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Gov. Christie seeks to halt early release of N.J. inmates with conditional veto
The program has drawn criticism after 2 inmates who were allowed out of prison months early were accused of murder Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie delivers his budget address to a...
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Gov. Christie to join Henry Kissinger for N.Y. fundraiser to bolster N.J....
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie is joining foreign policy veteran Henry Kissinger for a New York City fundraiser on April 7. Donations will bolster the New Jersey Republican Party as it seeks to regain...
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Gov. Christie proposes legislation granting state more oversight, control...
Bill would also prohibit commissioners on boards from receiving any pay, require them to file financial disclosure forms Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie during a March 16 press...
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Christie's attendance at National Republican Congressional Committee...
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie's appearance tonight at a Republican fundraising dinner has netted $10 million for the group that backs Congressional candidates across the country. Christie is this...
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Republicans' proposed legislative district map also pits Democrats,...
NEW BRUNSWICK — The talk of the day has been on the Democrats’ proposed legislative redistricting plans, but a look at what the Republicans proposed today creates some interesting matchups. The...
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N.J. approves Parsippany schools budget, quietly drops effort against...
The budget was different only in that Kathleen Serafino, Morris County executive superintendent, had removed $2,462 from a spending plan of $128.9 million Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerLeRoy Seitz,...
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Proposed N.J. legislative district maps cause uproar among Democrats, liberal...
NEW BRUNSWICK — Political drama broke through the calm and secrecy of the state legislative redistricting process Wednesday, as leaks of a district map Democrats proposed on Tuesday showed the party...
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Christie accelerates repeal of controversial early release program for N.J....
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday accelerated the repeal of a controversial early release program for prison inmates while also seeking to broaden the Parole Board’s discretion to review...
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Gov. Christie wouldn't get more votes than President Obama in race for White...
In a hypothetical 2012 presidential campaign, Christie outperforms several high profile Republicans, including former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty EPA/ROGER L....
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Latest developers will give long-delayed Xanadu a new name
EAST RUTHERFORD — Xana-who? Xanadu, the mega-mall project in the Meadowlands that Gov. Chris Christie has called the ugliest building in New Jersey, will be getting a new name. Jon Hanson, who headed...
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Some Democratic state senators push back against party's redistricting plan
Group opposing map that Democratic State Chairman John Wisniewski helped design doesn't want to pit incumbent senators against each other Star-Ledger fileState Sens. Joseph Vitale, left, and Barbara...
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Bruce Springsteen slams Gov. Christie's cuts to programs aiding N.J. poor
TRENTON — Bruce Springsteen's biggest fan might be Gov. Chris Christie, but the Boss isn't a fan of the governor's budget cuts. Springsteen penned a letter printed today in the Asbury Park Press...
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Legalized gambling should be restricted to Atlantic City, head of Gov....
EAST RUTHERFORD — Casino gambling should remain restricted to Atlantic City and likely won't be allowed at the Meadowlands anytime soon, the head of Gov. Chris Christie's commission on casinos and...
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Loophole allows Essex County Executive DiVincenzo to collect full salary,...
Last August, he quietly put in his retirement papers, allowing him to begin collecting a monthly pension of $5,738, in addition to his full salary, which was $153,207 last year Mitsu Yasukawa/The...
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N.J. Sen. Sweeney vows to keep pushing for higher heath care contributions...
TRENTON — Senate President Stephen Sweeney today said he would continue to push for higher medical benefit contributions from all public employees — whether a teacher, firefighter or state trooper —...
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Meadowlands Racetrack avoids closure for 2 more weeks
EAST RUTHERFORD — The Meadowlands Racetrack has at least a two-week extension on its life after New York developer and horseman Jeffrey Gural said today he is making progress with employee unions at...
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Deadline approaches to finish new N.J. legislative map
NEW BRUNSWICK — An 11-member panel that's redrawing New Jersey's new legislative districts has until Sunday to finish the map. The group remains holed up on the second floor of the Heldrich Hotel in...
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NJ Transit suspends payouts to nonunion employees for unused vacation days
Christie administration hopes NJ Transit will end such benefits for union employees in their next contracts Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerAn NJ Transit train bound for New York City is shown in a 2010...
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State's largest police union calls for Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo...
State PBA president calls DiVincenzo a 'fraud' for calling for pension reform while collecting one on top of his salary John Figlar / For The Star-LedgerThe head of the state's largest police union...
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Under pressure from Gov. Christie, North Jersey water commission head resigns
Christie charged that Michael Restaino was raising salaries despite an order from the governor not to do so. Jessica Kourkounis/Getty ImagesGov. Chris Christie, above received word that North Jersey...
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