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N.J. Sen. Raymond Lesniak vows to introduce new affordable housing bill after...
TRENTON — A proposal to reform affordable housing rules in New Jersey is on the drawing board — again. Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union) withdrew proposed affordable housing legislation today that Gov....
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TRENTON — When a jury call-off system was started more than a decade ago, prospective jurors were delighted at not having to sit for hours or days in a waiting room without being called for service....
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N.J. Assembly, Senate Republicans propose pension reform bills
Democrats vow to push own plan Watch video John O'Boyle/The Star-LedgerAssemblyman Declan O' Scanlon looks at the voting tally board as members of the Assembly vote at the Statehouse in Trenton in...
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Gov. Christie says new Gateway tunnel plan addresses his ARC project cost...
'I've said all along that I think we need a second tunnel under the Hudson River,' the governor said Watch video TRENTON — Amtrak’s top executive and New Jersey’s two U.S. senators Monday unveiled an...
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Gov. Christie fires 71 Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners employees
Source: Probe now focusing on allegations of contract kickbacks Watch video TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie fired 71 employees from the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners Monday amid signs that the...
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Gov. Christie conditionally vetoes bill that requires most newly hired public...
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie has tweaked a bill that would require most newly hired public workers to live in-state, sending it back to the Legislature with a conditional veto. Christie indicated he...
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N.J. School Report Card data shows average per-pupil spending increased...
Newark spending dropped from $19K per pupil to $16.9K in 2009-10; check your school TRENTON — Per-pupil spending in New Jersey increased by an average 6.5 percent in 2009-10 from the previous year,...
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Gov. Christie to deliver remarks for conservative think tank in Washington, D.C.
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie will address a conservative think tank in Washington D.C. next week. Christie will deliver remarks before the American Enterprise Institute, the group's spokeswoman...
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N.J. Supreme Court considers journalism shield laws in blogger case
Arguments were heard on whether Shellee Hale, a blogger in the porn industry, is protected by N.J.'s law Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerOverall view of the N.J. Supreme Court in Trenton in this Jan. 4...
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Director of Casino Reinvestment Development Authority steps down
ATLANTIC CITY — The executive director of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Thomas Carver, submitted his resignation letter to Gov. Chris Christie today, a day after the governor said he...
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Author Toni Morrison to headline Rutgers commencement ceremony
NEW BRUNSWICK — Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison will headline Rutgers University’s commencement ceremony this spring as the school attempts to make its main graduation event bigger, shorter...
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Gov. Christie shows support for legislation requiring newly hired N.J. public...
Governor conditionally vetoed the measure, but suggested only 2 minor changes the bill's sponsors said are not deal-breakers Watch video Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie delivers...
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N.J. new school construction official refuses to testify before Assembly panel
TRENTON — The official responsible for new school construction in some of the state’s largest and poorest districts has refused to testify before an Assembly committee about when construction in these...
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Poll shows a majority of N.J. voters approve of Gov. Christie
TRENTON — A majority of New Jersey voters approve of the job Gov. Chris Christie is doing and consider his first year in office a success, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released this...
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N.J. spends $122M to partially terminate interest-rate swap deals in past month
Move is part of Christie's ongoing efforts to untangle N.J. from risky financial ventures Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerN.J. Gov. Chris Christie delivers his State of the State address in the Assembly...
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Commission's report pinpoints ways N.J. county prosecutor offices could share...
TRENTON — A commission studying New Jersey’s system of county prosecutors will release a report today calling for increased cooperation and state support to ease the financial burden of criminal...
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N.J. redistricting commission to hold public meeting in Newark today
NEWARK — New Jersey is drawing new legislative district maps and the 10-member commission picked to do it will hear from the public today. Today's hearing in Newark, scheduled for 6 p.m. in the 14th...
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N.J. woman whose mother was killed by driver on cell phone vows to prevent...
ELIZABETH — Joyce Vence holds the oval image, hanging from one of the many necklaces she wears, between her thumb and index finger. It’s her smiling, white-haired mother — an 89-year-old woman who was...
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N.J. senator plans to introduce bill repealing tax on cable providers meant...
Sen. Turner says money has not been spent on its intended purpose Noah Addis/The Star-LedgerState Sen. Shirley Turner, pictured in a 2008 photo, proposed today dropping a tax on cable companies...
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Christie, top officials named in Quran-burning case involving fired NJ...
Christie was supportive of the firing of Derek Fenton, who filed a lawsuit seeking job back Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerN.J. Gov. Chris Christie in this October 2010 file photo. TRENTON — Gov. Chris...
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