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Proposal to divide Teterboro is expected to be delayed
TETERBORO — A bill that proposes dividing Teterboro among four towns that border it is expected to be taken down so that it can be refined this summer, a report on NorthJersey.com said. Assemblywoman...
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TRENTON -- Legislation that would impose limits on salaries and benefits offered by independent state and local authorities will go before the state Assembly this week. The measure came about after...
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Computer programs replace foreign language teachers in N.J. classrooms after...
Ridgewood saved just under $200,000 by cutting three Spanish teaching positions RIDGEWOOD — In Ridgewood last year, school officials faced a dilemma that has become familiar in districts across New...
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N.J. lawmakers are expected to vote on Gov. Christie's budget, property tax...
The N.J. Senate and Assembly are slated to start voting this afternoon in what could be marathon sessions into the night TRENTON — New Jersey’s heated state budget season culminates today in what...
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N.J. 211 hotline expands as one-stop shop for social services information
The caller was frantic. The gas in his house had been shut off after he fell behind on the payments. Way behind — the utility’s notice said he owed $4,603. He quickly got to his plea: was there anyone...
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N.J. Gov. Chris Christie's budget follows five administrations of increased...
TRENTON -- N.J. Gov. Chris Christie's first budget is full of cuts — school aid and property tax rebates among many other difficult items — but they only partially offset the sizable, and almost...
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N.J. Legislature weighs fate of NJN public television station
TRENTON -- NJN's future is in the Legislature's control today, as it decides whether a commission should study transferring New Jersey's public television and radio stations' assets to an independent...
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Sen. Robert Byrd, longest-serving senator in U.S. history, dies at 92
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history, has died at age 92. Spokesman Jesse Jacobs says Byrd died peacefully at about 3 a.m. today at Inova...
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Sen. Frank Lautenberg says he is cancer-free after treatment for lymphoma
MAPLEWOOD, N.J. — U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg says he's cancer-free. Lautenberg made the announcement Saturday at the Garden State Equality Legends Dinner in Maplewood. The 86-year-old Democrat told...
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N.J. Legislature is set to vote on $29.4B budget proposed by Gov. Chris Christie
Gov. Chris Christie, left, worked out a budget compromise with legislative leaders including Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver, center, and Senate President Stephen Sweeney, right Star-Ledger StaffThe...
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Last minute N.J. budget change scraps filing fee increase for businesses
TRENTON &mdash On the day the Legislature is scheduled to vote on a $29.4 billion budget, last-minute changes are still being made to sew up all necessary votes – including killing a bill that...
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N.J. medical marijuana law could be delayed three months
TRENTON — Lawmakers are voting today on a plan to delay the start of New Jersey's legal medical marijuana program by three months. Gov. Chris Christie asked for a delay. The Legislature passed a law...
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N.J. Assembly Democrats to analyze Gov. Chris Christie's 2.5 percent tax cap,...
TRENTON — Assembly Democrats this summer will study Gov. Chris Christie’s proposals to cap property tax growth at 2.5 percent cap and his 33-bill “toolkit” to help towns meet it. Assembly Speaker...
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N.J. Democrats call on Gov. Chris Christie to support 'working poor'...
TRENTON — Democratic lawmakers and anti-poverty advocates called on Gov. Chris Christie and Republican lawmakers to set aside their "short-sighted, wrong-headed" agenda and support a bill today that...
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N.J. GOP Assemblyman remains undecided about Gov. Chris Christie's proposed...
TRENTON — A Republican Assemblyman who previously announced his opposition to Gov. Chris Christie"s proposed budget now says he's undecided. "I find myself in the most uncomfortable position I have...
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N.J. Senate approves 2.9 percent property tax cap bill
TRENTON — The state Senate today approved a bill limiting annual property tax increases to 2.9 percent, setting up a showdown with Gov. Chris Christie. The bill passed 23-17 along party lines, with...
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N.J. Senate approves $100M tax credit for off-shore wind power projects
TRENTON — The state would be able to provide $100 million in tax credits for companies to develop off-shore wind power under a bill that passed the Senate this afternoon. The Offshore Wind Economic...
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N.J. Senate restores $7.5M in budget for family planning clinics serving...
TRENTON — The Senate voted 30-10 today to restore $7.5 million Gov. Chris Christie cut from his proposed budget that supports family planning clinics serving thousands of uninsured women. The...
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N.J. Assembly Republicans say they will approve Gov. Christie's budget
TRENTON — Assembly Republicans say the drama is over: each and every member will cast a yes vote for the budget and all of its ancillary bills. “Let me put it this way: the entire caucus is with the...
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N.J. Senate approves interdistrict school choice program
TRENTON — A little known pilot program that allows children to attend school in districts they don’t live in would be made permanent under a bill that cleared the state Senate today. The bill makes...
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