget Promotes Economic Development; Improves Safety for Bridges, Dams, Rail, Aviation

Pennsylvania's $28.3B state spending plan comes 4 days past deadline (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
HARRISBURG — Four days past their deadline, Pennsylvania lawmakers Friday approved a new $28.3 billion state budget and an economic stimulus program to rebuild deteriorating bridges and water and sewer systems and undertake community development projects.

Committee leader: No chance for Pennsylvania Turnpike lease; Rendell holds steady (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
HARRISBURG — Gov. Ed Rendell urged lawmakers Friday not to make a hasty decision on the Pennsylvania Turnpike lease deal after a House committee chairman threw up a major roadblock to the idea.

Fur flying over Pennsylvania kennel bill (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
HARRISBURG - Against the backdrop of the seemingly endless struggle over the Pennsylvania budget, a dogfight has erupted in the state House over Gov. Rendell's bill to clean up commercial breeding kennels.

Pennsylvania health care cost containment council employees let go after program authorization lapses (News-Medical-Net)
Nearly the entire staff of the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council has been let go due to a political disagreement between Gov. Ed Rendell (D) and state Senate Republicans over whether a bill to reauthorize the council should also include an extension of a malpractice insurance subsidy for physicians, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports (Goldstein, Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/2).