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Budget expert: Christie revenues off by nearly $1 billion
Monday, May 20, 2013 7:22 am
TRENTON — The Legislature's budget expert plans to tell lawmakers that Gov. Chris Christie's revenue projections for the next 13 months are overestimated by nearly $1 billion.
On table in NJ: Using sales tax to preserve land
Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:25 pm
New Jersey voters have agreed 13 times to allow the state to borrow money to buy land for preservation. Now they could be asked to approve a more farsighted plan _ preservation funding for the next 30 years derived from state sales tax revenue.
Prince Harry to see N.J. storm damage, visit NYC
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 6:38 am
MANTOLOKING — Britain's Prince Harry is headed to the New Jersey shore to visit two communities hard hit by Superstorm Sandy. From there he'll travel to New York City to promote British trade and a community baseball program.
New Jersey Democrats too divided to press Christie on guns
Sunday, May 5, 2013 10:20 am
TRENTON — New Jersey Democrats have an election-year issue that could make Gov. Chris Christie squirm — but they've been too divided so far to use it to their advantage.
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Rutgers head to be asked about Rice scandal severances
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 4:25 pm
TRENTON — Rutgers President Robert Barchi is scheduled to appear Thursday before an Assembly budget panel, where he’ll be asked about six- and seven-figure payouts given to three university officials ousted during a basketball coaching scandal.
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Christie revives plan for tax cut
Monday, April 15, 2013 6:49 am
TRENTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is reviving a tax-cut plan similar to one that floundered last year as the Democrat-controlled state Legislature fretted that the state would not have the revenue to support it.
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Rutgers president answers questions about scandal
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 12:01 am
TRENTON - Rutgers officials are scrutinizing practice videos of all sports to see if any coach engaged in behavior such as the type that cost men's basketball coach Mike Rice his job, the university president announced Monday.
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Report: NJ jails packed with defendants who can't afford bail
Monday, April 8, 2013 7:06 pm
TRENTON — New Jersey’s county jails are clogged with suspects awaiting trial who can’t afford to post their often-nominal bail, a new report says.
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Rutgers reviewing all sports practice videos
Monday, April 8, 2013 12:50 pm
TRENTON — Rutgers University is reviewing practice videos of all sports to see if any coach engaged in behavior like the type that cost men's basketball coach Mike Rice his job, the university's president announced Monday.
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Report: 40 percent in N.J. jails can't afford bail
Monday, April 8, 2013 8:02 am
TRENTON — New Jersey's county jails are clogged with suspects awaiting trial who can't afford to post their often-nominal bail, according to a new report.
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Rutgers president, athletic director pressured to step down
Friday, April 5, 2013 12:00 am
NEW BRUNSWICK — The call from faculty members and politicians to oust top Rutgers University administrators grew louder Thursday, a day after men’s basketball coach Mike Rice was fired for mistreating players, shoving them and berating them with gay slurs.
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Gov. Christie pitches his re-election to real estate developers
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 5:16 pm
EDISON — Gov. Chris Christie, in a speech with undisguised campaign overtones, said Wednesday that he’s righted a foundering state by shrinking government, enacting business tax breaks and trimming regulatory red tape.
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New Jersey pension system loses more ground
Monday, March 4, 2013 6:40 pm
TRENTON — The $86 billion system that funds pensions for public workers, state troopers, local police and firefighters and teachers lost ground in the first year public workers were required to pay more toward their retirements, according to reports released Monday.
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Christie to propose New Jersey budget amid storm recovery
Sunday, February 24, 2013 12:35 pm
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie will lay out his fourth state budget Tuesday amid mounting fiscal pressures that include a half-million-dollar revenue shortfall that could require late-year spending cuts to keep New Jersey in the black.
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New Jersey Democrats to try to override Christie veto on gay marriage
Friday, February 22, 2013 8:28 pm
TRENTON — Democratic leaders in the New Jersey Legislature have agreed to try to override Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s gay marriage veto, and are open for the first time to putting the question to voters in November if the override attempt fails.
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Proposal to increase New Jersey's minimum wage to go before voters
Thursday, February 14, 2013 6:45 pm
TRENTON — New Jersey voters will get the last word on whether to increase the state’s minimum wage by $1 per hour to $8.25.
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Lautenberg says he will not seek re-election to U.S. Senate
Thursday, February 14, 2013 3:47 pm
WASHINGTON — Sen. Frank Lautenberg said his decision not to run for re-election next year was driven by a desire to spend more time with his wife and grandchildren rather than raising money for another campaign.
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Christie thanks Obama for Sandy response, urges parties to cooperate
Thursday, January 31, 2013 7:04 am
WASHINGTON — Gov. Chris Christie used his keynote speech before the state Chamber of Commerce on Thursday night to thank President Obama for coming to New Jersey’s aid so quickly after Hurricane Sandy while renewing his call for cooperation rather than rancor among the two major parties.
