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1. State comptroller report finds 587 local authorities and commissions far less than open with public
(N.J./State)

... waste, fraud and abuse of the taxpayer's trust, wherever it might rear its ugly head," Weinberg's proposals would require all public agencies funded by taxpayer dollars to follow the tenets of the state's ...

2. Pallone says Obama's proposed budget includes $3 million for Port Monmouth beach replenishment
(N.J./State)

... of Corps of Engineers public works projects, particularly the benefit of beach replenishment to towns in his district. "In the past, flood control and beach replenishment projects were primarily funded ...

3. N.J. veteran-to-veteran counseling bill moves
(N.J./State)

... to seek help when they need it." Nearly 3,200 calls to the hotline were made in 2009 but the program is only funded on a year-to-year basis. Sen. Fred Madden (D-Camden), a co-sponsor, said most Vet-2-Vet ...

4. Report: State takeover of N.J. county prosecutor offices would cost $435M
(N.J./State)

... the prosecutor's budget, and to make that process more objective and transparent. * Establish an aid grant program, funded in part with new penalties against convicted criminals, to provide financial ...

5. NJDOT awarding $7.6 million to 33 towns and counties for street and bike path improvements
(N.J./State)

The state Department of Transportation Wednesday announced it is awarding 33 grants worth a total of $7.6 million to cities, towns and counties through four local aid programs. The state-funded grants ...

6. S&P lowers New Jersey’s credit rating
(N.J./State)

Cites underfunded public employee pension system as the most significant risk to state's long-term credit quality BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Standard & Poor's Wednesday reduced ...

7. the facts, please
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

The pension system is underfunded not because of the employees, but because of the state and other government entities, who have suspended their contributions into the fund. Christine Whitman raided the ...

8. N.J. BPU criticized for letting Christie to take $9.2 million from low-income cable customers
(N.J./State)

... these assistance programs are critical and need to be funded appropriately. Ignoring the financial reality of low income New Jerseyans is not acceptable," DeAngelo said. "The Board froze funding for the ...

9. N.J. public employee pension reform bill introduced
(N.J./State)

O'Scanlon and Chiusano say proposal needed to save pension system and cut taxes Pointing out that the state-run New Jersey public employee pension system is underfunded by $54 billion and that they ...

10. Parsing President Obama’s vision for better sex education
(Health/Healthquest)

... Sam Dillon's Times piece "What Works in the Classroom? Ask the Students," which discussed a $45-million dollar research project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to find ways of using students ...

11. they took out a word and changed nothing
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I would like to know how abortion is a budget buster when last year American taxpayers paid on average one-tenth of a penny for the 191 Federally-funded abortions that were done last year. One-tenth of ...

12. Margaret Sanger
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... abortion the law of the land. Boy did they succeed. Sanger, the founder of the Planned Parenthood organization, funded by the federal government, is responsible for the genocide against the black population. ...

13. Obama demonstrates his focus on small business expansion
(Money/Economy)

... commercialization of the $148 billion in annual federally-funded research and development; allowing entrepreneurs to request faster review of their patents; and identifying and removing unnecessary ...

14. New Jersey needs a separation of school and state
(Opinion/Commentary)

... all adults strive to be financially independent? Audience answered YES (Many conservatives have a blind spot when it comes to government — taxpayer — funded education.) If you believe government should ...

15. Overhaul of N.J. pension plans proposed by Democrats
(N.J./State)

... are underfunded by $53.9 billion and at risk of going broke unless changes are made.  ...

16. Can-Am League and a study in public policy failure
(Sports/Professional)

... continued to make his push to get a stadium funded and a prospective owner, the East Ramapo School District (which is part of the Town of Ramapo) made plans to lay off workers and close a school, the Hillcrest ...

17. New Jersey students again outperform most of nation in science tests
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... schools, which are largely taxpayer-funded but privately run. Christie cuts include a declaration that he will develop a new school funding formula. The move comes as Christie Administration is in the ...

18. Gov. Christie sends a market-calming message on bankruptcy and New Jersey, this time
(N.J./State)

... states billions of dollars. But experts caution letting states out of hefty obligations, like New Jersey's $54 billion unfunded pension, could make it impossible to borrow on Wall Street as Christie ...

19. NJ DEP hands out $3.2 million in federal aid for 6 water pollution control projects
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Wednesday. A total of $1 million of the aid will target pollution runoff into Barnegat Bay. The projects, funded through the DEP's federal Clean Water Act grant program, are designed to reduce the ...

20. Gov. Christie should seek a disgruntled NBA owner instead of lobbying David Stern for Nets replacement
(Sports/Professional)

... money thrown into a publicly funded facility. Christie seems to be willing to play ball with Stern. What Christie should be seeking out is an unhappy owner looking for greener pastures and go after that ...