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Officials say N.J. has already depleted storm cleanup budget
TRENTON — New Jersey Transportation Commissioner James Simpson says the state has already blown through its storm cleanup budget for the winter season. Simpson testified today before the Assembly...
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Gov. Christie says he will restore N.J. property tax rebates
Eligible taxpayers will see a reduction in their quarterly property tax bills CHESILHURST — Gov. Chris Christie said today he will restore property tax rebates that were eliminated in the budget last...
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Port Authority head to remain in post under N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo
The man who helped speed redevelopment of the World Trade Center site will keep his job as executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey under Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York,...
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N.J. driver safety laws are second-best in country, report says
New Jersey has one of the most comprehensive sets of roadway safety laws in the country, according to a highway safety report released today. The Garden State came in second only to the District of...
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N.J. labor committee approves bill easing denial of jobless benefits to fired...
TRENTON — The Assembly Labor Committee today approved a bill that would ease a law that denies many fired employees unemployment insurance benefits. The law, enacted last June, makes it harder for...
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N.J. advocates, parents and school officials offer ways to improve charter...
While many speakers acknowledged the power of charter schools to transform education in failing urban districts, much discussion centered on the impact the schools have in suburban communities TRENTON...
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Head of N.J. Division of Developmental Disabilities abruptly resigns
TRENTON — Kenneth Ritchey, the assistant commissioner for the Department of Human Services retired Friday, nearly four years after he was appointed to oversee the Division of Developmental...
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Union County Democrats criticize closure of Motor Vehicle Commission facility...
ELIZABETH — Union County Democrats today called the closure of a state Motor Vehicle Commission office in Elizabeth "extremely partisan," and the mayor said he found part of a letter Gov. Chris...
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Counselors, family advocacy group urge N.J. officials to postpone ending...
Advocates say up to 9,000 children will be dropped from program, a number three times higher than what an N.J. official cited earlier this month Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerKim Cristo, right,...
View ArticleCommunity donations save full-day kindergarten program in Bernards Township
BERNARDS — Parents in Bernards Township needed just four weeks to raise nearly a half-million dollars for the district’s endangered full-day kindergarten program. The local board of education tonight...
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Gov. Christie to launch campaign encouraging Illinois businesses to relocate...
TRENTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's administration thinks there's business to be had — from Illinois. The governor is launching an ad campaign encouraging businesses in Illinois to relocate to...
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N.J. lawmakers criticize inconsistent coordination between state, local...
State Transportation Commissioner Jim Simpson defended the state's response to what he termed a "hundred-year storm." Watch video TRENTON — It looked like a winter blunderland. That was the assessment...
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Gov. Christie reveals push for changes in N.J. school funding, return of...
CHESILHURST — Gov. Chris Christie began pulling back the curtain on next month’s budget proposal Monday, saying he will push for changes in the state’s school funding formula. Christie also revealed...
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Gov. Christie rejects N.J. bill's affordable housing minimum requirement
Christie also said the bill would encourage sprawl, did not do enough to protect towns from lawsuits from developers, and would create more red tape Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie...
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N.J. bill would create education program on criminal, social consequences of...
TRENTON — Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt has heard the story too many times. Kids send nude pictures of themselves or others through their cell phones or social networking sites — a practice known as...
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Gov. Chris Christie backs anti-abortion activists, says 'every life is...
State Sen. Loretta Weinberg says the governor's conservative politics and values are 'inconsistent with mainstream New Jersey' TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie, who made his stance against legalized...
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Poorest N.J. districts see schools crumble as emergency repairs are delayed
Tight budgets, backlog of requests created unsafe school environments NEWARK — The water-damaged walls and ceilings at the American History High School in Newark are so weak that they blister and...
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N.J. faces deadline to pay federal government for canceled ARC tunnel
TRENTON — Today is the deadline for New Jersey to repay costs associated with the scuttled Hudson River rail tunnel. A spokesman for Gov. Chris Christie says the state will respond to the federal...
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GOP group says Sen. Menendez contradicted self with anti-filibuster comments
TRENTON — A Republican campaign committee put out a statement today criticizing Sen. Robert Menendez (D- N.J.) for his recent comments about filibuster reform. Menendez recently told The Jersey...
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N.J. assemblywoman asks to postpone removing thousands of kids from...
TRENTON — The chairwoman for the Assembly Human Services Committee today called on the Department of Children and Families to delay phasing out as many as 9,000 children from its home therapy program...
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