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Penn State beat reporter Mike Gross talks about the possibility that Penn State may not make BCS championship game even if they finish the season undefeated. ...

The state attorney general has filed criminal charges against a Lebanon County insurance agent accused of stealing from seniors in central Pennsylvania.

Two governors offered Congress starkly different solutions Wednesday for the ailing economy, with New York's David Paterson seeking immediate aid from Congress, and South Carolina's Mark Sanford urging lawmakers not to throw more taxpayer money at the problem.Paterson, testifying Wednesday before the House Ways and Means Committee, asked Congress to include aid for state budgets as part of any new economic stimulus package. Lawmakers are considering a stimulus package that could be voted on after the Nov. 4 election.'Just like the financial services industry, we need a partner in the federal government in order to help stave off an impending financial calamity and stabilize our fiscal condition,' said Paterson, a Democrat.On Tuesday, Paterson said New York is facing a $47 billion deficit by 2012.Twenty-nine states closed budget gaps totaling $48 billion for the 2009 budget year, and the projected shortfall for the following year is $100 billion, said Paterson.

The job of an employee who sued Gov. Martin O'Malley's administration for wrongful termination last year is among the 40 state jobs cut this week.

If the 272-page indictment against State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo seems complicated, consider his emotional life.It includes a loyal son, a beautifully icy daughter who no longer speaks to him and whose husband is a witness for the prosecution, two ex-wives, another daughter, and a bitter ex-girlfriend who is set to testify that Fumo spied on her.

The closer we get to November's elections, the more I find myself questioning Amendment 2 - the referendum designed to codify 'marriage between one man and one woman' into state law.

A new AP-GfK poll of battleground states shows Barack Obama leading John McCain in four states that President Bush won in 2004 -- including Colorado.

Here comes Halloween:Trick-or-treating safety stressedThere are many ways to have funCharges are possible in Ashford boy's deathMansfield: 'Canceled' meeting protested2nd District hopefuls wrap up debatesArt event to celebrate Hebron's 300thWindham: Subcommitte OKs Mills complex tax dealColumbia finance head under town investigationElection 2008: One-term legislator takes on newcomer in 53rd District: Arute wants to solve state's problems; Hurlburt committed to 'real solutions'These articles and the rest of today's newspaper are available at 4 p.m. in our Chronicle E-edition. Click here to subscribe.

There were five promises he made while running for the office of state representative six years ago, Dave Hickernell said this week."And I'm proud to be able to say, I've kept my promises," Hickernell said, as he voted against four of the five perks he had promised never to take — and ...

Lake Barkley State Resort Park is hosting the first annual Barkley Tales Storytelling Fest at Barkley Lodge and throughout the Trigg County community from Wednesday, Oct. 29 to Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008.