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HARRISBURG — Bake sales, chicken barbecues, fish fries and other charitable food sales would be safe from state health inspections under a bill on its way to the state House of Representatives.

The state Senate on Monday passed the bill unanimously.

The bill is in response to a cease-and-desist order delivered last spring at St. Cecilia's Church in Rochester, near Pittsburgh.

Church officials said volunteers were cutting slices of homemade pies to sell at a fundraiser when a state food safety inspector warned them selling baked goods made in an unlicensed kitchen is illegal.

The Agriculture Department said the inspector was just doing his job from the perspective of public health.

HARRISBURG — Dan Onorato's gubernatorial campaign said it finished last year with more than $6.5 million in the bank.Onorato filed campaign finance reports Monday for two political committees — one for his gubernatorial campaign and the other for an older committee that got him elected twice to his present job as Allegheny County executive. He said the money from the older committee will soon be transferred to his gubernatorial committee.Onorato said he raised a total of $3.7 million in 2009.Onorato led the gubernatorial candidates in fundraising through late last year. Monday is the deadline for the year-end reports, and none of the others has filed yet.

MONESSEN — Police said they will file more disorderly conduct charges after watching video of a brawl involving fans and players at a high school boys basketball game.The brawl began at halftime in a game between Washington and Monessen at Monessen's gymnasium Friday night. Police said a girl from each school began fighting in a hallway during halftime. The fight expanded when Monessen police said some Washington fans then turned on some Monessen players.The second half of the game was played without fans, and one Monessen student was suspended for 10 days because of his actions on camera.Police said the new charges filed Monday will be based on things caught on camera, too.Washington won the game 71-52.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said the state and federal governments will fully reimburse the city for hosting September's Group of 20 economic summit.Ravenstahl said Monday the roughly $12.2 million in costs includes police, fire and EMS overtime, training, insurance, equipment, housing and meals. The costs for the event came in about $2 million under budget.The Department of Justice will pay about $7.5 million, the state about $3.4 million and the Department of Homeland Security $1.25 million.Ravenstahl said the training and equipment the city's public safety personnel received will help the city position itself to host other large-scale events.

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