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N.J. Gov. Chris Christie gets 'poor' rating from 28 percent of residents in...
TRENTON -- More than a quarter of New Jersey residents rate Gov. Chris Christie's job performance as "poor" as he nears the end of his first year in office, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton poll...
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N.J. lawmakers approve bills on limiting pollution entering Barnegat Bay
TRENTON — New Jersey lawmakers gave final approval today to measures limiting the amount of pollution-causing nutrients entering Barnegat Bay, upgrading storm basins in the region and requiring...
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N.J. Senate approves bills designed to help revitalize Atlantic City
TRENTON — The state Senate today approved a pair of bills intended to help revitalize Atlantic City and ease regulations on casinos, despite warnings from critics that it could weaken needed oversight...
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Gov. Christie plans to sign bill capping police, firefighter raises at 2...
TRENTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday will sign legislation instituting a 2 percent cap on salary increases for police and fire fighters if their union can't come to an agreement during...
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Gov. Chris Christie commutes sentence of man convicted of having guns in N.J....
TRENTON -- Brian Aitken, who was convicted of illegally possessing two handguns that he had legally purchased in Colorado, will be spending Christmas out of prison. Gov. Chris Christie commuted...
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N.J. lawmakers approve bill pushing Gov. Christie to submit federal...
TRENTON — Thousands of working women who lack health insurance would gain access to subsidized family planning services under a bill that won final legislative passage today with some unexpected...
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N.J. Senate Democrats urge Supreme Court Justice Rivera-Soto to resign for...
TRENTON — The roiling controversy over the New Jersey Supreme Court, which has engulfed all three branches of government, found a new outlet today: the floor of the state Senate. Sen. Nia Gill...
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N.J. education chief nominee Christopher Cerf calls for reform of state's...
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie called Cerf, of Montclair, someone whose 'philosophical approach in many areas of education is in line with mine' Watch video Patti Sapone/The Star LedgerChristopher Cerf...
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Gov. Christie chides Legislature for missing deadline to act on 'tool kit'...
Lawmakers break for Christmas with progress made, but still plenty of work to do Frank H. Conlon/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Governor Chris Christie during a press conference on 12/17/10. TRENTON — In...
View ArticleU.S. Census Bureau to unveil N.J. population figures, U.S. House seat numbers...
The U.S. Census Bureau will release official state population figures this morning, as well as the number of seats each state gets in the House of Representatives. Experts predict New Jersey will lose...
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N.J. chief justice pushes for measures to target bad foreclosure practices
Citing a staggering increase in filings and voicing fears of incorrect applications, New Jersey’s top justice announced a series of initiatives yesterday designed to combat rogue foreclosure filings....
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N.J. voters support Gov. Christie decision to cap pay for school...
TRENTON — Almost two-thirds of New Jersey voters back Gov. Chris Christie’s salary limits for public school superintendents, a Quinnipiac University poll found. Sixty-three percent of respondents said...
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U.S. Transportation Department extends deadline for N.J. to pay $271M for...
TRENTON — The U.S. Transportation Department has granted New Jersey an extension of a little more than two weeks on the $271 million it owes for a scrapped rail tunnel project. The extension was...
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Gun owner Brian Aitken is released from prison after Gov. Christie commutes...
BURLINGTON COUNTY — Brian Aitken, the 27-year-old cause celebre for gun advocates nationwide, was released from prison this morning after his sentence was commuted by Gov. Chris Christie. The National...
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Gov. Christie signs arbitration bill into law in Wayne
WAYNE — Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation today placing a 2 percent cap on salary increases for police and firefighters if their unions can't come to an agreement during contract negotiations....
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Gov. Christie: Still no official offer from feds to reduce $271M bill for...
TRENTON — Gov. Christie said he has still not seen an official offer from the feds that would reduce the $271 million bill owed for the cancellation of the rail tunnel under the Hudson River. A week...
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Poll: N.J. voters split on Gov. Christie's job performance
Voters on Christie's job performance: 46 percent approve, 44 percent disapprove Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie pauses during a statehouse news conference on October 7th...
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Some N.J. towns may struggle to balance budgets after new arbitration law...
TRENTON — Even with Gov. Chris Christie’s biggest piece of the "tool kit" completed, some towns across the state will still be struggling to balance their budgets when the impending cap on property...
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Gov. Christie says U.S. lawmakers need 'responsible' way to fund 9/11 health...
Congressional measure stalls in U.S. Senate with Democrats blaming Republican delay tactics Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerAt a bill signing today, Gov. Christie in this file photo said he supports...
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Essex County executive asks N.J. legislators to repeal teachers' holiday perk
Calling it a disruptive perk, an Essex County official is asking state legislators to repeal a law that allows teachers to take paid days off on state holidays not included on school district...
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