>Senate confirms Christie nominees Eristoff, Solomon
The full Senate Monday confirmed Andrew Eristoff as state treasurer and Superior Court Judge Lee Solomon to head the state Board of Public Utilities. Another of Governor Christie’s key nominees, acting Education Commissioner Bret Schundler, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday morning for a hearing. After about 90 minutes of testimonly, the panel opted to continue the hearing on the former Jersey City mayor’s appointment. Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union), objected to Eristoff’s appointment, saying he had a couple of concerns, including Eristoff’s stand on targeted tax cuts. “New Jersey needs targeted tax cuts” to create jobs, Lesniak said. He said Eristoff’ was “very, very constrained with some limited support for them” in his appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee today. (Ackermann, The Record)
