Top priorities of Gov. Ed Rendell being considered by the Pennsylvania Legislature:

• Increase funding by $1.7 billion a year for the state highway system and mass transit agencies.

• Borrow $500 million to fund large-scale facility and equipment improvements at the state's biotechnology research facilities.

• Expand state-subsidized health coverage to roughly 800,000 uninsured adults.

• Cut health insurance costs by expanding the duties of nurse practitioners, cutting hospital-borne infections and more.

• Borrow $850 million to invest in advanced or clean energy companies and help fund customer purchases of solar panels and energy-efficient home appliances.

• Require that each gallon of gas sold be blended with increasing amounts of alternative fuels as the state's production capacity expands.