>”Bill Clinton, back in 1992, when he was running for office, you know, their campaign coined the phrase, ‘It’s the economy, stupid,'”
Tag: Ridgewood NJ
>New public workers must move to N.J
>New public workers must move to N.J.
Governor Christie announced Thursday that he signed a bill into law that will require public workers hired after Sept. 1 to live in New Jersey. (Livio and Friedman, The Star-Ledger)
https://www.northjersey.com/news/122279029_New_public_workers_must_move_to_N_J_.html
>Prices for solar certificated plummet – but why?
>Prices for solar certificated plummet – but why?
In a trend that is good news for ratepayers, the cost of solar renewable energy certificates (SRECs) is dropping in New Jersey, falling from about $650 a month ago to less than half that, before rising in recent days. (Johnson, NJ Spotlight)
https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/11/0520/0023/
>Advocate challenges proposed waterfront access changes
>Advocate challenges proposed waterfront access changes
A local environmental advocacy group is expressing concern that proposed changes to regulations of public access to state waterfronts could adversely affect New Jersey’s communities, including Hackensack. (Bonamo, Hackensack Chronicle)
>Cap and Trade : Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders wants state to repeal
>Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders wants state to repeal emissions-reduction program
The Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders voted Tuesday to urge the state to withdraw from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI – a multistate “cap and trade” emissions-reduction program that opponents claim is a burden on businesses and rate-payers and supporters claim is a revenue-generating way of slowing climate change. (Lemongello, Press of Atlantic City)
>Sen. Ruiz’s long study of tenure finally coming to fruition
>Sen. Ruiz’s long study of tenure finally coming to fruition
State Sen. Teresa Ruiz’s first deliberations on teacher tenure started more than a year ago, even before Gov. Chris Christie made it a centerpiece of his education reform agenda. (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)
https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/11/0519/2336/
>Pension council approves shift to more investments in ‘alternatives’
>Pension council approves shift to more investments in ‘alternatives’
Of the targeted allocations for fiscal 2012, the investment plan’s greatest shift would be toward hedge funds. (Tangel, The Record)
https://www.northjersey.com/news/122279004_Pension_fund_adding_riskier_investments.html
>Despite Public Sector Layoffs the state added 13,400 private-sector jobs and 600 public sector jobs last month
>Despite Public Sector Layoffs the state added 13,400 private-sector jobs and 600 public sector jobs last month
N.J. gained 14,000 jobs in April
New Jersey’s economy added 14,000 jobs in April, and its unemployment rate remained steady at 9.3 percent, the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development reported Thursday. (Diamond, Gannett)
https://www.app.com/article/20110519/NJBIZ/305190128/N-J-gained-14-000-jobs-in-April
>New Jersey :Expand sales, cut income tax
>Expert: Expand sales, cut income tax
New Jersey’s sales tax should be expanded in order to reduce other taxes, an expert from a conservative think tank told top members of Gov. Chris Christie’s administration Thursday. (Method, Gannett)
https://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20110519/NJNEWS/305190031/Expert-Expand-sales-cut-income-tax
>Ridgewood’s unlimited parking pass included in revisions to rate structure
>Ridgewood’s unlimited parking pass included in revisions to rate structure
Friday, May 20, 2011
BY MICHAEL SEDON
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
STAFF WRITER
Commuters and downtown workers can stop saving bags full of change by getting a new unlimited parking pass, village officials said this week.
“The idea for unlimited parking was adopted to better meet the needs of customers, downtown workers and commuters,” said Councilman Paul Aronsohn, the liaison to the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce. “Currently, many are forced to move their cars or illegally feed the meters. This new approach recognizes and accommodates those that need more than two hours of parking.”
The “Unlimited Prepaid Parking Permit” (UP3) was part of revisions in the village’s parking rate structure approved by the Village Council last week.
https://www.northjersey.com/news/122278034_Keep_the_change.html
>the Quote of the Day
>”Bill Clinton, back in 1992, when he was running for office, you know, their campaign coined the phrase, ‘It’s the economy, stupid,'”
>An Attack on School Boards
>An Attack on School Boards
May 12th, 2011 by Ray Pinney
By Ray Pinney
“The local school board, especially the elected kind, is an anachronism and an outrage. We can no longer pretend it’s working well or hide behind the mantra of ‘local control of education.’
Chester Finn and Amber Winkler, Thomas Fordham Institute
Most of you who know me, I hope, would agree that I am a fair person not quick to anger or hatred. I am always willing to give someone the benefit of the doubt. But when someone sent me Chester Finn and Amber Winkler’s article The Anachronism of School Boards, it made me angry. Chester Finn is a noted scholar and author, but in this case I find his logic not only flawed and a bit foolish, but actually dangerous. Dangerous because it is becoming part of the education reform agenda.
It’s also dangerous because some state political leaders may think that this concept has some merit. In fact the NY Times recently reported that Gov. Chris Christie has hinted he would like to change the system of school boards in New Jersey. (Although, to be fair, we have no idea what changes the governor favors, let alone if he agrees with Finn and Winkler.)
https://www.njsba.org/blog/?p=236
>BOE: It is the sworn obligation of ALL the board members to act in the taxpayers’ interests
>BOE: It is the sworn obligation of ALL the board members to act in the taxpayers’ interests
It is the sworn obligation of ALL the board members to act in the taxpayers’ interests. It is mind-numbing to listen to and read all the complaints about VC and BOE members, watch the complainers elect unqualified/inappropriate candidates and then listen and read as those same complainers give their candidates passes when they cow-tow to a vocal minority, instead of acting in the best interests of Ridgewood.
your joking right?…
A few don’t seem to be acting in my best interests. My taxes keep going up, while the schools and the village don’t get noticeably better. Why is it that none of them seem willing to take a hard line against any of the public sector unions? The way that the Village Council caved to the police union a few months ago was embarrassing. Five years of raises? Minimal healthcare contributions? In a recession? I hope that the BOE shows more of a backbone in their negotiations with the teachers.
>$50 LED bulbs hit 100 watts as federal ban looms
>LED bulbs hit 100 watts as federal ban looms
By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer – Mon May 16, 6:05 pm ET
NEW YORK – Two leading makers of lighting products are showcasing LED bulbs that are bright enough to replace energy-guzzling 100-watt light bulbs set to disappear from stores in January.
Their demonstrations at the LightFair trade show in Philadelphia this week mean that brighter LED bulbs will likely go on sale next year, but after a government ban takes effect.
The new bulbs will also be expensive — about $50 each — so the development may not prevent consumers from hoarding traditional bulbs.
>Apparent Immunity Gene ‘Cures’ Bay Area Man Of AIDS
>Apparent Immunity Gene ‘Cures’ Bay Area Man Of AIDS
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) — A 45-year-old man now living in the Bay Area may be the first person ever cured of the deadly disease AIDS, the result of the discovery of an apparent HIV immunity gene.
Timothy Ray Brown tested positive for HIV back in 1995, but has now entered scientific journals as the first man in world history to have that HIV virus completely eliminated from his body in what doctors call a “functional cure.”
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/05/16/apparent-immunity-gene-cures-bay-area-man-of-aids/
