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N.J. unions, public workers sue to stop pension, benefits overhaul
Unions claim N.J. violated state and federal constitutions by suspending cost of living adjustments and failing to make payments into the pension system for the last decade TRENTON — A court battle...
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N.J. revenue figures closer to Democrats' estimates than Gov. Chris Christie's
TRENTON — Final revenue figures for last year’s budget were more in line with Democratic projections than those used by Gov. Chris Christie, according to an Office of Legislative Services memo...
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President Obama to visit Paterson to survey Hurricane Irene damage
President to visit Passaic County city Sunday Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty ImagesPresident Obama speaks today during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. The White House...
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Gov. Chris Christie, Homeland Security Sec. Janet Napolitano pledge...
LINCOLN PARK — Department of Homeland Security Sec. Janet Napolitano and Gov. Chris Christie vowed to work together to help hurricane battered New Jersey recover. In a joint appearance at the Lincoln...
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Gov. Chris Christie's family recalls tragic day during Sept. 11 memorial visit
Mary Pat Christie worked two blocks from the twin towers, and their children had friends who lost parents on 9/11 Watch video JERSEY CITY — In the days after the 9/11 terror attacks, many parents...
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President Obama declares N.J. a disaster area as residents continue to deal...
Declaration makes state eligible for federal grants, low-interest loans and other programs to rebuild and recoup losses Watch video President Obama declared Wednesday what much of the state has known...
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Report: N.J. not staffed to handle a crisis
When public health officials were caught off-guard by the twin crises of the terror attacks on 9/11 and anthrax attacks soon after that, they had to improvise with severely outdated lab equipment and...
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Anne Patterson sworn in to N.J. Supreme Court
TRENTON — New Jersey’s Supreme Court has a new face today after attorney Anne Patterson was sworn in as its newest member. Patterson, 52, of Mendham, replaces Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto whose...
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N.J. Department of Health and Human Services opens call center post-Hurricane...
TRENTON — New Jersey's Health and Senior Services Department has opened a call center to field questions about health concerns stemming from Hurricane Irene. Experts will be on hand to provide...
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Anne Patterson sworn in to N.J. Supreme Court a year after Gov. Christie's...
TRENTON — More than a year after Gov. Chris Christie first nominated Anne Patterson to the state Supreme Court, the corporate attorney from Mendham was sworn in yesterday as its newest member....
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Two N.J. residents hospitalized for eating toxic wild mushrooms both in...
TRENTON — Eating wild mushrooms spawned by the wetter-than-average August weather landed two New Jersey residents in the hospital, according to officials with the New Jersey Poison Information and...
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Poll: 54 percent of N.J. residents approve of Gov. Christie
TRENTON — Fifty-four percent of New Jersey voters approve of Gov. Chris Christie, according to a poll released today that was conducted in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane The poll of 1,000 likely...
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After flooding recedes, weary N.J. residents dump ruined possessions,...
Those living in the state's river communities wonder how long until the next disastrous flood Ray Jefferson’s family has lived on Hillman Street in Paterson’s First Ward for three generations. But on...
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PolitiFact New Jersey: N.J. students do better on AP tests than students from...
New Jersey's public school students do better than other students across the country on Advanced Placement tests, according to the New Jersey Education Association. The NJEA, the state's largest...
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Hurricane Irene helps Gov. Christie score political victory
The governor became the voice of Hurricane Irene, visiting areas ravaged by the storm and criticizing Washington about flood aid Frank Conlon/The Star LedgerNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his wife...
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In Hurricane Irene's aftermath, much praise, but a few heart-felt complaints...
As the cleanup from Hurricane Irene got under way last week, The Star-Ledger asked residents, officials and experts to rate the storm response at all levels, from state and local government to...
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Irene wasn't all that happened in N.J.: A look back at what you may have...
Other big stories in New Jersey that may have been overshadowed by Hurricane Irene Hurricane Irene was the big headline last week as the storm and its aftermath interrupted the lives of millions of...
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President Obama pledges support to help rebuild flooded N.J.
All 21 counties now eligible for individual and public assistance from FEMA Watch video PATERSON — After touring flood-ravaged Wayne and Paterson, President Obama assured residents this afternoon they...
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President Obama visits Paterson Lowe's store to meet residents, volunteers
PATERSON — During one of the last stops on his tour of flood-ravaged Passaic County, President Obama met with residents whose homes were racked by storm surges and volunteers who helped lead the...
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President Obama surveys N.J. flood damage, vows federal assistance to...
President visited Paterson and Wayne during roughly 3-hour visit Watch video PATERSON — President Obama, in his first trip to see the damage wrought by Hurricane Irene, visited flood-ravaged Paterson...
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