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Legislature approves state support of horse racing industry, Atlantic City...
TRENTON — State support for horse racing would continue for three years under an agreement approved by the Legislature tonight. The agreement was hammered out over hours of negotiations and include...
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More than half of N.J. residents polled approve of work of Gov. Christie
TRENTON — More than half the voters in a new poll approve of how Chris Christie is handling the job of New Jersey governor. The Fairleigh Dickinson-PublicMind poll out today finds 53 percent approve...
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Gov. Christie to deliver State of the State address to N.J. Legislature
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie will present his first State of the State address to a joint session of the State Legislature at 2 p.m. today. The governor will speak in the Assembly chamber. Why is...
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Gov. Christie hopes to abolish college tuition increase cap he imposed last year
TRENTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he wants to do away with a cap in tuition increases at the state's public universities. He told New Jersey Press Media he may have made a mistake last...
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N.J. pension board members denounce former Harrison firefighter as a cheat,...
Board voted to refer Herman Elis' collection to the N.J. Attorney General's Office for collecting disability pension while working full-time at North Carolina fire squad John O'Boyle/The...
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UMDNJ officials torn over possible dismantling, merger with Rutgers
NEWARK — Like an octopus, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey is one body with eight arms. The Newark-based university is made up of eight schools — three medical schools, a dental...
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Seton Hall study shows day laborers routinely abused, underpaid, denied overtime
A day laborer in Elizabeth spent two weeks hauling tar in the heat on a roofing job. When it was time to get paid, the contractor refused to give him a dime. When another day laborer from Orange asked...
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N.J. Senate approves 32 Gov. Christie nominees without debate
TRENTON — The state Senate confirmed 32 of Gov. Chris Christie’s nominees for various state boards and commissions this morning. The Senate session lasted only seven minutes and 30 seconds, with no...
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TRENTON — The new chairman of the state’s Republican Party, Saddle River Mayor Sam Raia, was sworn in tonight. Raia was named the new head of the New Jersey Republican State Committee last Thursday....
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TRENTON — New Jersey's Republican Party has a new chairman. Saddle River Mayor Samuel Raia was elected to the post tonight by the Republican State Committee. Raia succeeds Assemblyman Jay Webber of...
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N.J. state offices to open two hours late
TRENTON — The snowstorm has delayed the opening of all state offices for two hours, according to the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, Essential employees should report on schedule. Complete...
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N.J. Democrats criticize Christie, foreshadowing battle in upcoming elections
TRENTON — With a State of the State speech that departed from bullish tones, Gov. Chris Christie Tuesday began the tricky task of setting a legislative agenda in an election year for a Legislature run...
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Christie praises D.C. schools chief, shows support for education reform plan
TRENTON — Before declaring education reform the most important challenge facing New Jersey in his first State of the State address, Gov. Chris Christie greeted special guest and national education...
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Records show N.J. arts council still not visiting smaller funded venues
TRENTON — After a public dressing down from the lieutenant governor last July, members of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts promised to increase the number and broaden the range of visits they...
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N.J. Gov. Christie will seek teacher merit pay, push for budget cuts, pension...
TRENTON — Judging by Gov. Chris Christie’s State of the State speech Tuesday, his second year in the office will look much like his first. He will confront unions by seeking merit pay for teachers and...
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N.J. Gov. Chris Christie calls Giuliani 'wrong' for criticizing his vacation...
Giuliani told MSNBC that Christie should have come back early to deal with snow Watch video TRENTON — N.J. Gov. Chris Christie called former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and fellow Republican...
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N.J. Gov. Chris Christie will be featured speaker at Chamber of Commerce...
Christie, who snubbed the annual train trip for lobbyists, lawmakers, business leaders last year, will speak at dinner, but not ride train this year Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerDuring the 2010 N.J....
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N.J. pension fund for retired teachers, state workers gains nearly 9 percent...
TRENTON — New Jersey’s pension fund for retired teachers and government workers has gained 8.7 percent so far this fiscal year, according to a report presented to the State Investment Council today....
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Rivera-Soto calls off plan to abstain from N.J. Supreme Court cases involving...
The justice originally made the claim after deciding that the appointment of temporary justice Edwin Stern was unconstitutional Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Supreme Court Justice Roberto...
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Poll shows U.S. Sen. Menendez ahead of possible challengers
Poll compared the U.S. senator to Tom Kean Jr., Kim Guadagno, Lou Dobbs Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesU.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) speaks in Washington, D.C., in this August 2010 file photo....
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