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Christie's overhaul may not save N.J. pension system
By 2018, taxpayers will have to pay more than $5B a year for pensions Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerChris Christie in this September, 2011 Star-Ledger file photo. Despite Christie's assessment that his...
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Feds tell Sen. Menendez 2006 probe now closed, subpoena had come in heat of...
The long-running investigation had focused on Menendez's relationship with the North Hudson Community Action Corp., a nonprofit agency that rented office space from him Chip Somodevilla/Getty...
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PolitiFact N.J.: Chris Christie gets a 'Pants on Fire' on health care reform
Gov. Chris Christie claimed the national health care reform was a "government takeover of health care" Gov. Chris Christie can say many things about the national health care reform led by President...
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N.J. Democrats jockey for top Assembly leadership positions as Sheila...
A deeply divided Democratic caucus means Oliver's re-election to leadership post could be in doubt even if Democrats hold Assembly in upcoming elections Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerAssembly Speaker...
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PolitiFact N.J.: Cory Booker cites 'startling' Newark shooting statistic
The Newark mayor says if you are shot in the city, 'you have over an 80 percent chance that you've been arrested before an average of 10 times.' Many shooting victims in Newark share a common trait --...
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White powder on letter sent to Lt. Gov. Guadagno is found to be baking powder
A hazardous materials team was called to the Statehouse at about noon to investigate the powdery letter, which was found by an employee among a package of mail Noah Addis/The Star-LedgerA view of the...
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Gov. Christie to travel to Israel next year
Christie and the Israeli ambassador, Michael Oren, share a personal connection in that the governor grew up in Livingston, and Oren was raised in West Orange, two New Jersey towns with a football...
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N.J. environmental group asks feds to release ratings of toxic sites
A New Jersey environmental group wants federal authorities to release the ratings assigned to toxic sites based on how much of a risk they pose to nearby residents, according to a lawsuit Reena Rose...
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NJEA puts weight behind select few on ballot
Report: Union donates $707K so far in 2011 elections, largely to gird for a battle with Gov. Chris Christie over proposed changes in education policy Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerNJEA President...
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Stephen Sweeney questions Christie administration's efforts to change way...
Letter to Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf sought details on a group of independent consultants who Sweeney says have been asked to recommend changes to the School Funding Reform Act of 2008...
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Gov. Christie to talk about ruling that allowed judges to avoid paying more...
Press conference comes one day after Christie directed the state's attorney general to appeal a decision invalidating higher retirement contributions for judges. Noah Addis/The Star-LedgerSuperior...
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Poll: Unemployment and taxes top list of N.J. residents' concerns
Unemployment and taxes overshadow everything as today's top issues in Eagleton's latest poll -- the 176th since 1971 Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesUnemployment was among the top issues New Jersey residents...
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N.J. voters more optimistic about direction state is going in for first time...
Gov. Chris Christie continues to get positive ratings, with a slim majority of Garden State voters approving of his performance Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerView from above the Senate Chamber dais in...
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PolitiFact N.J.: Chris Christie's 'Pants on Fire' draws mixed reactions from...
In emails and comments on NJ.com, PolitiFact New Jersey react differently to Gov. Chris Christie's first Pants on Fire ruling. Patti Sapone/The Star Ledger In emails and comments on NJ.com, PolitiFact...
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Gov. Christie calls for constitutional amendment to bypass court's ruling on...
Christie and several Republican candidates repeatedly called the 432 state-level judges 'elite' and drove a rhetorical wedge between them and the 430,000 other workers in the pension system Watch...
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N.J. officials warn trick-or-treaters of novelty contact lenses' dangers
Novelty contact lenses designed to change the eye's appearance because they can cause infections, and, in some cases, permanent vision loss Greg Nicotero/AMCN.J. officials are advising...
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PolitiFact N.J.: Sayreville Mayor Kennedy O'Brien blasts political ad as...
Democrats' mailer takes aim at longtime Republican incubment More than 22,000 building permits have been issued since Kennedy O'Brien became Sayreville's mayor in 2000. And although just 5 percent of...
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Budget cuts force closure of N.J. non-proft that funded after school programs
At one time NJ After 3 kept as many as 15,000 mostly low-income children busy after school Jim Wright/For The Star-LedgerThe private, nonprofit agency known as NJ After 3 will close next week, three...
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Gov. Chris Christie: Elitist judges must be stopped
Heading into the state's legislative elections two weeks from now, Christie has seized on a new issue - "elitist judges" coddled by Democrats Watch video Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris...
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Judge nixes Christie request to have N.J. judges contribute more toward...
State Supreme Court has yet to weigh in on whether Christie's pension and benefits overhaul also applies to judges Watch video Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie speaks in West New York...
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