Quick Wednesday roundup

• More budget chat
  
  
  
  • How the Pa. budget deal was sealed -- hint: the name Fumo appears in the subhead...
    
    
  • WHO GETS WHAT? Harrisburg's dust-up produced a deal with some appeal for Philly (including an exemption from any weak smoking bill passed in Harrisburg)
    
    
  • Editorial | The Pennsylvania Budget Ugly show, good result
    
    
  • John Baer | Combatants emerge from budget mess unbloodied
    
    
  • AAJane: Gov. Rendell's Press Conference on the Budget
  
  
• SEPTA news
  
  
  
  • $150 million for SEPTA will avert fall fare hikes, service cuts -- dedicated funding at last!
    
    
  • Budget may have steered SEPTA out of $$ trouble
  
  
• City reclaims property from judge (perhaps Willis Berry regrets running for higher office)
  
  
• We have a "job-skills and mentoring program for inner-city fathers"? Apparently so, as Michael Nutter gave a commencement speech to the most recent class.
  
  
• Phila. set to sue for tougher gun laws -- Clarke and Miller to lead the way in this longshot effort.
  
  
• PW: A new magazine targets Philly’s young trendsetters.
  
  
• South Street sidewalks are public property and not just to be snapped up by pushy developers says the city. A poster at YPP looks at more bad developer behavior that seems completely unnecessary.
  
  
• PW: J.S., iPhone Home -- a look at John Street's many missteps and resulting loss of local clout.