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Data show U.S. lost 62,000 jobs in June
The nation lost jobs for a sixth month in a row in June, a storm of pink slips drenching this year's July Fourth holiday for more than 60,000 Americans and leaving thousands more worried about the future.
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New Jersey could use a woman in Congress
We have a chance this year to add a woman to New Jersey's congressional delegation by supporting Linda Stender in the 7th District race.
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Long-term open space funding sought
TRENTON As state money for open space, farmland and historic preservation dwindles, environmentalists are calling for a long-term funding source and suggesting that it be done with a tax on water, among other ...
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State misses environmental deadline
Just shy of the first anniversary of the highly publicized signing of the Global Warming Response Act by Gov.
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N.J. court upholds 'pay to play' law on donations
New Jersey's latest attempt to keep contractors from profiting by making political donations passed its first legal test on Monday.
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Wage increase proposal gets poor reception
TRENTON -- A workers' advocacy coalition called Tuesday for raising the state's minimum wage from $7.15 an hour to $8.50 an hour, which would make New Jersey's 40,000 bottom-end workers the highest-paid in the ...
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Poll Finds New Jerseyans Glum About Economy
New Jerseyans aren't feeling especially festive with the Fourth of July holiday approaching.
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Springsteen's boardwalk fortune teller Madam Marie dies
Asbury Park - Madam Marie Costello, who had told fortunes since the 1930s and became famous in rock music history for her presence and predictions on the Asbury Park boardwalk, died Friday, her great-granddaughter, Sally ...
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Offshore drilling still wrong
The renewed debate over lifting the ban on offshore drilling for oil -- prompted by President Bush and Sen.
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Two more New Jerseyans killed in Iraq war
A New Jersey State Police detective on his third tour of duty overseas with the U.S. Army Reserve was killed this week when a bomb exploded inside a local government building in Baghdad.
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Four New Jersey airports awarded federal grants
WASHINGTON -- Four New Jersey airports have secured more than $1 million in federal funds.
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Helping emergency responders better serve autistic people
New Jersey is poised to take a giant stride forward in the cause of helping people with autism thanks to the passage last Monday of legislation that would require emergency responders to receive training in ...
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Big perks for super are rarity
School boards in some New Jersey towns still give perks to their superintendents that would make almost any employee envious and any taxpayer mad.
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State workers demand too much
Two weeks ago in a committee room in New Jersey's Statehouse, public employee unions made perfectly clear their intent to maintain the status quo regarding the pension system for state workers.
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New state budget protects Trenton from the pain
New Jersey residents can file away their next state budget under the category of a job half done is a job undone.
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Hiking trail provides a long path to healing, new revelations
Give me a call if you ever come to New Jersey, I told Paul Stutzman. While I was not surprised by the call, I was surprised how he got to New Jersey.
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Magyar Bank receives award
Magyar Bank has announced that it is the recipient of the 2007 Community Service Award presented by the New Jersey League of Community Bankers The league presents this award annually to community banks in New ...
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NJ law chief says NJ laws not threatened by ruling
The New Jersey attorney general and a gun control advocate said the state's tough firearms laws are not threatened by Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a handgun ban in the District of ...
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Jun-27-2008 Governor Signs Legislation to Keep Casinos Open
Governor Jon S. Corzine today signed legislation that will enable casinos and racetracks to remain open under certain conditions in the event a government shutdown occurs due to the failure to enact a state ...
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First round of 2009 earmarks identified
Congress is in the early stages of writing the federal budget for next year, and lawmakers are turning in their funding requests for hometown projects, also known as "earmarks." In a $40 billion funding bill ...
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