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Christie filing papers to run for governor
Former U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie is filing papers to run for governor of New Jersey.
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Eight Central Jersey environmental groups get Dodge grants
Four Middlesex County environmental organizations, three from Somerset County and one from Hunterdon County have received grants from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, which awarded $4.17 million to 63 ...
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Acting Governor Codey Orders Flags to Fly at Half-Staff to Honor Firefighter Gary Stephens
The full text of the executive order is below. EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 129 WHEREAS, Firefighter Gary Stephens was a native of the City of Elizabeth, who later moved to Bayville, New Jersey with his wife, Natalie; ...
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Corzine lands in Iraq for surprise visit with troops
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine is in Iraq for a surprise visit with troops. Corzine's office said the governor arrived today and has already visited U.S. troops at Camp Bucca, a prison camp maintained by the U.S. ...
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Perry travels to Iraq, but talk turns to Texas
Gov. Rick Perry, traveling in Iraq on a U.S. Defense Department trip, said Tuesday it's important for Texas' leader to see the state's troops in action and to thank them for their service.
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$75 million cut to N.J. school aid proposed
TRENTON -- Aid to cities and schools is on the chopping block as Gov. Jon S. Corzine unveiled his ideas Monday for proposed cuts to help bridge the state's $2.1 billion budget gap.
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Menendez outlines plan for stimulus spending
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez says the 76-year-old Pulaski Skyway is typical of the neglected bridges that should be funded by the economic stimulus package the 111th Congress will begin crafting this week in ...
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It's a Go! New Jersey State Combines Medicaid Waivers For Seniors & Adults With Physical Disabilities
Department of Health and Senior Services Commissioner Heather Howard announced today the State has received approval from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to consolidate three ...
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Food Stamp, Welfare Applications Rise In N.J.
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Symbol of the courts in New Jersey? The almighty buck
New Jersey has made someone's Top 10 again, and again it's not something of which we can be proud.
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Sixth Amendment gets put on trial
NEWARK a ' More than seven years after a Trenton man was shot and killed during a robbery inside his apartment, the New Jersey Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether the two men convicted of the crime ...
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Cell phone soap operas deliver safe-sex message - AP
A A A' "Hey baby, you OK?" Mike asks his girlfriend as she sits down next to him.
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New Jersey libraries face more usage, less funding
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Governor Corzine Credits Education, Enforcement in Decrease of Highway Deaths
Governor Jon S. Corzine credits aggressive enforcement of New Jersey's highway safety laws and stepped-up public education initiatives in reducing traffic fatalities, as noted in his annual highway traffic ...
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The good, bad and ugly of '08 in New Jersey political circles
It's here, New Year's Day, time once again for the Home News Tribune's annual best and worst of New Jersey government and politics awards for the preceding year.
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N.J. and corruption: Perfect together?
As long as public officials have pockets, it seems corruption will be an issue in New Jersey.
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Rutgers' leaders deserve praise too
As New Jersey and the country face one of the most challenging times in decades, New Jerseyans look toward Rutgers, The State University, to help find solutions to the colossal problems we face and to provide ...
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State extends deadline for required pres...
Parents of toddlers in New Jersey have a few extra weeks to comply with a new state law requiring they get their preschoolers vaccinated.
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BB gun could get you three years under new law
Caught speeding in Highland Park in April in his father's Acura RSX, Ryan Narciso found out the hard way about a recent change in a New Jersey gun law that could send him to prison for three years.
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Lawmaker: Put NJ financial data on Web site
One Republican lawmaker wants to make it easier for taxpayers to follow the money.
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