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1. The New Jersey budget: Taking the long view
(Opinion/Commentary)

... and programs. At those hearings, NJPP will follow along with a special series on its blog posts. The governor’s annual budget presents three years’ of data: the amount spent in FY 2010; the amount ...

2. Cutting student aid and research funding will hurt competitiveness
(Opinion/Commentary)

... programs has raised the skill level and the earning level of tens of millions of Americans in the past 60 years. Federal funding for scientific research on university campuses, meanwhile, has yielded innovations ...

3. N.J. property tax issue becoming too hot for politicians to ignore
(Opinion/Commentary)

... and municipal governments as well as boards of education raise money to support the programs and services they provide. The impetus then, as now, originated with concern over the annual increases in ...

4. N.J. Consumer Affairs issues consumer Top 10 complaints list
(Money/Economy)

... education programs," state Acting Consumer Affairs Thomas R. Calcagni said. "Taking part in National Consumer Protection Week provides another opportunity to demonstrate how we're taking on these challenges ...

5. N.J. being sued over charter school secrecy
(N.J./State)

... school choice and voucher programs, responded, "It's basicly (sic) to make sure the application is complete and in order." "The reviewers will be asked to read and score 3 applications," Jessani Gordon ...

6. Sierra Club stands with workers from New Jersey to Wisconsin
(Opinion/Commentary)

... more benign chemicals. The Sierra Club and firefighters have worked together to prevent rollbacks and weakening of these programs. The Sierra Club joined workers at the rally in Trenton last month not ...

7. Ringwood Manor burglarized: Theft of valuable paintings
(N.J./State)

... there were 850 employees in the Parks and Forestry program. Now the program is down to about 450 employees and changes to the pension programs could lower staff further including 40 percent to park police. ...

8. Washington’s small business policy needs clear direction
(Money/Economy)

... has become very good at announcing panels, lending programs and initiatives, but not a lot seems to be happening and there is now clear direction. Why do I say this? Let’s look at what has happened ...

9. Lose weight with a high-protein diet
(Health/Healthquest)

... are weight lifting, the more protein you should be eating. How Much Is Enough and Where to Get It The RDA for protein is 56 grams a day for men and 46 grams a day for women. However, to benefit from ...

10. Red Bulls taking steps to reach next level
(Sports/Professional)

... properties have made a steady growth in the area, from the Red Bull Air Race to other programs that engage a young, vibrant active audience, and their work in seeding product in every community is unparalleled. ...

11. N.J. Gov. Chris Christie vetoes Internet gambling legislation
(N.J./State)

... Atlantic City, enhances revenues for senior and disabled programs, and creates jobs both at existing casinos and at some point through legal Internet wagering.” – TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM ...

12. ‘Planned Parenthood’ is better than unplanned parenthood’
(Health/Healthquest)

... for community-based sex education programs and preventive services to unmarried teenagers at risk of pregnancy. Title X-funded clinics and nonprofits, including Planned Parenthood affiliates, reach 4.7 ...

13. Poll finds New Jerseyans warming to Christie's proposed budget cuts
(N.J./State)

... the poll found New Jerseyans are 8 points less likely to say no cuts should be made to municipal aid, 10 points less likely to want to protect environmental programs and 12 points less likely to oppose ...

14. N.J. Consumer Affairs sues Mendham-based work-at-home company
(N.J./State)

... fees to Brookman and Capital Enterprises, Bookman and his business then changed the terms and conditions of their work-at-home programs to require additional undisclosed payments and fees. Capital Enterprises ...

15. N.J.’s Gubernatorial Public Financing Program shows integrity
(Opinion/Commentary)

... has permitted candidates to communicate their positions to voters and has helped thwart the influence of special interests. 25 states have public financing programs. These efforts include both matching ...

16. N.J. leaders should look inward to improve government
(Opinion/Commentary)

... change to strengthen America's dairy farmers Plowing through red tape for New Jersey farmers Charles Kuperus: Benefits of connecting public nutrition programs with local agriculture AL  ...

17. Building a better environment to create jobs in N.J.
(Opinion/Commentary)

... effort has centered upon new programs to help the unemployed find work and help businesses create jobs, but we’ve also been working to improve our economy in other ways. Most notably, we’ve been cutting ...

18. In New Jersey, vice is nice, but incest is best
(Opinion/Commentary)

... won't be if those same men have their way. This is the same state that arrogantly cut $1 billion from education, and who knows how much more from programs that provide women with contraceptives, low ...

19. N.J. split over Gov. Christie's proposed budget
(N.J./State)

... the lack of tax cuts, and another 4 percent say they disapprove because it seems to target teachers. Sixty-five percent of those who have heard about the budget want the Legislature to protect some programs ...

20. Is Dave Duerson’s death just another football casualty?
(Sports/Professional)

... safety part of his presidency. The NFL is now urging all 50 states to take a very close look at head injuries suffered in high school and other football programs for children. Whether it is lip service ...