Pensions, health benefits and education have not been the only topics on Gov. Chris Christie's reform agenda. Ethics reform has also been on the governor's radar, for at least a year — despite Assemblyman John Wisniewski's recent claim that it's a "new agenda" that Christie just started promoting. A PolitiFact New Jersey investigation has found that Christie began talking...
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Pensions, health benefits and education have not been the only topics on Gov. Chris Christie's reform agenda.
Ethics reform has also been on the governor's radar, for at least a year — despite Assemblyman John Wisniewski's recent claim that it's a "new agenda" that Christie just started promoting.
A PolitiFact New Jersey investigation has found that Christie began talking about ethics reform in September 2010, but the topic took a back seat as pension and health benefit reform became hot topics this past summer.
Read our Mostly False ruling on Wisniewski's claim at PolitiFactNJ.com and then join the conversation about it at NJ.com.
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