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N.J. Assembly Speaker vows 'extensive' review of Gov. Christie's property tax...
TRENTON — Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex) said parts of Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed compromise to lower the property tax cap are “music to the ears” of Democrats, but said the Assembly...
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N.J. Democratic lawmakers challenge Gov. Christie's order for another special...
TRENTON — The Democratic leadership of the state Legislature is challenging an order from Gov. Chris Christie to convene Friday, saying one day of a rare special session is enough. The Legislature met...
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Special N.J. legislative session kicks off property tax cap showdown
Dems pleased by GOP gov's willingness to compromise, but say they will deal with issues their way and on their schedule TRENTON — The property tax showdown between Gov. Chris Christie and Democrats...
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Legislature begins second day of special session with angry debate
Gov. Chris Christie and Democrats spar over property tax cap TRENTON — The second day of a special legislative session began at 9 this morning with more angry debate and accusations of political...
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N.J. Assembly budget committee convenes to discuss property tax reform
Democrats begin deliberative process that would last all summer TRENTON — Assembly Democrats stuck to their own timetable today for lowering the state's property tax cap as they met in special...
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N.J. Assembly panel requests more time, testimony to consider Gov. Christie's...
'You're not going to solve a decades-long problem over a three-day holiday weekend,' says Budget Committee Chairman Louis Greenwald Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerDepartment of Community Affairs...
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N.J. court rules state trooper erred with warrantless search of truck driver
TRENTON — It was January, but the truck’s windows were open, the nervous driver kept getting out of the cab, and about 20 air fresheners pungently dangled from the cab’s ceiling. Trooper Michael...
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N.J. commission stalls approving 24-year lease agreement on gas pipeline...
HIGHLANDS — The State House Commission stalled action today on a controversial gas line proposed for construction through state-owned forests and parks in northern New Jersey, as questions rose about...
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N.J. female lawmakers continue to demand restoration of $7.5M for family...
TRENTON — On the second day Gov. Chris Christie ordered the Legislature to Trenton to take action on his property reform tax plan, female Democratic legislators used the occasion to demand he restore...
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N.J. lawmakers end day of negotiations on property tax cap with no resolution
Assembly Democrats say they will not be returning to the capital Saturday TRENTON — After a day of impromptu legislative hearings and private negotiations, Gov. Chris Christie and lawmakers wrapped up...
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After day of impromptu meetings in Trenton, fate of proposed property tax cap...
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie and the Democrats who control the Legislature continued to publicly posture over the governor’s property tax reform agenda Friday, and private negotiations that lasted...
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Gov. Christie, lawmakers arrive for third day of special Legislative session...
LATEST UPDATE: Gov. Chris Christie, N.J. legislature reach deal on 2 percent property tax cap TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie and lawmakers arrived this morning at the Statehouse for the third day of a...
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Gov. Chris Christie, N.J. Senate reach deal on 2 percent property tax cap
Agreement, which lowers cap but allows certain exceptions, comes after three days of a special joint legislative session Amanda Brown/The Star-Ledger Governor Chris Christie leaves his office to go...
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N.J. Assembly Speaker has not agreed to Christie, Senate 2 percent property...
The governor has scheduled a press conference for 3:30 p.m. Amanda Brown/The Star-Ledger Governor Chris Christie leaves his office to go speak to Republicans at the Statehouse in Trenton today....
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Gov. Christie, lawmakers announce 2 percent property tax cap compromise
Noticeably absent from today's press conference was Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex), whose support remains in question Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerThere was an air of conviviality in the air...
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School, municipal representatives criticize property tax cap deal reached in...
TRENTON — Teachers union, school board and municipal representatives this evening said a plan to lower the state's property tax cap to 2 percent would hamstring local governments, but they had varying...
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TRENTON — An inmate inappropriately touched a 9-year-old girl during a family event at a specialized prison for sex offenders in Avenel last month, internal documents show, and the Department of...
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Tension between Gov. Christie, N.J. Dems marks path to budget passage,...
TRENTON — Senate President Stephen Sweeney, the burly labor leader who is the Legislature’s top Democrat, strode into Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s office to hand-deliver two bills to the rookie...
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N.J. Gov. Christie and Senate Democrats agree on tax cap compromise
Deal doesn't have the support of the Assembly speaker Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie, center, with Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and Senate President Stephen Sweeney afer announcing the tax...
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N.J. unemployment insurance fund lost $25M in fraudulent claims in last 2 years
State faces rise in bogus claims as jobless fund has a $1.8B deficit Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerJob seekers crammed the floor of Brower Commons during the job fair on the campus of Rutgers in New...
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