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Newark Mayor Cory Booker closes in on second term
NEWARK -- On Tuesday, Mayor Cory Booker will likely be re-elected to a second term, but few people outside the state’s largest city are even aware a campaign is taking place. This year, the usual...
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N.J. Army soldier's death highlights gap in military suicide prevention efforts
WASHINGTON -- Army Sgt. Coleman Bean was at home in New Jersey after serving two tours of duty in Iraq, but in a way, he was lost in a no-man’s land. The 25-year-old South River man, suffering from...
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N.J. closes high-risk gang unit at Northern State Prison in Newark
Inmates will be transferred, state will save $5M The Star-LedgerInmates housed in the Security Threat Group Management Unit, who have been identified as gang members stretch their legs in their...
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Appeals court is expected to rule N.J. donation restrictions for unions
TRENTON— A New Jersey appeals court is set to rule today on whether Gov. Chris Christie can apply the same political donation restrictions on corporations to public employee unions. New Jersey...
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N.J. education chief plans to lay out merit pay, benefits cuts for teachers
Bret Schundler also wants to use publicly funded scholarships to send low-income students to private schools Matt Rainey/The Star-Ledger N.J. Education Commissioner Bret Schundler appears before...
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Appeals court rejects Christie's order restricting N.J. donations for unions
Three-judge panel says governor's actions infringed on separation of powers with Legislature Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks to the Conference of Mayors Annual...
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N.J. Sen. Diane Allen returns to the Statehouse after battle with cancer
TRENTON — After a six-month absence to treat an aggressive form of oral cancer, state Sen. Diane Allen (R-Burlington) returned to work in Trenton today. “It feels wonderful. I’ve stayed home to gather...
View ArticleN.J. disabled, workers debate closing of five developmental facilities
TRENTON — Anticipating action soon on a controversial bill that calls for closing five of the seven institutions for people with developmental disabilities, hundreds of families, disabled people and...
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Former Gov. Tom Kean will head commission to study merge of UMDNJ with...
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie and former Gov. Tom Kean today said a controversial proposal to merge the state’s medical university with Rutgers University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology is...
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N.J. education chief proposes sweeping school reform, urges NJEA cooperation
Schundler says teachers' tenure, layoffs should be tied to how well their students perform Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerBret Schundler testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his...
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Gov. Christie faces a week of criticism after aggressive first months in office
Governor deals with fallout from Supreme Court nomination, strike down of executive order Lisa Fleisher/Statehouse BureauLawyer Anne Murray Patterson was nominated to the N.J. Supreme Court by Gov....
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Gov. Christie to propose permanent caps on salary raises for public workers
Package of legislation includes 33 bills, must be approved by legislature Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks to the Conference of Mayors Annual Luncheon Meeting. The...
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Friends, colleagues say both Wallace and Patterson are qualified for N.J....
They say two good people are being dragged into political firestorm Governor Photos/Tim LarsenAnne Murray Patterson speaks after Governor Chris Christie announces her nomination to become an associate...
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N.J. auto repair shops steamed after buying expensive equipment as state...
Facing multibillion-dollar deficit, N.J. officials say they cannot justify paying $12M a year for mechanical inspections Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerMechanic Matt Fila conducts an emissions inspection...
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N.J. Democrats, Gov. Chris Christie are slated to make budget announcements
At competing news conferences 30 minutes apart, Christie will propose sweeping public employment changes while Democrats make 'major announcement' on state budget file photoN.J. Gov. Chris Christie,...
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N.J. corruption trial for ex-Assemblyman Van Pelt resumes with FBI informant
Secret video camera captures assemblyman Van Pelt accepting an envelope of cash OCEAN COUNTY — The government's star witness in the federal corruption trial of former New Jersey Assemblyman Daniel Van...
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N.J. Democrats propose tax hike on those making more than $1M
UPDATE: Gov. Chris Christie responds, accusing Democrats of trying to 'pander' to senior citizens N.J. Democrats call for millionaires to contribute to 'shared sacrifice' in tax hike proposal TRENTON...
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Gov. Chris Christie proposes 2.5 percent annual property tax cap in 33-bill...
Christie portrayed his reforms as a contrast to Democrats' budget priorities -- Read Democrats' dueling tax plan Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerGovernor Chris Christie holds up a set of 33 bills at the...
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Federal pollution fines worth $1.5M to fund N.J. shore projects
ATLANTIC CITY — The federal government is handing out more than $1.5 million from pollution fines assessed against shipping companies that will fund 19 ocean or shoreline projects in New Jersey. The...
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President Obama nominates Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme...
Kagan, 50, would be the youngest justice on the court and first justice without judicial experience in nearly 40 years YURI GRIPAS/AFP/Getty ImagesSolicitor General of the United States Elena Kagan,...
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