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5-Year-Old YouTube Sensation Named Governor of New Jersey

A 5-year-old boy helmed the state of New Jersey on Wednesday, thanks to a viral video and a kind-hearted governor. Most politicos adopt a stiff upper lip in the face of defeat, but scribble-in candidate and toddler Jesse Koczon sobbed when naysayers dashed his political dreams in 2009. "What's making you so sad?" his...

N.J. Paper Gets Letter to the Editor From The Boss

NEPTUNE, N.J. -- Bruce Springsteen has written a letter to the editor to what he calls his hometown newspaper. Today Springsteen thanked the Asbury Park Press for a March 27 article about how anti-poverty groups in New Jersey are facing an uphill battle as Gov. Chris Christie seeks to cut spending and property...

'Feelings Thermometer': Michelle Obama Ranks 'Warmest' With Voters, Pelosi 'Coldest'

Everyone is used to the familiar "horse race" poll that tells us who is out front when it comes to a campaign, but Quinnipiac University has a different measure for some of today's leading political personalities: namely, who ranks the "warmest" and "coldest" on a "feelings thermometer"?

New Jersey Budget: 5 Key Cuts Proposed by Gov. Christie

New Jersey is but the latest state in the nation to face the music. Today Gov. Chris Christie unveiled his budget for the year ending June 30, 2012. Touting the state's efforts to close a projected $11 billion deficit, Christie declared a "new normal" in New Jersey: We will no longer blindly fund commitments that prior...

States Shift to Deep Cuts for Workers to Balance Budgets

Dire. Drastic. Draconian. Call them what you will, but the measures being called for in state capitals to deal with record budget shortfalls are harsher than any in memory and have sparked angry protests from public employees most likely to feel the brunt of them. In Madison, Wis., police were dispatched today when every...

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New Jersey Says NYPD's Muslim Surveillance Was Legal

New York City police did not violate New Jersey laws when they conducted surveillance of Muslim businesses, mosques and student groups, Gov. Chris Christie's administration said Thursday following a three-month review, rejecting demands by Muslim leaders for a formal investigation and a clampdown on cross-border police...

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Chris Christie Book: N.J. Governor Was Considered For Firing

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's work as U.S. attorney might have made him a frontrunner for his current job, but he almost lost his prosecutorial post in a purge of federal attorneys in 2005, a new book reports.

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Chris Christie Criticizes Obama For 'Posing And Preening' As President

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie told Kentucky Republicans on Saturday that President Barack Obama was "posing and preening" instead of working to resolve pressing issues facing the country.

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'BOOKER!'

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the mayor of New Jersey's largest city are channeling the Seinfeld-Newman rivalry in a video parody that spoofs the mayor's heroics and Christie's vice presidential potential.

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Chris Christie Vetoes Obama Health Insurance Exchange Bill

Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday vetoed legislation that would set up a state health insurance exchange as part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, saying the state shouldn't rush to enact such a law and possibly create new burdens on taxpayers while the constitutionality of the federal act remains to be...

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05/27/12 Audit questions charter school process Source: Asbury Park Press A state auditors report released last week criticized New Jersey for not having a clear process for approving charter schools and said one such school was approved over the objections of two officials charged with reviewing the program.
05/27/12 State, private colleges ask N.J. for a $6B upgrade Source: NJ.com The state's 45 college presidents have compiled a bulging $5.9 billion wish list in the hope that lawmakers and taxpayers agree to invest in a long-sought expansion and upgrading of New Jersey's public and private schools.
05/27/12 Five minutes with ... John Burzichelli Source: Today's Sunbeam - NJ.com - Salem NJ Assemblyman John Burzichelli of Paulsboro has represented New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District, which includes all of Salem County and parts of Gloucester and Cumberland counties, in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002.
05/27/12 Urban schools monopolizing N.J. state aid Source: Gloucester County Times on nj.com - Woodbury NJ I don't think that consolidating school superintendents between school districts will save the taxpayers money. s â which are the lack of state aid to middle-class towns and the astonishing political power of local government workers.
05/26/12 NFL says New Jersey gambling law would not change SB... Source: NFL NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's plan to allow sports betting at all horse-racing tracks and casions in the state would have no effect on the league's plans to hold Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in February 2014.