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1. The very best New Jersey muni funds

(Money/Economy)

... the IRS, and fear that by buying tax-exempt securities, they'll tick off the tax authorities. But it just isn't so. As Justice Learned Hand once put it, avoiding taxes is kosher; it's evading taxes that's ...

2. Sen. Weinberg introduces bills to open government
(N.J./State)

... hurdles. Public records custodians also would have to give a reason when information is redacted from a public record, in order to ensure that the redacted information falls into the exempted category ...

3. Is it time to dump New Jersey munis?
(Money/Economy)

... municipal bonds and N.J. bond funds and replaced them with national bond funds, individual bonds of safer states, or taxable securities. Two of his favorite funds: American Fund Tax Exempt Bond fund in ...

4. Carl Golden: Christie's efforts to streamline N.J. government risky but worthwhile ... if done right
(Opinion/Commentary)

... diem expenses for those who provide them. The threshold was increased from $1,500 to $7,500 per year, but individuals already in the system were exempted from the higher salary requirement. Other proposals ...

5. N.J. Supreme Court rules against Monmouth County on keeping sexual harassment settlement a secret
(N.J./State)

... complaints or grievances filed with an employer. But the appellate court overturned that decision, saying the exemption does not apply to court complaints. "As the [appellate] panel explained, lawsuits ...

6. The People’s Seat: Political upset in Massachusetts sends message to all Democrats
(Opinion/Commentary)

... — why don't they get more out of the bill? Sometimes one can be too loyal. And why would the president agree to exempt collective bargaining contracts from the Cadillac (or high cost) taxation processes? ...

7. Why health care reform lacks public support
(Health/Healthquest)

... up and surprise you," says Peter Harbage, a Democratic health policy consultant. Negotiators cut parochial deals for individual lawmakers-extra Medicaid spending for Nebraska, exemptions from Medicare ...

8. Corzine signs restaurant calorie bill, and 53 others
(N.J./State)

... company's property. A-3317/S-2427 — Revises conditions to qualify for exemptions from electrical contracting permit requirements for electrical installation, repair and maintenance work done by public ...

9. Corzine signs 10 bills, including revised 1-gun-per-month law
(N.J./State)

... protecting law-abiding citizens and legitimate businesses." "These changes would allow us to continue targeting straw purchases and other illegal handgun trafficking, but would provide reasonable exemptions ...

10. Israel buying East Jerusalem land causing tension among Greek Orthodox Palestinians
(World/International)

... in East Jerusalem. Nearly 60 percent of Ateret Cohanim's money, raised in the U.S., goes into buying Palestinian land and property in the occupied territories. American tax law bans tax-exempt organizations ...

11. Bill addressing certain exemptions to ‘One Gun a Month' law gains final approval
(N.J./State)

Legislation which would authorize certain need-based exemptions within the "One Handgun a Month" law received final legislative approval Thursday from the full Assembly. "Specifically, this bill would ...

12. N.J. Assembly on Thursday to vote on tougher domestic violence standards, more state budget disclosure
(N.J./State)

... to move into New Jersey before their jobs would be deemed vacant. The lower house will also weigh legislation (A-4361) to exempt from the state's one-gun-per-month law people who wish to buy multiple ...

13. Useless Legislation - A bill that combats guns..not criminals..
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Looks like criminals are exempt as well....another useless "smoke and mirror" bill turned into Law from NJ. I hope that our legislative body can inform the criminals that they can only steal 1 gun every ...

14. 1-gun-per-month bill revised by N.J. Assembly
(N.J./State)

... legislation, maintain the law would also penalizes many law-abiding gun owners unless changed. The bill (A-4361) provides limited exemptions for certain persons to lawfully purchase more than one ...

15. N.J. Assembly panel approves bill requiring analysis of tax breaks granted by state
(N.J./State)

... tax breaks. At the same time, the state’s low- and middle-income residents receive a tax expenditure in the form of a state sales tax exemption on food, clothing and prescription medicine. The legislation ...

16. Requiring Americans to get health insurance central to reform plan
(Health/Healthquest)

... less than $43,320 or families of four who earn less than $88,200. The bills also exempt millions of people from the mandate, including for religious reasons and financial hardship. Massachusetts' example ...

17. N.J. environmental groups against drilling along Delaware River
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... to New York. These lines will cut through the Highlands and other environmentally sensitive areas." Due in part to a 2005 exemption to the Safe Drinking Water Act and other federal laws, government agencies ...

18. The argument for bringing back the expiring estate tax
(Opinion/Commentary)

... million for an individual) is exempt from the estate tax. That means two children of a wealthy couple can each inherit more, tax free, than the average American earns in two lifetimes, or more than 240 ...

19. Steven Goldstein: New Jersey must stop telling children their parents aren’t good enough to marry
(Opinion/Commentary)

... half of all employers in New Jersey are exempt from complying with the state's civil union law. That's because federal law, not state law, applies to half of all employers in the state - and federal law ...

20. Q&A: Your guide to health care reform
(Health/Healthquest)

... get it, and what happens if I don't? Under both bills, most Americans would be required to have coverage or pay a penalty. Some would be exempted from the requirement, called an individual mandate, ...