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The skyrocketing revenue potential and costs of major-college football have raised the stakes for programs at the top of the economic food chain like Penn State.

Hotly debated for nearly a decade, the system has raised concerns among transport providers and passengers, who fear it could lead to longer queues at airports and train stations.

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He pledged to lower the retirement age to 55 for public-sector workers, reversing elements of his own reform that raised it to 63.

“The bar has been raised at a time when prices are at an all-time high and valuations are stretched,” said Arone.

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All these ventures are likely years away, would cost in the hundreds of millions and raise all customers’ water rates.

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