It’s Our Money blog reports that the Transport Workers Union Local 234 has a made a counter proposal to SEPTA’s latest offer. Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, who is part of the negotiations, said earlier today that the two sides reached a tentative deal.

TWU members went on strike on Tuesday halting bus, trolley and subway service in Philadelphia. The SEPTA board and the union members were scheduled to vote on the tentative deal this afternoon.

But it appears the union wants something better. Now, SEPTA has to decide whether to accept the union’s latest demands.

Governor Ed Rendell speaking on WHYY’s Radio Times this morning said that the SEPTA Board has revised its original contract offer and that now it’s up the union leadership to decide if it’s acceptable. Rendell said the changes were non-economic, adding that the SEPTA Board has made it clear that they don’t have anymore money to throw in. Rendell says if the deal is accepted the strike could be over before the afternoon commute.

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The man who The New York Times said stole the show during the first gubernatorial debate in New Jersey has conceded.

Pre-election polls showed Independent gubernatorial candidate Chris Daggett attracting up to 20% of the voters. But when it finally came down to the election booth many of his supporters abandoned him in what was believed to be a tight race between Democrat Governor Jon Corzine and Republican Christopher Christie.

In the end, with two-thirds of the state’s precincts reporting results, Daggett attracted about 5 percent of the vote. He made his concession speech shortly before 10 p.m.

Daggett’s initial popularity surpirsed many political observers in the Garden State. He even won the endorsement of the state’s most influential newspaper.

Senator/Councilwoman and Mayor-elect Dana Redd

Dana Redd will be the next Mayor of Camden. She is a dual officer holder serving as both a Camden City Council member and a State Senator. The state has since ended the practice but politicians who held two offices before February 1, 2008 are allowed to finish their terms. Redd, a Democrat, will replace Mayor Gwendolyn Faison who did not seek re-election.

Camden is a distressed city. It is one of the state’s poorest communities and has a high crime rate. As a result, the State of New Jersey began a supervisory role over Camden since 2002.  State control of Camden is set to expire in 2012.

Name Party Votes Vote % Redd, Dana Dem 4,737 84% Cordero, Angel Ind 555 10% Feliz, Roberto Ind 220 4% Parker, Mujiba Ind 148 3%

Chris Christie (right) pictured here with his running mate Sheriff Kim Guadagno

November 03, 2009 - 10:10PM ET (i) = incumbent = winner

Name Party Votes Vote % Christie, Chris GOP 878,955 50% Corzine, Jon (i) Dem 775,526 44% Daggett, Christopher Ind 95,766 5% Kaplan, Kenneth Ind 3,212 0% Steele, Gary Ind 2,350 0% Cullen, Jason Ind 1,975 0% Petris, Kostas Ind 1,963 0% Meiswinkle, David Ind 1,800 0% Pason, Gregory Ind 1,368 0% Stein, Gary Ind 1,025 0% Leinsdorf, Joshua Ind 781 0% Lindsay, Alvin Ind 496 0%