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State Judiciary seeks volunteers to monitor guardians of incapacitated residents
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 9:06 pm
TRENTON — New Jersey courts hope to offer more protections to incapacitated residents whose finances and medical decisions are managed by court-appointed guardians by assigning volunteers to review the caretakers’ actions.
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Monmouth Democrats endorse Sen. Barbara Buono's campaign for governor
Friday, January 18, 2013 5:15 pm
TRENTON — Sen. Barbara Buono’s fledgling campaign for New Jersey governor gained attention this week with a major endorsement and tentative blessing from the state’s most influential Democrat.
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New Jersey Democrats floundering on challenger for Christie
Friday, January 11, 2013 6:14 pm
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie was seemingly everywhere at once after his State of the State message this week: the cover of Time magazine, the morning talk show circuit (yet again), and the Jersey Shore to christen a new boardwalk.
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Christie: Comments on Obama, Boehner part of job
Sunday, January 6, 2013 10:10 am
TRENTON — In 2010, Gov. Chris Christie underestimated the first major storm of his administration by flying to Disney World hours before snow crippled New Jersey. A year later, he overplayed Tropical Storm Irene with the now-infamous order, "Get the hell off the beach."
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Christie says he would insist people evacuate before storm
Thursday, December 20, 2012 11:25 pm
BELMAR — Gov. Chris Christie says “it weighs on me” that some people who ignored his evacuation order as Hurricane Sandy bore down on New Jersey later died because they refused to leave their low-lying homes.
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker won't run for governor against Christie
Thursday, December 20, 2012 6:39 pm
TRENTON — Newark Mayor Cory Booker, perhaps New Jersey’s highest-profile Democrat, has ruled out a bid for governor next year and is considering a run for U.S. Senate in 2014.
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New Jersey's financial condition growing increasingly bleak, says Volcker team
Thursday, December 13, 2012 6:11 pm
TRENTON — New Jersey faces a series of increasingly urgent budget pressures, including keeping pension and health insurance promises to retirees, funding health care for the poor and repairing aging roads and bridges, said three independent experts who published a report examining the state’s financial condition Thursday.
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Gov. Christie vetoes legislation establishing state-run health insurance exchange
Friday, December 7, 2012 1:30 am
Gov. Chris Christie vetoed legislation establishing a state-run health insurance exchange Thursday, blaming the federal government for failing to provide the answers he said he needs to make a fiscally sound decision on the best way to comply with the Affordable Care Act.
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Vice President Joe Biden visits parts of Jersey Shore wrecked by Hurricane Sandy
Sunday, November 18, 2012 12:10 pm
SEASIDE HEIGHTS — Vice President Joe Biden visited storm-wrecked parts of New Jersey on Sunday and reassured residents that the federal government won’t abandon them after the spotlight fades from Hurricane Sandy.
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Gov. Chris Christie vows life in New Jersey back to normal by Monday
Friday, November 9, 2012 7:28 pm
SEASIDE HEIGHTS — Gov. Chris Christie said Friday that life should be back to normal for most of New Jersey by the start of next week, with power restored to almost everyone and long lines at gasoline pumps gone, clearing the way for a difficult rebuilding period.
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New Jersey voters approve ballot question forcing judges to pay higher benefits
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 10:34 pm
TRENTON — New Jersey voters easily approved a ballot question forcing judges and state Supreme Court justices to pay more for retirement and health benefits.
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New Jersey voters approve question on judges paying more for retirement, health benefits
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 10:17 pm
TRENTON — New Jersey voters easily approved a ballot question forcing judges and state Supreme Court justices to pay more for retirement and health benefits.
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More than 1 million still without power in New Jersey; Christie orders gas rationing for northern counties
Friday, November 2, 2012 9:50 pm
With lower temperatures and frustration setting in, New Jersey officials pushed even harder Friday to get electricity restored to the more than 1 million customers still without power as a result of Hurricane Sandy.
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Assembly subpoenas four executives in probe of Port Authority spending
Friday, October 26, 2012 12:37 am
TRENTON — Subpoenas have been delivered to four top executives at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as part of an ongoing wasteful-spending probe by Assembly Democrats.
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Christie administration says foreclosure problems fixed; critics say no
Thursday, October 25, 2012 11:47 am
TRENTON — The Christie administration believes it has made it easier for homeowners facing foreclosure to qualify for federal aid, but those on the front lines say problems remain.
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New Jersey asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear its claim to gift-card revenue
Friday, October 12, 2012 6:13 pm
TRENTON — New Jersey has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case that could help the government claim at least $15 million a year in unspent gift card revenue from retailers to help balance the state budget.
