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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley criticizes Christie in speech at annual...
'Chris Christie is no Andrew Cuomo,' O'Malley said about the N.J. governor's penchant for comparing himself to the N.Y. Democrat AP Photo/The Baltimore Sun, Glenn FawcettMaryland Gov. Martin O'Malley...
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Gov. Christie says Obama needs to 'get in and lead' to avert U.S. government...
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie said President Barack Obama needs to “get in and lead” to avert a U.S. government shutdown as Congress grapples over a spending plan. Christie, a first-term Republican...
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N.J. political contributions by public contractors at lowest level in years
TRENTON — Political contributions by public contractors last year were at their lowest level since the state’s election watchdog began tracking them in 2006. Companies with state and local government...
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N.J. awards contract for prescription drug monitoring system
Program requires pharmacies to collect, send data to N.J. for every prescription for controlled dangerous substances, including anabolic steroids and frequently abused painkillers TRENTON — After...
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Gov. Christie says reforming teacher tenure, improving student achievement...
NEW YORK — In a speech hosted by the Brookings Institution, Gov. Chris Christie is expected to announce that the success of his ambitious efforts to reform teacher tenure and improve student...
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Staff reductions won't affect N.J. students, Commission of the Blind chief says
Lawmakers say they don't understand how a 33 percent reduction in staff means students will get more attention TRENTON — The head of the state Commission of the Blind told lawmakers today that sizable...
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Former Giants lineman's South Brunswick car dealership reaches $65K...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Brad Benson's South Brunswick car dealership has reached a settlement to pay $65,000 in a lawsuit alleging that it failed to provide customers with histories of vehicles' prior use...
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Gov. Christie is 4th-highest paid governor in the United States
Christie's salary of $175K is topped only by N.Y., Illinois, and Michigan governors Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie appears in this April file photo. TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie...
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At least 3 N.J. lawmakers plan to move because of new legislative district map
TRENTON — At least three lawmakers thrown into unfamiliar political territory when the state adopted a new legislative district map Sunday are planning to move into districts that more closely...
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Two N.J. transportation officials declare Year of the Customer
Officials said taxpayers and customers will be at the top of pyramid, citing NJ Transit's customer Scorecard Frank H. Conlon/For The Star-LedgerA file photo of Gov. Chris Christie (right) with Jim...
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Gov. Christie pushes tenure reform at N.Y. nonpartisan think tank event
Christie reiterated the need to tie teacher tenure to high student achievement Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerN.J. Gov. Chris Christie in this Oct. 15 file photo. NEW YORK — Gov. Chris Christie today...
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Workers protest closing Vineland Development Center for women with severe...
VINELAND — An area in southern New Jersey already experiencing the state's second-highest unemployment rate will lose more than 1,450 additional jobs if a residential facility for women with severe...
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N.J. lawyers, advocates for poor students gear up for N.J. Supreme Court...
Advocates accuse state of underfunding schools; N.J. cites fiscal difficulties Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerChildren in the 4-year-old summer preschool at Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center in Union City...
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Christie's proposed $1.5M in budget cuts to Commission on the Blind spark...
Gov. Chris Christie has proposed saving $1.5M in next year’s budget by cutting the number of teacher positions at the Commission of the Blind from 70 to 50, a 30 percent reduction that will come...
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Half of N.J. roads are deficient, Transportation Department report says
TRENTON — New Jersey motorists could be considered rough riders. A Transportation Department report finds half of the state's highways are deficient. That means they're chock full of potholes and...
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State senator wants N.J. students to 'opt in' to paying activity fees...
Sen. Kyrillos calls Nicole Polizzi 'a degenerate reality television star' Star-Ledger fileAfter Snooki was paid $32,000 to host two hour-long question-and-answers sessions at Rutgers, state Sen....
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Gov. Christie sees little change in his approval rating among N.J. voters,...
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie's favorability among New Jersey voters remained stagnant since February, according to a poll conducted by Rutgers University's Eagleton Institute. “We’re seeing...
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TRENTON — A helpline set up to assist New Jersey residents with tax questions has been less than helpful in recent days, telling many callers that it's too busy to take their question. The state...
View ArticleN.J. gets $11M federal grant for low-performing schools
TRENTON — The federal Education Department is giving New Jersey an $11 million grant to pay for big changes at some of its lowest-performing schools. The funds are part of a $550 million Schools...
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N.J. voters are split on growth of charter schools, poll shows
TRENTON — New Jersey voters are split on the growth of charter schools, according to a poll released today by the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. Forty four percent of...
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