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N.J. Assembly Republicans push for vote on Gov. Christie's property tax cap
TRENTON — With Gov. Chris Christie and top lawmakers in the final throes of budget negotiations, Republicans today tried to push the envelope on Christie's plan to curb annual property tax increases....
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N.J. Assembly panel clears bill to help pay malpractice insurance for...
TRENTON — An assembly panel approved a bill today that would renew a fund to help pay medical malpractice liability insurance for doctors who practice in areas with a high risk of being sued. Dr....
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Christie administration wants bill changing N.J. affordable housing system by...
TRENTON — A Christie administration official today put pressure on an Assembly committee to quickly pass new affordable housing legislation, saying a decision in a pending court case could derail five...
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Gov. Chris Christie administration to extend start of medical marijuana...
Lawmakers are also considering one centralized marijuana growing operation that would supply the 6 alternative treatment centers John Munson/The Star-LedgerTy Hull, owner/caregiver at Mahooka medical...
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Former N.J. judge not reappointed by Gov. Christie says he was kicked off...
'The governor had concerns about my comments, reasoning in two cases,' says Superior Court judge Patti Sapone/The Star Ledger Superior Court Judge James Morley the former presiding judge of the...
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N.J. red tape reform bills advance despite opposition from environmental groups
TRENTON — Four bills designed to cut red tape for New Jersey businesses cleared their first legislative hurdle today. The bills are based on recommendations from Gov. Chris Christie’s Red Tape Review...
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N.J. environmental group files protest over oyster beds shutdown that may...
TRENTON — An environmental group that was ordered to remove experimental oyster beds in contaminated New Jersey harbors and tidal rivers filed a formal protest today with the state Department of...
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N.J. Assembly committee approves bill allowing electronic betting on horse...
TRENTON — An Assembly panel today advanced a bill that would allow electronic betting on horse racing in New Jersey. The bill puts the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority in charge of creating...
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N.J. officials cut $140M in additional funds from school budgets
Gov. Christie has said cuts made after budgets failed were inadequate AP Photo | KAREN MANCINELLINew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie answers questions posed April 6 by fourth-graders at John Hill School in...
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N.J. Assembly chairman says he will not rush affordable housing bill despite...
TRENTON — It’s a 35-page bill that tries to fix one of the most vexing and controversial issues in New Jersey in the past 35 years: affordable housing. So despite pressure from Gov. Chris Christie’s...
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Gov. Chris Christie wants all N.J. medical marijuana grown at Rutgers
Administration wants to amend pot law to force centralized production, distribution TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie’s administration said Rutgers University’s agricultural center should grow the pot and...
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Funeral is set for N.J. State Police trooper from Keyport found dead in Wall...
Scott Graham leaves behind wife, three young children KEYPORT — A funeral for N.J. state trooper Scott Graham, found dead in his car of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Wall Township on Wednesday,...
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Sens. Menendez, Lautenberg seek raising liability cap on oil companies after...
Lawmakers want to move cap from $75M to $10B EPA/MIKE THEILERSen. Frank Lautenberg and Sen. Robert Menendez. WASHINGTON, D.C., — Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez are seeking to raise the...
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N.J. Senate President will introduce counterproposal to limit property tax...
Stephen Sweeney, state's top Democrat, pushes plan as alternative to Gov. Christie's 2.5 cap Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerSenate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) during a press conference in...
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N.J. School Boards Association to spend millions on renovations despite...
TRENTON — The publicly financed lobby for New Jersey’s school boards is spending millions to renovate its headquarters, even as local districts face massive state aid cuts, defeated budgets and...
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Sweeney wants Legislature to determine property tax cap, while Christie...
Christie's spokesman responds to proposal, 'The professional politicians of Trenton have had decades to make statutory fixes that work, and they have failed' Andy Mills/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Gov....
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N.J. law allows municipal judges to reduce, substitute state-assessed fees on...
TRENTON — The man was arrested while panhandling outside the Trenton train station. When police officers ran a check, they discovered he owed $9 in fees to the state from a previous charge. He was put...
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N.J. courts need stricter standards for eyewitness testimony, report says
TRENTON — It’s often the first question police ask when arriving at the scene of a crime: Did anyone see who did it? That question has been the linchpin of criminal prosecutions for hundreds of years....
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N.J. Democrats may not override 'millionaires tax' veto, but could profit...
The bill would bring an estimated $600 million to state coffers Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerThe NJ Assembly debates and votes on NJ's "millionaires tax" bill in Trenton in May. TRENTON — Democrats know...
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N.J. Assembly preps for long-shot bid to rescue millionaires tax
Override of Gov. Chris Christie's veto is considered unlikely, but eyes are on 2011 elections Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerThe New Jersey Assembly debates and votes on "millionaires tax" bill in Trenton...
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