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>State expected to unveil revises to strategic investment plan in coming week

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State expected to unveil revises to strategic investment plan in coming week The Christie administration is expected this week to unveil changes to its draft strategic investment plan, its blueprint for spurring economic growth in New Jersey and for preserving open space. The Christie [...]

>N.J. Treasurer says low earners pay less than neighbors

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N.J. Treasurer says low earners pay less than neighbors New Jersey residents earning less than $150,000 pay lower income taxes than people in nearby states, including New York and Connecticut, while top earners pay a higher rate, Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff said. The state’s revenue is [...]

>The numbers game: Christie vs. Office of Legislative Services or was it Corzine?

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The numbers game: Christie vs. Office of Legislative Services or was it Corzine? The governor could not control his anger: David Rosen, the budget officer for the non-partisan Office of Legislative Services, had just testified that he had a $383 million hole in his current budget and that his [...]

>Christie has harsh words for Office of Legislative Services, calling it a ‘tool’ of Democrats

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Christie has harsh words for Office of Legislative Services, calling it a ‘tool’ of Democrats Gov. Chris Christie sharply criticized the nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services Tuesday for offering a more modest snapshot of the state’s revenue growth than he has, accusing the office of being a [...]

>Policy change in New Jersey is resulting in fewer welfare recipients

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Policy change in New Jersey is resulting in fewer welfare recipients The number of general-assistance welfare recipients in New Jersey has plummeted, with thousands of applicants being denied enrollment, in part because of a controversial new policy of the Christie administration. The July 1 [...]

>Toilet paper crisis averted in Trenton

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Toilet paper crisis averted in Trenton (Reuters) – The great toilet paper crisis in New Jersey’s capital city is over. Police, firefighters and other Trenton city workers down to their last sheets as the result of a City Council budget battle were rescued late Tuesday by animal rights advocates who [...]

>NJ Health Dept. May Shut Down Gov’t Buildings Over Toilet Paper Shortage…

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NJ Health Dept. May Shut Down Gov’t Buildings Over Toilet Paper Shortage…Government Gridlock Leads To Toilet Paper Shortage In TrentonMarch 13, 2012 7:52 PM By Robin Rieger TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) – Trenton’s health department could shut down some city buildings if a toilet paper shortage isn’t [...]

>We always said Trenton is full of Sh@t : Toilet paper may run out at Trenton city offices

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We always said Trenton is full of Sh@t : Toilet paper may run out at Trenton city offices The capital of New Jersey, the third-wealthiest U.S. state, may run out of toilet paper in city buildings because Trenton Mayor Tony Mack and the council are sparring over a purchasing contract. Trenton, [...]

>Sweeney touts Democrats new business-friendly attitude

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Sweeney touts Democrats new business-friendly attitude New Jersey legislators are working to make the state more business friendly and create jobs, State Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney (D-Gloucester) said on Wednesday. “We are headed in the right direction and it’s being done in a [...]

>Trenton lobbyist spending surges for second straight year

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Trenton lobbyist spending surges for second straight year Lobbyist spending in New Jersey surged for the second straight year, growing by 11.2 percent, to $73.3 million, in 2011, driven by mass-media advertising. “Lobbyists are depending more and more on mass media communications in their effort [...]

>Conflicting views over State’s strategic growth plan

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Conflicting views over State’s strategic growth plan Hearing sharply divergent views, the state last night concluded a series of six public hearings on its draft strategic investment plan, a blueprint for targeting where growth should occur in the future in New Jersey and where development should [...]

>Garden State company converts biomass into ‘green gasoline’

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Garden State company converts biomass into ‘green gasoline’ It may only amount to a drop in the bucket for a nation as thirsty for oil as the United States, but a Hillsborough company is betting it can convert wood pellets and other biomass into a renewable gasoline. Primus Green Energy, an [...]

>N.J. Senate committees to consider ‘fracking’ ban, mandating fluoridated water on Thursday

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N.J. Senate committees to consider ‘fracking’ ban, mandating fluoridated water on Thursday Bipartisan legislation that calls for a permanent ban on natural gas drilling (fracking) in New Jersey, will be considered by the Senate Environmental and Energy Committee at 10 a.m. Thursday in the [...]

>Who rules in Trenton? Apparently, ‘Seinfeld’

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Who rules in Trenton?  Apparently, ‘Seinfeld’ Were Thursday’s legislative sessions really all about nothing? In a preemptive strike on Thursday morning, Republican leaders in the Assembly and Senate sent out statements indicating their displeasure with what was not on the board list for voting [...]

>N.J. headed for government contraction, experts say

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N.J. headed for government contraction, experts say In many ways, the New Jersey residents now know will disappear within five years because of yawning government budget gaps, a panel of top experts said Friday. The bipartisan group of former officials and academics presented a dark view of the [...]

>N.J. bond debt rises 3.1 percent

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N.J. bond debt rises 3.1 percent New Jersey’s bonded debt, already the fourth-highest per capita in the nation, increased 3.1 percent to $38.1 billion in the fiscal year that ended in June, according to a state debt report released Friday. It was the slowest rate of increase in four [...]

>Legislation intended to increase odds of tigers’ survival in wild goes before N.J. Senate committee

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Legislation intended to increase odds of tigers’ survival in wild goes before N.J. Senate committee Legislation intended to increase the odds of survival for tigers in the wild and serve as a model for other government agencies gets its first hearing before a New Jersey Senate committee on [...]
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