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1. Ascendant plutocracy: Is America’s middle class withering away?
(Money/Economy)

... couples to a stunning $10 million. With the help of their phalanx of skilled tax lawyers, the $10 million can be leveraged to much higher amounts. This Congressional giveaway to the politically powerful ...

2. Grading Christie on the budget: An ‘A’ for politics, an ‘incomplete’ for leadership
(Opinion/Commentary)

... example, the governor said the budget will make it possible for the state to double property tax rebates, but only if the Legislature agrees to increase the amount of money state employees pay for health ...

3. How to get good financial advice for free
(Money/Economy)

... in long-held positions. We talk to them about the risks associated with individual securities and holding large amounts in proportion to the rest of the portfolio. We might say XYZ is 30% of your holdings, ...

4. New Jerseyans again among highest taxed in the nation
(N.J./State)

... $1,100 in out-of-state taxes and fees. The New Jersey figure is about 2½ times the amount paid by residents of poverty-stricken Mississippi, according to the report. As usual, much of the attention on ...

5. N.J. Unemployment Insurance Task Force: Employers should pay less per worker for 2011-12
(Money/Economy)

... The amount borrowed nationally equals more than $42 billion. The changes to New Jersey’s Unemployment Insurance System recommended in the initial report of the task force were made with consideration ...

6. Union busting
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... gov's for monies not put into the pensions years ago.Is it a law,or is it not a law that there is an amount that HAS to be put in each year to pensions?? IF that answer is YES,than why is it Cristy doesn't ...

7. Feed those birds so they survive winter
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... ground feeders can land and hop around. If you are not using a feeder, put out a small amount of food at one time, as early in the morning as possible. That way it will be gone by nightfall and you won’t ...

8. Tea party’s Christine O’Donnell brews over ‘Dancing with the Stars’ invite
(U.S./Nation)

... would be so controversial that the amount of press attention and buzz the show would get would be huge. Plus, you know they would make her dance in a witch's hat with a broomstick." O'Donnell is currently ...

9. Calling all New Jersey ‘Twifties’ to the first-ever ski and snowboard winter games
(Sports/Professional)

... Senior Olympics (www.MaSeniorGames.org.) “I would still like to see a snowboard and ski jacket designed and marketed to Twifties, with a flattering shape, pattern and just the right amount of pockets ...

10. Powerball winning numbers worth $155 million
(Money/Economy)

... site explains that PowerPlay is a special feature that allows a winner to multiply the original prize amount by 2, 3, 4 or 5 times. The Match 5 prize with PowerPlay option will always be multiplied 5X's ...

11. Public input sought on plan for New Jersey's Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area
(N.J./State)

... heritage. Litvack said she is seeking a great amount of public comment to include in the final plan. Once the 30-day public review period has ended and the plan is completed, it will be approved by the ...

12. New Jersey cities and towns to receive $1.45 billion in state aid in 2011-12, same amount as in 2010-11
(N.J./State)

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM In Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed $29.4 billion 2011-12 budget, every New Jersey city and town will receive the same amount of amount of state aid they received ...

13. State-guided environmental stewardship program grows to more than 500 participants
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... that reduce the amount of waste or pollution they generate. "The Environmental Stewardship Program is an integral part of the DEP's compliance efforts," DEP Assistant Commissioner Wolf Skacel said. “This ...

14. Pensions,health care
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Agree that changes are need in both programs.However,first thing needed is for the State to put in the amounts of money that they are suppose to.Secondly,beofre a penny is taken from another working employee ...

15. Neighbor Against Neighbor
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... their healthcare insurance premiums (currently 6%). To put this in perspective the premiums paid by senior citizens on a declining income (not fixed income) amount to 25% of the cost of Medicare B & D ...

16. Health benefits are a greater fiscal challenge than New Jersey’s unfunded pensions
(Opinion/Commentary)

... of their salary. Under recent legislation, local government and school employees will now pay a similar amount. Many retirees receive free health coverage, or coverage at a much lower cost. The answer ...

17. Gov. Christie’s N.J. budget address of 2011 (TEXT)
(N.J./State)

... 21st century challenges.   Last year’s budget, fiscal year 2011, was the beginning of this change. We set priorities and we funded them, in amounts we could afford. We reformed many programs that ...

18. Christie proposes doubling size of tax rebates for senior and middle-class N.J. homeowners
(N.J./State)

... announced his proposed $29.4 billion 2011-12 budget. Christie, in a 45-minute address to a joint session of the Legislature, announced he wants to double the amount of property tax rebates middle class ...

19. Despite all the boasting, Gov. Christie has New Jersey in the same fiscal shape as a year ago
(Opinion/Commentary)

... A structural deficit does inflate the actual dollar amount of the budget deficit because it includes funding that would be necessary to meet "projected growth." For example, Christie's budget projected ...

20. The Statehouse's greatest day: The visit of Abraham Lincoln
(N.J./State)

... were at least 29 known victims, including a man who reported he ''was relieved of $90 to $100 and notes of bond amounting to several hundred dollars. At the time it was taken he had his hand on Mr. Lincoln's ...