Leftovers: Don’t Meet Me Tonight In Atlantic City

• The former Atlantic City Council president who pled guilty to taking $36,000 in bribes has been banned from future city council meetings in advance of his sentencing. A judge said letters about Craig Callaway made him seem like “a one-man crime wave.” Awesome. [Inquirer]

• Tons of new state laws go into effect on January 1 all across the country. In Pennsylvania, there are things like more sex offender regulations and protections from identity theft. And lobbyists finally have to disclose their contributions. Yay! [Stateline.org]

• Everyone’s favorite Inquirer columnist, Inga Saffron, destroys the New River City proposal in a column today for reasons other than NIMBYism. [Inquirer]

Leftovers: The Morning Bulletin

• Yeah, yeah, I’ve seen it: The Evening Bulletin has changed its flag to The Bulletin (at right), since it hasn’t been an afternoon paper for about a year or so now. Yep.

• SEPTA riders have been spared a fare increase — well, until next July 1, when massive fare hikes and service cuts are sure to take place. But, hey, that’s, like, a few months away. We’ll worry about it then. [Inquirer]

• I’ve been trying to write something about the New River City project all day, but… it’s just too depressing. Shadows! Oh no! Anyway, choose your flavor of news story: Daily News or Inquirer.

• In case you needed some more Allen Iverson rumors, here’s one to the Knicks. [The FanHouse]