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Democratic scuffle in N.J. Senate delays approval of acting education chief Cerf
Rice's use of 'senatorial courtesy' to prevent Cerf's nomination from being heard in the Judiciary Committee leads to squabble with Scutari Star-Ledger fileState Sen. Ronald Rice, left, is holding up...
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Rep. Rush Holt takes down IBM supercomputer 'Watson' in round of Jeopardy!
Four of Holt's colleagues — U.S. Reps. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Nan Hayworth (R-N.Y.), Jim Himes (D-Conn.) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.) — also challenged Watson Tom BrigliaDr. Eric Brown from IBM Research...
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N.J. board allows 11 hospitals to continue performing angioplasties without...
Hospitals to keep performing elective angioplasties in non-emergency cases until December 2012 Mitsu Yasukawa/The Star-LedgerLaure Rosales RT prepares for an angioplasty procedure at Cardiac...
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N.J. senators stall approval of acting education chief Christopher Cerf
TRENTON — Acting Education Commissioner Christopher D. Cerf's nomination is being stalled by a squabble among Senate Democrats over which committee should get the first crack at interviewing him....
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N.J. lawmakers frustrated by lack of information on how 10 school...
TRENTON — Lawmakers expressed frustration at a committee hearing Tuesday, as Schools Development Authority Director Marc Larkins remained silent on specifics of how the 10 schools given the green...
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Gov. Christie to discuss funding strategies for N.J. transportation projects
TRENTON — A transportation conference in Trenton will give New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie a forum to discuss his strategy for funding road, rail and bridge projects. Today's meeting is sponsored by...
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At Hillsborough town hall meeting, Gov. Christie says he supports collective...
'I love collective bargaining, let me at them ... Get me out of the cage' Noah Addis/For The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie speaks during a town hall meeting in West Deptford on Feb. 25. Today at a...
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TRENTON — The Assembly Budget Committee will take input from the public on Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed budget in three public hearings this month in northern, central and southern New Jersey....
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Gov. Christie continues to reject rumors of 2012 presidential run
HILLSBOROUGH — Gov. Chris Christie continues to dismiss suggestions that he should run for president in 2012 despite his comments this week that he knows he could win. "I already know I could win,"...
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N.J., municipalities have spent $250M on snow removal in two years
TRENTON — New Jersey's Transportation commissioner says the state and its towns and cities have spent $250 million on snow removal in the past two winters. Commissioner Jim Simpson says the state's...
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N.J. treasury department backtracks on tax waiver for businesses in financial...
TRENTON — Concerned over the possible appearance of bias, the Department of Treasury has withdrawn its support for a rule that would have granted the state’s top tax collector the power to waive or...
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NJEA officials warn against N.J. education chief's plan to tie test scores to...
Union officials say current tests aren't reliable enough, do little to distinguish the performance of one teacher from another Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerActing Education Commissioner Christopher...
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Parsippany school district delivers budget including Seitz raise in latest...
PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany school district has again defied the Christie administration over Superintendent LeRoy Seitz’s contract, an act that could bring operations in the district to a halt. The...
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Gov. Christie says he hopes Charlie Sheen would get addiction treatment
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie said he would turn down an offer to run for vice president in 2012 and expressed hope that actor Charlie Sheen would get addiction treatment, according to a report by NBC...
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N.J. authority reveals approval process for $500M in construction projects at...
Criteria made a concerted effort to award money based on crowding conditions, and costs to maintain; Only 22 percent of the funding formula was based on the condition and age of a school TRENTON — The...
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N.J. Senate President Sweeney says costs of benefits are breaking local...
TRENTON — The leader of the New Jersey Senate says pension and health care benefits for the average public safety worker cost local governments $47,000 a year. He says those costs will cause the...
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Gov. Christie touts cancellation of ARC tunnel project, criticizes Democrats...
GOP governor says the only phone calls he got in protest of the cancellation were from N.Y. officials, Manhattan real estate developers: 'That tells you a lot about who ... were benefiting the most...
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N.J. voters are more likely to support budget cuts
TRENTON — New Jersey voters are more likely to support cutting funding for state programs than they were a year ago, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton poll released this morning. A majority of...
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Unlike Wisconsin Gov. Walker, N.J. Gov. Christie says he 'loves' collective...
HILLSBOROUGH — Gov. Chris Christie doesn’t want anyone to confuse him with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Christie says he "loves" collective bargaining. "Let me at them," Christie said at a town hall...
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AARP survey finds N.J. seniors are facing financial, health care hardships
TRENTON — Peter Van Ness used to be the picture of financial health: perfect credit scores, quick to pay down his credit cards, never late on bills. During 50 years of work, he said, not once did he...
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