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N.J. Sen. Frank Lautenberg finishes chemotherapy
TRENTON — New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg says he has completed his chemotherapy treatments for lymphoma. But the 86-year-old Democrat says he won't know until later this month if the cancer is gone....
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Gov. Chris Christie swiftly replaces seven-member N.J. judicial advisory group
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie Wednesday named a state advisory panel on the judiciary, making good a promise to swiftly replace a group that quit in protest last week. The previous Judicial Advisory...
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N.J. Gov. Christie hesitates to approve $100M homebuyer tax credit
Christie spokesman says 'We simply don't have the money to spare' Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie surrounded by state lawmakers in this photo taken earlier this year....
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Ocean County woman is appointed new New Jersey Lottery chief
TRENTON — Starting next week, the New Jersey State Lottery Commission will have a new director, state officials said. Gov. Chris Christie has tapped Carole Hedinger, a Toms River resident who...
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N.J. Republicans request $10.5M in budget toward healthcare for homebound adults
TRENTON — Republican lawmakers in the New Jersey Legislature have asked that $10.5 million be included in the state budget to fund health care for homebound adults. The request for the additional...
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Christie's cabinet is ordered to prepare for state shutdown in case of budget...
Cabinet received memo today — Read the memo Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie arrives in the Assembly Chambers at the New Jersey Statehouse to deliver a budget speech in this Star-Ledger...
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N.J. Assembly committee to consider bill allowing adoptees access to original...
TRENTON — Every two years for the past three decades, a relentless group of people has told lawmakers their most personal stories in a plea for the most personal of details: They were adopted and they...
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Massachusetts shows implications of Gov. Christie's proposed 2.5 percent...
Some taxpayers say the cap hurts essential services such as education, police and roads Lisa Fleisher/The Star-LedgerDino Mallios, a star basketball player on the basketball team in Winthrop, Ma.,...
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TRENTON -- Legislation that would require special interest groups to publicly disclose information about their contributors and expenditures will be considered this week by a state Assembly panel....
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N.J. Assembly committee to consider unsealing adoptee birth records
TRENTON — Adopted adults in New Jersey may soon gain access to their original birth certificates. The Assembly's Human Services Committee will consider the legislation Monday and may vote on it. If it...
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Court ruling is expected on challenge to N.J. Gov. Christie's school funding...
TRENTON — An appeals court panel is expected to rule on N.J. Gov. Chris Christie's executive order to force school districts to use surplus money to make up for cuts in state aid. In February, the...
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N.J. Attorney General studies correlation between summer heat, crime rate
The N.J. Attorney General’s Office is collecting data from police departments in every county to see if there is a correlation between rising temperatures and an uptick in crime, according to a report...
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Poll shows N.J. residents support expanding slot machines to racetracks
The majority of New Jersey voters would support the addition of slot machines to the Meadowlands and other racetracks around the state, according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind poll...
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N.J. Gov. Christie's office tried to pick friendly audience for property-tax...
Before Hoboken meeting, Christie's office sent an e-mail trying to prevent school board members from attending Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie holds a town hall meeting before a...
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Former Jersey City deputy mayor Leona Beldini gets three years in prison
Beldini was convicted of taking $20K in bribes Leona Beldini, a former Jersey City deputy mayor convicted of bribery in connection to last summer's sweeping FBI sting, was sentenced today in federal...
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N.J. Senate Democrats urge Gov. Christie not to join lawsuit against health...
TRENTON &mdash N.J. Senate Democrats are pushing a resolution today asking Gov. Chris Christie to take a pass on joining a lawsuit against the new federal health care law. The resolution is set to...
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N.J. DEP commissioner to testify on possible Jersey shore impact of massive...
TRENTON — New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection commissioner is scheduled to speak today before an environmental committee on the massive oil spill possibly affecting Jersey shore...
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N.J. Sen. Weinberg urges Gov. Christie to limit Horizon Blue Cross Blue...
TRENTON — At a time Gov. Chris Christie’s administration is limiting how much public money can be spent to pay CEOs from nonprofit social service agencies working for the state, one prominent senator...
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N.J. Assembly committee approves bill allowing schools to charge students for...
TRENTON — A New Jersey Assembly committee has approved a bill allowing public school districts to bill parents for children's summer school classes. The Assembly Education Committee voted unanimously...
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N.J. appeals court upholds Gov. Christie's order forcing school surplus spending
Appellate panel said order was within governor's authority, during an 'unprecedented fiscal emergency' Patti Sapone/The Star Ledger In a file photo, Gov. Chris Christie signs executive orders during...
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