By Steve GeissingerMEDIANEWS SACRAMENTO -- On the eve of lawmakers' adjournment, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and majority Democrats forged an unprecedented pact Wednesday to reduce greenhouse gas emissions -- over Republicans' objections.

Jul. 22--RALEIGH -- The state Senate approved a bill Thursday that would make the Sims Hugo Neu project unlikely to happen before 2010, but whether it would become law remained uncertain. In a quick set of parliamentary actions Thursday morning, Sen. R.C.