New Jersey Will Get None of Homeland-Safety Grant.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News,  August, 2003  

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By Jennifer Lin, The Philadelphia In...uirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Aug. 2--Sorry, South Jersey, but when it comes to spending scarce federal dollars on homeland security, Gov. Rendell has decided that the buck stops at the Delaware River.

As part of a national drive to channel more homeland-security funds to major cities, the federal government awarded the Philadelphia area $14.2 million to shore up security at sensitive sites.

The federal funds were directed to Harrisburg, leaving it up to Rendell's office to decide where the money will be spent.

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