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1. Nearly 40 organizations demand millionaire’s tax as part of any budget deal
(Money/Economy)

... & Technical Engineers, Local 194 Industrial Union Council of New Jersey Jewish Labor Committee Latino Action Network Latino Institute Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry MoveOn Hudson ...

2. Women soldiers sue U.S. military to end combat restriction
(U.S./Nation)

... units.  Armed Services Committee member Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez of California said, according to The Hill, “I am very disappointed the Department of Defense has not repealed its direct ...

3. Lucia DiNapoli Gibbons: From barber’s daughter to Wells Fargo top executive
(Money/Economy)

... Cancer Care, and I met a women who belonged to Cedar Hill Country Club who was serving on a golf committee. She continually said that I needed to meet the manager of the club, Dennis Gibbons. I refused ...

4. N.J. 'Jeans for Troops' day set for May 24
(N.J./State)

... for Troops Day”. In addition, Speaker Sheila Oliver and Assemblywoman Cleopatra Tucker, chair of the Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee, are encouraging their fellow members to wear Jeans on the ...

5. Valerie Huttle’s committee investigates the abuse of disabled adults
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY SALVATORE PIZZURO COMMENTARY On Monday, May 21, 2012, The Assembly Committee on Human Resources held a hearing on the abuse and neglect of adults with developmental disabilities in New Jersey’s ...

6. Fractious NRC Commission forces Chairman Gregory Jaczko’s resignation
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... away from the increasingly isolated Jaczko. Similarly, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Cal.) staunchly defended Jaczko at her December hearings and called the ...

7. No tax cuts in N.J. right now: Adopt a budget free of gimmicks
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY DAVID ROUSSEAU NEW JERSEY POLICY PERSPECTIVE COMMENTARY Yesterday’s bad news about state tax collections falling short produced some good news: the Senate Budget Committee is postponing its consideration ...

8. Newark Airport security breach will not be the last
(Opinion/Commentary)

... and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations called a subsequent hearing to investigate airport security after reports showed there had been 25,000 breaches ...

9. N.J. needs a Justice Center for protection of developmentally disabled
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Assembly Committee moves to enhance transportation safety for people with disabilities N.J. Congressman Bill Pascrell needs to endorse Steve Rothman and step down Attempts to discredit Sen. Barbara ...

10. Newsweek's gay Obama cover one-ups Time's breastfeeding controversy
(U.S./Nation)

... black president’ then it only makes sense,” former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said, according to the New York Post. Latest Gallup polls are now saying that marriage equality ...

11. Christie’s veto of Health Insurance Exchange: Insurance Industry 1, Consumers 0
(Opinion/Commentary)

... board. In fact, the bill’s sponsors established a separate advisory committee, made up of all stakeholders ,that would give all interested parties input free of the fear of financial conflicts. Gov. ...

12. See 'Spiderman' on Broadway for free if your name is Tony...or some variation
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

BY PAULA SCHWARTZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM After being dissed by the Tony Committee, “Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark” producers Michael Cohl and Jeremiah J. Harris have found another way to get more Tonys. ...

13. State authorities detail effort to reduce gun violence in New Jersey
(N.J./State)

... committee wants to question the superintendent about the incidents. The State Police Intelligence Section has more than doubled the number of detectives assigned specifically to weapons trafficking, ...

14. CIA Saudi Arabian double agent: Blown cover causes concern
(World/International)

... services from cooperating with the United States on other risky missions. The Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Representative Peter T. King, said he was told government officials planned ...

15. N.J. legislation finally protects school children with serious medical conditions
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Christie's proposal to close developmental centers Let N.J. voters be charter school decision makers N.J. Pedestrian Safety Law may be most ignored legal measure of all time N.J. Assembly Committee ...

16. Call for Gov. Christie to sign the NJ Health Benefit Exchange Act
(N.J./State)

... 1.3 million uninsured New Jerseyans and the countless others who struggle to afford their existing insurance,” said Assemblyman Herb Conaway, M.D., Chair of the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee ...

17. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s recall election has implications for N.J. public workers
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Safety Law may be most ignored legal measure of all time N.J. Assembly Committee moves to enhance transportation safety for people with disabilities N.J. Congressman Bill Pascrell needs to endorse ...

18. Sen. Kean proposes bill to apply pay-to-play rules to public employee unions
(N.J./State)

... a margin of 8-1 in the 2010 election cycle, and 17-1 during the 2009 gubernatorial and legislative election season. 11 of the 15 top spending special interest committees (PAC's) identified by ELEC were ...

19. Sen. Kean proposes bill to apply pay-to-play rules to public employee unions
(N.J./State)

... a margin of 8-1 in the 2010 election cycle, and 17-1 during the 2009 gubernatorial and legislative election season. 11 of the 15 top spending special interest committees (PAC's) identified by ELEC were ...

20. Activists give Christie a 'D' for environmental record
(N.J./State)

... marks on 28 points. “Coming out of the gate, the governor appeared relatively on course,” Sharon Finlayson, who chairs NJEF’s Vote Environment Committee, said. “Unfortunately after two and half years, ...