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Gov. Christie to sign open space legislation in Hillsborough
HILLSBOROUGH — Gov. Chris Christie will travel to a Somerset County farm on today to complete some unfinished business. Christie is scheduled to sign into law bills that would allow for increased...
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N.J. allocates $157M for preservation of state land, natural resources
HILLSBOROUGH — Almost a week after it was initially planned, Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation today to allocate money to green space preservation projects. On Thursday when headed to the news...
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No talks in sight between Gov. Christie and N.J. Democrats in restoring...
HILLSBOROUGH — There have been no talks between Gov. Chris Christie and Democratic lawmakers about restoring some of the cuts made to this year’s budget. Christie announced two weeks ago he will sign...
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Delay in state aid numbers burdens already cash-strapped N.J. towns
Because of the state's extended budget process, tax bill mailings have been delayed in recent years Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie spoke after signing legislation to increase land and...
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MVC computer issues to be examined by N.J. Senate panel
LODI — A New Jersey Senate panel is gathering to look at ways of improving the state's aging technology infrastructure. Today's session in Lodi comes in the wake of recent computer crashes that...
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PolitiFact New Jersey: Christie's math was wrong when he claimed Democrats...
The amount cut actually was $5.5 million New Jersey may have passed a budget, but arguments about cuts to the spending plan continue. In the most recent verbal volley, Gov. Chris Christie said during...
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N.J. union to hold possibly contentious candidate endorsement conference
Some delegates want to punish politicians who voted for pension and health insurance overhaul that made benefits more expensive for public workers Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerBuilding Trades and...
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Hoboken hospital escapes Gov. Christie veto, gets $11M from N.J.
Money from state budget will go toward sale of financially failing hospital File photoThe Hoboken University Medical Center received $11 million from the state to pay the interest on $52 million in...
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Gov. Christie to sign clean water bill along Barnegat Bay
BARNEGAT — Gov. Chris Christie will travel to the Ocean County today to sign legislation clearing the way for clean water projects in New Jersey. The bill signing will take place along Barnegat Bay....
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Forgotten rule that bans use of large farm equipment on Sundays might be dropped
TRENTON — New Jersey may lift an ignored rule that bans using large farm equipment on Sundays and holidays. The rule is more than 40 years old and has its roots in the days when working on Sundays was...
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N.J. stands to gain $54M per year due to Medicare payment adjustment clause...
TRENTON — New Jersey is among seven states benefiting from an obscure provision tucked into the federal health care law. The change involves rules used to adjust Medicare payments to hospitals for the...
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Gov. Chris Christie approves $650M for N.J. clean water funding
BARNEGAT — Gov. Chris Christie has cleared the way for $650 million in low-cost and no-cost loans to flow into water quality and protection projects throughout New Jersey. The bipartisan legislation...
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N.J. labor union refuses to endorse assemblyman who backed pension overhaul
TRENTON — New Jersey's AFL-CIO has taken revenge on one of its own. Delegates from across the state voted not to endorse a South Jersey assemblyman who voted in favor of a pension and health benefits...
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Gov. Chris Christie signs bill granting Ocean County funding for water...
BARNEGAT — Ocean County communities will be eligible for grants and low-interest loans to upgrade stormwater basins under legislation Gov. Chris Christie signed today to improve the state’s water...
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Hoboken hospital buyer must meet certain conditions to buy center, N.J....
TRENTON — The sale of Hoboken University Medical Center can proceed as long as the for-profit buyer, HUMC Holdco LLC, meets certain conditions, a state health panel ruled today. Those conditions,...
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Democratic Senators Sweeney, Norcross lose support of AFL-CIO
TRENTON — Two of the most prominent Democrats in the state legislature — both labor leaders — lost the support of a major union coalition Thursday, spelling possible trouble for their November...
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Former N.J. Gov. Jon Corzine rumored as possible replacement for Treasury...
Spokesman for the former governor dismissed rumors Patti Sapone/The Star LedgerFormer Gov. Jon Corzine at the Statehouse in this 2010 file photo. TRENTON — As speculation about how long Timothy...
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Concern over racial profiling against Hispanic passengers at Newark airport...
Inquiries into Transportation Security Administration practices began after a June Star-Ledger report John Hughes/BloombergNewark International Airport in this May 2010 file photo. NEWARK — An...
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N.J. to spend more than $17M on snow equipment after last winter's historic...
The state's fleet of 500 snow plows and salt spreaders will be equipped with special GPS tracking devices, allowing the trucks to be monitored in real time from a command center in Woodbridge. Andrew...
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N.J. bill offers pretrial intervention program for misdemeanors
TRENTON — Defense attorney Joe Eustace made an unusual request in court a few days ago on behalf of his client, a recent high school graduate accused of shoplifting a few pairs of jeans from a local...
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