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N.J. Attorney General Dow to announce less-restrictive rules on police use of...
TRENTON — Attorney General Paula Dow today will announce new rules on stun guns that significantly loosen restrictions on how many police officers can use them and when they can be deployed. The...
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N.J. Sen. Lautenberg: Calling off Hudson River tunnel project would cost...
TRENTON — If New Jersey pulls out of the project to build a multi-billion commuter rail tunnel under the Hudson River, it will have to repay the federal government $300 million for money already...
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N.J. Senator pushes for looser gun ownership laws
TRENTON — State Sen. Jeff Van Drew (D-Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic) is pushing for legislation that would loosen the requirement to own a handgun in New Jersey, according to a report on...
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N.J. Senate President Sweeney calls for reduction in taxes on retirement income
TRENTON — New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney said the state should reduce taxes on retirement income, which he said would stop retirees from leaving the state. Sweeney, (D-Gloucester), said...
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N.J. judge allows subpoena of company that helped with Race to the Top...
Third hearing on Race to the Top application at the Statehouse today began with fireworks between Sens. Barbara Buono and Tom Kean Jr., above Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerState Sens. Barbara Buono and...
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Gov. Christie to kill N.Y.-N.J. rail tunnel project
$8.7B tunnel is the most costly public transit project in the country John O'Boyle/The Star-LedgerView of the construction site of the rail tunnel project in North Bergen Wednesday. TRENTON — Two...
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Gov. Christie vetoes bill asking for review of Kyleigh's Law
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie today vetoed a bill requiring the attorney general to launch a 6-month review of the controversial Kyleigh’s Law, which requires new drivers to display red decals on...
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Hudson River tunnel project is officially canceled by Gov. Christie
Christie: 'I will not allow taxpayers to fund projects that run over budget with no clear way of how these costs will be paid for' John O'Boyle/The Star-LedgerView of the construction site of the rail...
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Twelve percent of N.J. voters think President Obama is Muslim, poll finds
N.J. voters know much less about Christie: 56 percent do not know his faith, 14 percent say he's Catholic, 25 percent say he's Protestant Noah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerU.S. President Barack Obama...
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New N.J. stun gun rules allow for freer use by police
TRENTON — In the year since New Jersey has allowed police to use stun guns, not a single one has been fired or even purchased. That’s because the original policy was far too limiting, state officials...
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Gov. Christie defends proposed rules for N.J. medical marijuana after...
Gov expresses surprise that sponsors, advocates are criticizing proposal John Munson/The Star-LedgerMedical marijuana advocates rally at the statehouse to encourage Gov Chris Christie to give up his...
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Cancelation of Hudson River tunnel hurts N.J. commuters, construction...
TRENTON — Gov. Christie’s decision to stop the Hudson River tunnel project is a setback for North Jersey commuters who routinely face train delays, but there are many others with something to lose,...
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Ex-education chief Schundler openly blames Gov. Christie for Race to the Top...
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie and the education commissioner he fired in August were again at each other’s throats today in a public display that proved the controversy over the administration’s loss...
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N.J. Gov. Christie kills Hudson River tunnel project, citing taxpayers woes
Supporters of the project decried the governor's decision as short-sighted, politically motivated — WATCH VIDEO Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerN.J. Gov. Chris Christie pauses during a Statehouse news...
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Gov. Christie's decision to end tunnel project likely to enhance national...
'We simply can't spend what we don't have', Gov. Christie says Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerN.J. Gov. Chris Christie spoke at a Statehouse news conference Thursday to announce he killed the plan for a...
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Critics say Christie's decision to scrap Hudson tunnel project will cost N.J....
TRENTON — Commuter trains so packed that passengers eye overhead racks as a tempting refuge from the crush; more cars on the road, making for longer traffic delays and dirtier air; billions of dollars...
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Gov. Christie says efforts are under way to address Kyleigh's Law concerns
TRENTON — Everyone agrees there has to be a review of Kyleigh’s Law, and Gov. Chris Christie has shown that he — and not the Legislature — will be the one to see it’s done. Christie vetoed a bill...
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Ex-Assemblyman Joseph Vas is found guilty of campaign fraud, lying to feds
Jurors found the former Perth Amboy mayor guilty of mail fraud and misappropriation of campaign funds Star-Ledger file photoFormer Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas, pictured above in a May 2009 photo, was...
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N.J. court invalidates many affordable housing rules, gives 5 months for new...
TRENTON — A state appellate decision released today invalidates a substantial portion of the New Jersey's affordable housing rules and gives the agency that oversees regulation five months to write...
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Democratic chairman files request for documents related to Gov. Christie's...
TRENTON — Assembly Transportation Committee Chairman John Wisniewski Thursday filed an Open Public Records Act request for documents related to Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to kill state’s funding...
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