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U.S. Senate candidates each say he will defend middle class
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 9:38 pm
EWING — With just under a month to go in their campaign for U.S. Senate, New Jersey’s two major-party candidates spent much of their second debate Wednesday trying to blame the other for the lackluster economy and struggles of the middle class.
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Kyrillos needs Romney assist in New Jersey’s Senate race
Sunday, September 30, 2012 12:24 pm
BELLEVILLE — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s re-election bid is made easier by having President Barack Obama at the top of the ballot. But because the Obama campaign can count on winning New Jersey without spending time or money here, Menendez has been campaigning for a second six-year term without the benefit of a national Democratic field operation or the occasional presidential drop-by.
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Gov. Christie vetoes bill that would have kept fracking wastewater out of New Jersey
Friday, September 21, 2012 5:57 pm
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill Friday that would have banned wastewater generated by gas drilling from being treated or disposed of in New Jersey.
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Analyst says expected shortfall could force mid-year cuts to New Jersey budget
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 5:45 pm
TRENTON — New Jersey revenue collections for the year — already among the most aggressive in the nation and seen by one national credit rating agency as overly optimistic — will have to be even more robust to cover an anticipated $240 million shortfall, legislative budget analyst David Rosen said Wednesday.
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Standard & Poor's downgrades New Jersey outlook from "stable" to "negative"
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 6:05 pm
New York financial ratings agency Standard & Poor’s lowered its outlook on New Jersey from stable to negative Tuesday, based on the state’s continuing budget imbalance and revenue projections for the fiscal year that began July 1.
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Christie’s high-stakes choice: Will he run again?
Sunday, September 16, 2012 11:58 am
TRENTON — Chris Christie spurned overtures from Republican big shots to launch a presidential campaign, then told New Jersey audiences he loves being governor so much he wasn’t interested in auditioning as Mitt Romney’s running mate. Now, he says he wouldn’t resign before his term ends in January 2014 for a Cabinet post in a GOP administration.
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Republican U.S. Senate challenger Joe Kyrillos releases tax records for 2009-11
Friday, August 17, 2012 8:53 pm
MIDDLETOWN — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Kyrillos and his wife earned a combined $437,500 last year, according to joint tax returns his campaign released Friday.
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State's tax collection revenue falls short of budgeted expectations
Friday, August 17, 2012 8:09 pm
TRENTON — New Jersey is off to a disappointing start to the new fiscal year, with tax collections falling below expectations for July and unemployment hitting its highest rate in 35 years.
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Christie rejects measure on halfway-house oversight
Friday, August 10, 2012 1:15 am
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie has conditionally vetoed a bill requiring the state auditor to review major private contractors running New Jersey’s halfway houses.
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Gov. Christie signs law strengthening crime victims' voices in court
Tuesday, August 7, 2012 7:19 pm
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie signed a law Tuesday to give crime victims more of a voice in the New Jersey judicial system.
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Christie demures on signs he's still being vetted for vice president, speechgiver at Republican National Convention
Tuesday, August 7, 2012 6:05 pm
TRENTON — On a day of renewed chatter over whether Gov. Chris Christie might still be on Mitt Romney’s vice presidential short list as the announcement of a running mate draws near, Christie said little.
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Comptrollers: Hundreds wrongfully included in New Jersey pension system
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 10:16 pm
TRENTON — New Jersey municipalities and school districts, including in Wildwood, North Wildwood and Weymouth, are wrongly letting hundreds of private attorneys and contract employees remain on state pension rolls, the state comptroller said Tuesday.
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Christie urges N.J. residents to pressure Democrats for tax cut
Monday, July 16, 2012 7:30 pm
MANASQUAN, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie, who famously told New Jerseyans to “get the hell off the beach” ahead of Hurricane Irene last summer, has evoked the rejoinder again, this time calling for legislators to return to Trenton for one day this summer to pass a tax cut.
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Christie, in speech to Washington think tank, says national leaders should do things the Jersey way
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 12:30 am
Gov. Chris Christie is touting “the New Jersey approach” to getting things done in government, telling a think-tank audience in Washington on Monday that the state could be a national model for moving beyond partisan divides to accomplish significant policy initiatives.
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After two defeats, Christie to submit 3rd pick for Supreme Court
Thursday, July 5, 2012 5:59 pm
TRENTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — still steamed at Democrats for rejecting two prior nominees to the state Supreme Court — said Thursday he’ll submit a new name for consideration this month.
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New Jersey's budget passes, but battles between Gov. Christie and Democrats over taxes still loom
Sunday, July 1, 2012 7:16 pm
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie has signed a budget that keeps New Jersey government humming along through next June, but with a millionaires’ tax and property tax cut still unresolved, the partisan fiscal fight between the governor and the Democrats has spilled into summer.
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