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N.J. lawmakers approve allowing towns, counties to issue bonds without...
TRENTON — A state Senate committee today voted along party lines on a bill that would let towns and counties issue bonds without the current requirement to make up-front payments of 5 percent. The...
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N.J. education chief seeks longer, more frequent school days
TRENTON — Hear that? It’s the sound of school children groaning. State Education Commissioner Bret Schundler thinks some students could benefit from longer and more frequent school days. Schundler...
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N.J. bill caps retirement payouts for current public employees at $15K
TRENTON — Retirement payouts for current public employees would be capped or frozen under a measure described as compromise to help local governments deal with six-figure payments for employees’...
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Cleanup of Superfund site McGuire Air Force Base has made little progress,...
A federal investigative body determined cleanup of contamination at McGuire Air Force Base has made little progress in the decade the military base has been on the Superfund List. In a report released...
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N.J. education chief supports multiple institutions having oversight of...
Schundler believes in 'choice and competition' AARON HOUSTON/For The Star-LedgerEducation Bret Schundler testifies to the Senate Education Committee about a bill that would expand authority to create...
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N.J. Sen. Robert Menendez seeks whistleblowers regarding release of Lockerbie...
TRENTON — A U.S. senator is hoping someone who knows something about the release of the convicted Pan Am 103 bomber will talk. New Jersey Democrat Robert Menendez is asking whistleblowers to contact...
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Gov. Chris Christie creates agency to oversee Fort Monmouth redevelopment
Plan could generate 4,900 full-time jobs, $24.7 million in state wage taxes Noah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerPhoto of the entrance to on Rt. 35 north, in Fort Monmouth , NJ EATONTOWN — Gov. Chris...
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Middlesex County, Old Bridge to spend $10.6M to preserve 58 acres as open space
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Middlesex County and Old Bridge will spend $10.6 million to preserve 58 acres, including an apple orchard that represents the last remnants of a more than 200-year-old family farm....
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N.J. arts council awards $15M to arts groups, $1.2M more than last year
TRENTON — The New Jersey State Council on the Arts gave out almost $16 million today to more than 800 arts organizations and projects today — and restored fellowships to individual artists after...
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New N.J. authority to oversee redevelopment of Fort Monmouth space
The project is expected to generate 4,900 jobs Noah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerPhoto of the entrance to Fort Monmouth on Rt. 35 North. EATONTOWN — Gov. Chris Christie Tuesday signed legislation creating...
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Comptroller report: municipalities gave tax breaks to developers in an...
Profits to towns came at expense of school districts, counties and taxpayers Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerState Comptroller Matthew Boxer at a hearing in June. TRENTON — Across the state, municipalities...
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N.J. labor unions dominate spending by special interest groups, report says
TRENTON — Labor unions dominated political spending by special interest groups last year, accounting for 66 percent of donations from political action committees. Altogether, political action...
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission found New Jersey acted "negligently" by failing to include adequate descriptions of its pension fund obligations to bond investors between 2001 and 2007,...
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N.J. lawmakers to hold hearing on proposal to divide Teterboro
TETERBORO — New Jersey lawmakers have scheduled a hearing in Bergen County on a proposal to dissolve Teterboro as an effort to slim down the state's municipalities and budgets, according to a report...
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N.J. State Police superintendent is pulled over for speeding on Garden State...
Rick Fuentes was driving 75 mph, 10 mph over the speed limit Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerRick Fuentes, superintendent of N.J. State Police, holds a press conference at State Police headquarters in...
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Gov. Chris Christie is expected to sign bill creating offshore wind power in...
Legislation directs that a percentage of the electricity in N.J. come from offshore wind Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesA 2006 photo of Britain's largest offshore wind farm off the Great Yarmouth coastline in...
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Poll: Majority of N.J. voters approve of Gov. Chris Christie's job performance
Quinnipiac University poll shows 51 percent approve of Christie The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie at the Statehouse. TRENTON — A majority of New Jersey voters approve of Gov. Chris Christie's job...
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N.J. man pressures transportation officials to fix rusting, crumbling...
"SAPE" was here. Phil Craig was astonished that a graffiti painter was able to leave a "tag" on a railroad bridge while dodging trains and dangling 15 feet above Route 80. But Craig was more concerned...
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Tax breaks for businesses in N.J. towns hurt taxpayers, report says
TRENTON — Asbury Park gave breaks for condos that eventually had trouble selling. The city of Bayonne gained millions by giving developers a tax break, but its school district didn’t get a nickel of...
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Gov. Chris Christie signs offshore wind power bill
PAULSBORO — A new wind may be blowing in electricity for New Jersey but there are concerns it may bring a chill to ratepayers. Gov. Chris Christie today signed an act that aims to facilitate offshore...
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