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N.J. Sen. Kean plans to run for Assembly seat under new legislative district map
TRENTON — State Sen. Sean Kean (R-Monmouth), a victim of the redistricting process, plans to move down to the Assembly rather than wage a primary campaign against another Republican state senator. In...
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Essex County executive apologizes for controversy over pension collection
DiVincenzo did not say it was improper to collect his pension, according to his spokesman Watch video Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerEssex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr., above center, in a...
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New program offers N.J. veterans free consultations with doctors with...
TRENTON — The 1,500 members of the New Jersey National Guard who have returned from combat over the last 18 months will get the chance to meet with a doctor to discuss coping with the "invisible"...
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Teachers plan protest of Gov. Christie before interview with Diane Sawyer in...
KEARNY — Teachers say they are planning a protest Wednesday morning outside a school where Gov. Chris Christie is set to be interviewed by ABC "World News" host Diane Sawyer. The protest is planned...
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More than half of N.J. residents polled approve of Gov. Christie's performance
Majority still wants Democrats to control Legislature, though Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerFifty-one percent of the 711 people asked in a new poll approve of the job Gov. Chris Christie is doing....
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N.J. Democratic lawmakers urge health officials to provide details on...
Plan will be excluded from state budget, Democrats warn TRENTON — Democratic lawmakers warned state health officials Tuesday to provide specific details of the governor’s plan to overhaul Medicaid or...
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N.J. Assembly, Senate hopefuls rush to get required signatures under new...
TRENTON — With a brand new legislative map reshuffling New Jersey’s political deck, a mad dash has begun for Assembly and Senate hopefuls who suddenly see opportunity and have less than a week to get...
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TRENTON — For the third straight year, political contributions to state and local candidates from public contractors decreased in 2010, according to a report from the Election Law Enforcement...
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Gov. Christie, Lt. Gov. Guadagno to attend funeral for former Rep. Adler
CHERRY HILL — Services for former New Jersey Rep. John Adler will take place at a Cherry Hill synagogue today. Gov. Chris Christie and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno will be among the mourners. The 51-year-old...
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Assemblywoman Joan Quigley is latest politician who won't seek re-election
TRENTON — Assemblywoman Joan Quigley (D-Hudson) announced today she will not seek re-election. Quigley said she decided not to run again because the legislative team in her new district, state Sen....
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Hudson County Democrats tap Jersey City police detective for N.J. Assembly seat
Some in Hispanic community believe Democrats should field a Latino candidate Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerView from the gallery of the Assembly Chamber at the Statehouse in this March 2010 file photo....
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Investors defrauded by convicted penny stock tycoon Brennan to get money back
New Jersey authorities say dozens of investors defrauded by convicted penny stock tycoon Robert Brennan will soon be receiving some restitution. State Attorney General Paula Dow announced today that...
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No elevated radiation from Japan nuclear disaster found in N.J. air, milk...
TRENTON — New Jersey's top environmental official says samples of air and milk show no sign of elevated radiation from the Japan nuclear disaster. Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin says...
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Hundreds attend funeral service for former U.S. Rep. John Adler
CHERRY HILL — Hundreds of people filled a southern New Jersey synagogue on today to bid farewell to former New Jersey Rep. John Adler. Gov. Chris Christie, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, Rep. Rob Andrews and...
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Christie makes 5-year-old YouTube star N.J. governor for the day
Gov. Christie made Jesse Koczon the honorary governor and his fraternal twin, Brandon, the honorary lieutenant governor for the day. Watch video Ginger Gibson/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie signed...
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N.J. Attorney General Dow announces $5.7M for 17 police departments
Awarded agencies can use grants to purchase various technologies, to hire personnel NEWARK — Standing beside law enforcement leaders from across the state, Attorney General Paula Dow said today the...
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N.J. court orders re-examination of test used to determine whether a motorist...
New Jersey police may have to replace some of the equipment used to measure blood alcohol level, after a state appeals court this week ordered a review of the technology used. At issue is whether...
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Gov. Christie calls NJEA leaders 'political thugs' in interview with Diane...
TRENTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is continuing his war of words with leaders of the state's largest teacher's union. In an interview that aired tonight, the governor told ABC's "World News"...
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N.J. Turnpike toll collectors accuse agency of violating First Amendment in...
NEWARK — The dispute that turned last week’s New Jersey Turnpike Authority meeting into The Jerry Springer Show continued today in a dignified federal courtroom in Newark. Turnpike toll collectors,...
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Oyster Creek nuclear plant able to withstand disaster better than Japan's...
LACEY — Their blueprints may be similar, but New Jersey’s Oyster Creek nuclear power plant can withstand a disaster better than Japan’s troubled Fukushima Daiichi plant due to safety upgrades built in...
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