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Gov. Chris Christie won't say if he'll veto $30.6B budget
TRENTON — After calling it "unconstitutional," Gov. Chris Christie won't say what he'll do about the $30.6 billion budget the state Legislature sent him today. "At this time, the governor can’t be...
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PolitiFact New Jersey: Truth-O-Meter ruling stands, despite juicy protest by...
Our ruling stands... A Truth-O-Meter report last week about Bordentown's loss of a cranberry plant left a sour taste for one New Jersey politician. State Sen. Diane Allen (R-Burlington/Camden)...
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N.J. Legislature OKs delaying presidential primary
TRENTON — The state Senate has voted unanimously to move New Jersey's presidential primary election to June next year. The Assembly previously approved the measure. It now goes to Gov. Chris Christie...
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New N.J. bill allows developers to claim tax credit, eases responsibility to...
TRENTON — Legislation that would pave the way for hundreds of millions in tax credits for the Meadowlands project formerly known as Xanadu also includes a last-minute change that would allow...
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Republican hopeful John Crowley announces he will not seek U.S. Senate bid
TRENTON — Three years ago during the Republican National Convention in Minnesota, some New Jersey delegates took a cruise on the Mississippi River hosted by Princeton biotech executive John Crowley,...
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Gov. Christie abolishes N.J. Council on Affordable Housing
TRENTON — In a move designed to streamline state government, Gov. Chris Christie said today he is abolishing the Council on Affordable Housing, an embattled panel that administers New Jersey's...
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N.J. Legislature approves bill restoring prescription drug benefits for AIDS...
TRENTON — Nearly 1,000 people with HIV and AIDS would have their subsidized prescription drug benefits restored that Gov. Chris Christie reduced last summer under a bill the Assembly approved today....
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As NJN shifts to NJTV, its staff finds a way to say goodbye
End of an era, as New Jersey Network gets ready to fade to black. Tony Kurdzuk/The Star LedgerLongtime New Jersey Network political correspondent Michael Aron listens to a special meeting of the New...
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New N.J. bills could halt growth of charter schools in suburbs, expand in...
TRENTON — The Assembly advanced a package of bills tonight that could stymie the growth of charter schools in the suburbs while dramatically expanding their portfolio statewide. One bill (A3852),...
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PolitiFact New Jersey: Can Newark's top cop release his internal affairs record?
Acting Newark Police Director Sam DeMaio doesn't want to set a particular precedent – releasing his internal affairs record. That's despite requests from members of the city council and the head of...
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Poll: Majority of N.J. residents disapprove of Gov. Christie
TRENTON — He said it would cost him "political capital," and it seems Gov. Chris Christie may have been right. A poll released today by Bloomberg News found that 53 percent of New Jersey residents...
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Action in Trenton: 'Sexting' bill, bath salt crackdown, DNA testing, June...
TRENTON — These are among the actions taken during yesterday's busy legislative session in Trenton: 'Sexting' teens to avoid prosecution under bill New Jersey teens caught sending or receiving...
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N.J. Legislature OKs $30.6B budget, awaits Gov. Christie's reply
TRENTON — Democrats called it a victory for the state’s working poor. Republicans called it flat-out illegal. In a day full of theater but no surprises, the Legislature passed the Democrats’ $30.6...
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Four ex-supervisors for Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners charged with...
Mayor of Northvale among those indicted for allegedly using PVSC workers as their personal handymen Star-Ledger file photoThe Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission building in Newark. NEWARK — The mayor...
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Some Republicans vow to vote against N.J. budget that includes increased...
"That is about as close to an 'absolute no, under no circumstance' as I can get," said Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll, above Watch video Frank H. Conlon/For The Star-LedgerAssemblyman Michael...
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Gov. Christie to hold 5 p.m. news conference as budget deadline looms
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie has called a 5 p.m. press conference to unveil what he will do with the $30.6 billion budget Democrats in the Legislature sent him yesterday. The deadline for the budget...
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Gov. Christie to use line-item veto on Democrat-supported N.J. budget
Move by Christie ends budget showdown; governor to pare down state spending plan Watch video TRENTON — Ending a budget showdown, Gov. Chris Christie will use the line-item veto to pare down the $30.6...
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Obama administration tells N.J. to keep medical marijuana program small and...
TRENTON — State medical marijuana programs and the people who work for them are not likely to run afoul of federal law if they keep their operations small and controlled, and don't allow growers to...
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NJN signs off today, leaving 130 people out of work
The station now becomes NJTV and New York-based WNET takes control after a prolonged push by Gov. Christie to get the state out of the public broadcasting business Watch video TRENTON — Tears welled...
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Christie says plan to abolish Council on Affordable Housing will streamline...
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie’s plan to scrap the Council on Affordable Housing is a step toward uncluttering the tangled web of affordable housing policy in New Jersey. But it doesn’t come close to...
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