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More information on SB 862

More info on SB 862

• Fumo's press release announcing his change of position on local zoning control.
• The house roll call vote (10/18/06).
• Bill summary prepared by House Democratic Caucus (10/18/06)
• Bill summary prepared by House staff
• The senate roll call vote (9/27/06). Not a single democratic senator from Philadelphia voted to uphold the city's power to regulate the casinos.
• Bill summary prepared by the Senate Republican Communications Office.
• press release on SB 862 from the Riverfront Communities United (RCU).
• Key provisions of SB 862 prepared by RCU.
• Senator Fumo takes credit for "restoring" the City's zoning power in this press release.

News stories and editorials on SB 862

• Loss of zoning authority over casinos enrages officials (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 10/19/06)
• Local victory on slots issue (Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/19/06)
• Editorial | Zoning Victory (Philadelphia Daily News, 10/19/06)
• State House passes changes to Pa. slots law (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 10/18/06)
• Slots zoning still a tangled issue (Philadelphia Daily News, 10/18/06)
• State House votes to strip City of zoning power (Hallwatch, 10/17/06)
• Editorial | SLOTS OF LUCK, GANG OF FOUR (Philadelphia Daily News, 10/12/06)
• State Reps: Senate gave too much power to casinos (Hallwatch, 10/12/06)
• Fumo Staff Insists Amendments 'Misportrayed' (The Evening Bulletin, 10/10/06)
• Rendell voices concerns over slots bill passed by Senate (Philadelphia Daily News, 10/05/06)
• Letters | City takes it on the chin (Philadelphia Daily News, 10/04/06)
• State Reps: Senate went too far on gambling reforms (Ed Goppelt) (Halllwatch, 10/03/06)
• Gambling Bill, Fumo Amendment Create Local Fury (The Evening Bulletin, 10/02/06)
• It’s Vince Fumo’s World (Suburban Guerilla, 10/02/06)
• Editorial | CLEARING THE AIR ON THE LATEST CASINO BILL (Philadelphia Daily News, 10/02/06)
• Casino size, signage: the sky's the limit under new zoning code (Hallwatch, 10/01/06)
• Community leaders denounce Fumo amendment (Hallwatch, 09/28/06)
• State control over casino siting is approved (AP, 09/27/06)
• Letter to Sen. Fumo | Taking away Philadelphia's power to regulate casinos (Hallwatch, 09/26/06)
• Fighting the Casinos with our hands tied behind our backs (Young Philly Politics, 09/25/06)
• Slots fight: Round Two (Philadelphia Inquirer, 09/23/06)
• Editorial | THE HARRISBURG ZONING-CONTROL FREAKS (Philadelphia Inquirer, 09/12/06)
• Op Ed | Save us from the gaming board (Philadelphia Inquirer, 08/25/06)
• Fumo fails to exempt Philadelphia casinos from local safety, zoning rules (Hallwatch, 07/19/06)