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Two Gov. Chris Christie cabinet nominees await confirmation by N.J. Senate
TRENTON -- Two of Gov. Chris Christie’s cabinet picks cleared a Senate panel today, and their nominations now await confirmation by the full Senate. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-0 to...
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N.J. parents, teens protest against Kyleigh's Law at Morris County lawmakers'...
Legislators issued statement saying they understand the reaction and are 'rethinking the law' John O'Boyle/The Star-LedgerA red decal attached to a license plate at a press conference announcing the...
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Former co-worker of ex-Assemblyman Van Pelt testifies in N.J. corruption trial
OCEAN COUNTY — Testimony in the federal corruption trial of former Assemblyman Daniel Van Pelt concluded today after one of his former co-workers told jurors the ex-lawmaker discussed plans to start a...
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N.J. Department of Environmental Protection unveils appointments to Science...
TRENTON -- The state Department of Environmental Protection unveiled its appointments today to a controversial, new Science Advisory Board, the members of which include six industry scientists and six...
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N.J. Assembly, Senate panels approve 'millionaires tax,' Gov. Chris Christie...
Committees also approved a parallel bill that would commit revenue from the tax to restoring proposed cuts to senior citizens' programs AMANDA BROWN/THE STAR-LEDGERAssemblyman Louis Greenwald shows...
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Retired N.J. Supreme Court justices ask Gov. Chris Christie to reconsider...
'Reappointment would be denied only when a judge was deemed unfit, a standard that ensured the independence of the State's judiciary under the Constitution,' justices wrote Robert Sciarrino/The...
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N.J. Sen. Lautenberg unveils bill restricting guns in airport areas
ATLANTA — A New Jersey lawmaker took aim at a new Georgia proposal that would allow gun owners to carry their firearms in parts of the world's busiest airport, introducing a bill today that calls for...
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Gov. Chris Christie proposes eliminating affordable housing quotas, fees
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie today recommended eliminating the Council on Affordable Housing and repealing the Fair Housing Act, the agency and law that largely guided housing development across New...
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N.J. students, teachers rally in favor of school voucher bill at Statehouse
NJEA opposes school choice bill approved in front of hundreds of demonstrators outside Statehouse Patti Sapone/The Star Ledger New Jersey education commissioner Bret Schundler, stands at the podium in...
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Gov. Christie nominates Rutgers professor to lead N.J. Department of Children...
TRENTON -- Gov. Chris Christie this morning nominated Rutgers University professor Allison Blake as commissioner of the Department of Children and Families. Blake, a Raritan Township resident, is...
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N.J. files response to lawsuit challenging public worker pension, benefit...
Andrew Mills /The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie signed a series of state pension reform bills in March with bi-partisan support. The state's largest firefighter and police unions filed a lawsuit...
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N.J. Gov. Chris Christie launches series of town hall meetings on property taxes
The tour starts Monday in Hoboken and will continue around the state Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks to the Conference of Mayors Annual Luncheon Meeting in this...
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Stalled Meadowlands Xanadu project gets new funding, shortens name to just...
EAST RUTHERFORD -- Billionaire Steve Ross of Related Cos. has dropped the "Xanadu" name from the $2 billion entertainment and retail project and rebranded the development as simply "Meadowlands,"...
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Former N.J. Senate president Frank 'Pat' Dodd dies at 72
Frank J. "Pat" Dodd, a force in New Jersey politics decades ago and mentor to future Essex County political heavyweights, was remembered today as a tireless, blunt-spoken lawmaker and a dashing...
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N.J. teacher salaries debate continues amid Gov. Christie's school aid cuts
A Star-Ledger study of teacher salaries shows the average pay for N.J. teachers is $63,154, the median salary is $57,467 - Check your town's salary data AMANDA BROWN/THE STAR-LEDGERTeachers from...
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During the angry debate over teacher pay, little has been said about the higher salaries of New Jersey school administrators. On the contrary, Gov. Chris Christie praises many of them for taking wage...
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N.J. Gov. Chris Christie takes property-tax cap to Hoboken
First pitch is held in hometown of former Gov. Jon Corzine Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks to the Conference of Mayors Annual Luncheon Meeting in Atlantic...
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Attorneys make closing arguments in ex-Assemblyman Van Pelt's corruption trial
Former state Assemblyman Danel Van Pelt was either a consultant following the rules on how to perform his new job or he was a corrupt politician looking to make extra cash when he accepted $10,000...
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N.J. Gov. Chris Christie launches campaign for 2.5 percent property tax cap...
Constitutional amendment proposal must first be approved by Legislature, then by voters in November ballot Joe Epstein/For The Star-LedgerGovernor Chris Christie traveled to Hoboken to talk with New...
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Port Authority Chairman Anthony Coscia is expected to be re-appointed at...
NEW YORK -- Anthony Coscia is expected to be renamed chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey tomorrow, providing a measure of continuity to the agency's efforts to rebuild the World...
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