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Gov. Christie reimburses N.J. for use of state helicopter to attend son's...
Republican State Committee paid $1,232.29 for part of Tuesday trip, while Christie will pay another $2,151.50 for Tuesday and Friday flights; See everywhere Christie has taken helicopters Watch video...
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N.J. Senate committee advances bill to combine state, presidential primary...
TRENTON — A state Senate committee has advanced a bill to move New Jersey's presidential primary election back to June. The bill was released today by the State Government Committee and now heads to...
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N.J. becomes first in nation to screen newborns for heart disease
TRENTON — New Jersey became the first state in the nation to mandate every newborn will be screened for congenital heart disease, under a bill Gov. Chris Christie signed into law today. The tests,...
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N.J. lawmakers, union officials ask Christie to reconsider NJN management...
TRENTON — Even before the deal is complete, opposition is mounting against the state’s plan to sign a management agreement with Channel 13 WNET to operate New Jersey’s public television network....
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N.J. might alter its proposed beach access rules
LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP — New Jersey might redo its proposed beach access rules to more clearly spell out the public's right to reach the beach, a top environmental official said today as several in a...
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Unrepentant Gov. Christie says he wants to end the drama, writes check for...
Democrats continue to criticize Governor Watch video TRENTON — OK. He’ll pay for the helicopter rides. But he isn’t apologizing. With his use of State Police helicopters to attend two of his son’s...
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Union County Democrats are dominating political fundraising
TRENTON — Candidates in the hotly contested Democratic primary in Union County’s 20th Legislative District have dominated political fundraising over the last three weeks, according to a report issued...
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N.J. Gov. Chris Christie to hold town hall meeting in Toms River
TOMS RIVER — Gov. Chris Christie will hold his 19th town hall meeting of the year on Tuesday in Toms River. Christie has been taking his town halls to towns across the state, an opportunity for him to...
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South Jersey powerbroker to open charter schools in Camden
CAMDEN — The graduation ceremony for an informal alternative school in Camden today brought together a pair of key New Jersey political adversaries in Republican Gov. Chris Christie and Democratic...
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Christie takes car to son's high school baseball game
FLEMINGTON — Gov. Chris Christie arrived at his son's playoff baseball game this afternoon in a State Police SUV, his usual mode of transportation. Christie was the subject of a national flap when he...
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Elizabeth Board of Ed candidates can spend donations from school staff on...
TRENTON — On the eve of a hotly contested primary election, the state Supreme Court today lifted a restraining order preventing candidates tied to the Elizabeth Board of Education from spending...
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Gov. Christie's helicopter trips spark questions from N.J. Assembly panel
Homeland Security Committee wants State Police Supt. Rick Fuentes to testify on Christie's use of the helicopter TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie and the state Republican Party have reimbursed the state...
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N.J. primary elections offer a few power struggles, some big names
Art teacher who fought with Gov. Christie at town hall meeting is running for Assembly Watch video Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerMarie Corfield, an art teacher from Flemington, will be running for a shot...
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Channel 13 subsidiary will get $4M in fees, grant to operate NJN
Rather than pay N.J. for the chance to run the TV network, the nonprofit group will get a $2M grant and keep $2M in tower rental fees from private companies Frank H. Conlon/For the Star-LedgerNews...
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N.J. inmate in middle of political fight over early release program
Gov. Chris Christie signed bipartisan legislation to end the program, canceling the scheduled release of Rasuel Gunn and others Patti Sapone/The Star-Ledger Interview with an inmate at state prison,...
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N.J. congressmen introduce legislation to use $50M in federal funds for...
TRENTON — When Rep. Rush Holt heard about FBI storerooms stacked with untranslated documents and U.S. businesses losing contracts for want of bilingual negotiating power, it became clear to him the...
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Legal fees to fight canceled ARC Tunnel exceed $1M
TRENTON — Legal fees in New Jersey's fight over a scrapped Hudson River rail tunnel have passed $1 million and are growing. NJ Transit hired a Washington-based law after the Federal Transit...
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N.J. public workers continue to retire at record rate
Nearly 15,000 public workers are expected to retire in first half of year TRENTON — For the second year in a row, public employees across New Jersey are retiring at a record rate, state figures show....
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N.J. considers privatizing highway maintenance
TRENTON — New Jersey is considering a pilot program to see if it could save money by placing highway maintenance in the hands of the private sector. The Transportation Department is preparing to...
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Bill to help N.J. veteran-owned business advances to state Assembly
A bill to help grant veteran-owned businesses state contracts once again awaits action in the state Assembly, according to a report on MyCentralJersey.com. The bill's language was proposed by Gov....
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