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Sarah Palin won't seek 2012 Republican nomination for president
Palin told supporters in a letter released tonight that she wanted to spend more time with her family Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty ImagesTea party heartthrob Sarah Palin won't seek the Republican nomination...
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N.J. Democratic leader George Norcross calls for more charter schools, change...
Norcross called for more charter schools, a change to the teacher tenure system and corporate sponsorship for public schools Saed Hindash/The Star-LedgerGeorge Norcross pictured in this file photo,...
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Regional police plan would increase Camden force by 88 percent, but is still...
A plan that would increase police personnel in the city of Camden by 88 percent needs support from other municipalities to progress Saed Hindash/The Star-LedgerThe city of Camden would see an 88...
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PolitiFact N.J.: TV ad paints too sunny a picture of Gov. Chris Christie
The numbers in a recent pro-Christie ad are technically correct, but there's a lot that's left unsaid for viewers New Jersey is moving in a new direction, thanks to $1 billion in spending cuts and an...
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Ex-Gov. Donald DiFrancesco pays back $4,650 for campaign finance violations,...
The former Republican governor was fined for failing to file complete campaign finance disclosures for his primary campaign account for state Senate Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerFormer Gov. Donald...
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Dems miss chance to get rid of Christie, as presidential bid would've kept...
For many New Jersey Democrats, a 'Chris Christie for President' campaign will remain a dream deferred TRENTON — For many New Jersey Democrats, a "Chris Christie for President" campaign will remain a...
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Report: N.J. State Police made 'troubling' amount of errors during traffic...
The New Jersey State Police failed a "troubling" number of times to inform suspects of their Miranda rights during motor vehicle stops in early 2009, according to a report issued Wednesday by the...
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Atlantic City taxi drivers will undergo training for civil rights law after...
Under the settlement, about 600 cab drivers who work in the city will be provided the mandatory training by the state Division on Civil Rights, the office said in a news release Joe Proudman/The...
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Report: Chris Christie's office, FBI investigated Ex-U.S. Rep. John Adler for...
Investigation was launched after Adler sponsored legislation to change N.J.'s local public contract law Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerFormer U.S. Rep. John Adler is shown in a 2009 file photo....
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After overhaul, more health plans available to N.J. public employees
Benefit reform signed by Gov. Chris Christie in June calls for cheaper plans while demanding higher contributions from workers Tim Larsen/Governor's OfficeGov. Chris Christie signs into law landmark...
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U.S. Sens. Lautenberg, Menendez slam Gov. Chris Christie for slow progress in...
Lautenberg: 'There seems to be a pattern of failure for the state to take advantage of federal funding opportunities' Chris Kleponis/BloombergU.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, shown in this file photo,...
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Debate rages on accident-related medical treatment at Trenton hearing
Doctors, lawyers and insurance executives accused one another of fleecing N.J. drivers Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerThomas Considine, the state's banking and insurance commissioner, is seen in this...
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Former N.J. Turnpike toll collector sentenced for theft in toll ticket scheme
Prosecutors say the Columbus resident and two other toll collectors obtained toll tickets near the southern New Jersey interchanges where they worked Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerMoney changes hands at...
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Four northern N.J. women indicted on counterfeit check scam
Charges against the women include conspiracy, theft by deception and attempted theft by deception, the release said Joe Proudman/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Attorney General Attorney General Paula T....
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Irvington man convicted for role in cross-country marijuana ring
An Irvington man was convicted today for his role in a drug ring that conspired to ship more than 500 pounds of marijuana from Arizona to Fairfield via UPS and FedEx John Munson/The Star-LedgerAn...
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Assemblyman asks comptroller to check out N.J. weatherization program
Assemblyman John Wisniewski today asked the state comptroller to examine New Jersey's weatherization program, which critics say has made slow progress despite millions of dollars in federal funding Ed...
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5 of N.J.'s most fiscally-distressed cities would split $117.1M in special...
Camden, Trenton, Union City, Paterson and Lawnside would each be awarded special aid Aaron Houston/For The Star-LedgerBill Dressel, Executive Director of the League of Municipalities pictured in this...
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Former head of N.J. community affairs quietly cleared of wrongdoing after...
More than two years after he awoke to an FBI search warrant in connection with a sweeping corruption investigation, Joseph Doria has quietly been cleared of any wrongdoing Mark Dye/For The...
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Newark corruption trial: Closing arguments show former deputy mayor as...
Closing arguments continue in the corruption trial of former Newark Deputy Mayor Ronald Salahuddin Joe Epstein/The Star-LedgerFormer Newark Deputy Mayor Ronald Salahuddin. TRENTON — After a month of...
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Report: State work force in deep decline
While staffing levels were lowest since ’80s, governor’s office grew Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie’s austere budgets and health and pension reforms prompted workers to retire....
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