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1. Days of never-ending property tax increases are over for New Jersey
(Opinion/Commentary)

... interests that benefit from maintaining the status quo or who just don't want to be part of the sacrifice that is required to reform a state recovering from a decade-long spending spree have been spreading ...

2. New Jersey's Charter School experiment: Inside Newark's Lady Liberty Academy
(N.J./State)

... with less than they should receive under state law. But private interests have rushed in to fill the gap, investing millions of dollars in charter schools and infusing their investments with distinct ...

3. Christie says N.J. pensioners will thank him for reforms
(N.J./State)

... It was actually Republicans who did it. It was a bad idea in 2001 and it's a bad idea now. This isn't about promises made and kept. This is about special interests squeezing benefits out of the government ...

4. Now, more than ever, America must speak with one, strong, commanding voice
(Opinion/Commentary)

... world. Middle East peace. Sudanese genocide. Global finance. Whatever the issue, U.S. national interests are best served through strong U.S. involvement. To win, we need to show up. The United ...

5. All eyes are on Hurricane Igor
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... scale in three years, the National Hurricane Center said on its website at 4:45 a.m. Igor was strong enough to cause catastrophic damage but posed no immediate threat to land or energy interests. It ...

6. Obama could use a lesson in economics 101
(Opinion/Commentary)

... but they didn't spend all their time playing games or scoring points. They didn't always prey on people's fears and anxieties. They made mistakes, but they did what they thought was in the best interests ...

7. Christie eliminates 60 inactive state boards and commissions
(N.J./State)

... government and ensure that it operates as efficiently as possible and in the best interests of our citizens." Most of the commissions and boards eliminated by the governor were created in response ...

8. MetroStars founder John Kluge, 95, dies
(Sports/Professional)

... the company, more than tripling his take. Kluge had many financial interests during his business career. According to socceramerica.com. Kluge and his business associate Stuart Subotnick operated the ...

9. Christie proposes ethics package for all levels of New Jersey government
(N.J./State)

... for financial disclosure statements. "Ethics reform in New Jersey has been a patchwork of half measures that failed to be fair and uniform, left gaping loopholes for special interests to maneuver through ...

10. Sierra Club applauds much of Christie’s proposal for ethics reform
(N.J./State)

... are good things that will help make government work more efficiently. By helping to make government more transparent, it becomes more responsive and less beholden to special interests. The Sierra Club ...

11. Christie’s elimination of NJEA/Schundler compromise doomed Race to the Top application
(N.J./State)

... in New Jersey die,'' Schundler said in a statement. "That would keep some special interests happy, but it would hurt our children far more than the loss of grant money. We have an opportunity to increase ...

12. N.Y. man who plunged 39 stories saved by N.J. man’s rosary beads and Dodge Charger
(U.S./Nation)

... Ave. "I hate my life," says his Facebook page. Under the category "bio," he posted, "I'm over it," and he listed "being mean" and "making fun of people" as interests. An aspiring Broadway actor, the ...

13. Christie takes action to improve N.J. water quality and sewerage treatment
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

Leading environmentalist calls legislation nothing but "dirty deals" for "special interests" Gov. Chris Christie Tuesday signed legislation to appropriate $821 million in no-cost and low-cost loans for ...

14. Interest Rate Reductions vs. Govt. Spending
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... the interests of the average person, rather than hope that business will - their interest is to maximise the profits to their stock-holders, not the welfare of the US citizen. Why do some Americans retire ...

15. N.J. shut out of Race to the Top education competition
(N.J./State)

... as well as from NJEA," Barbara Keshishian, the union's president said. "Yet Governor Christie chose political gamesmanship over the best interests of New Jersey's students and taxpayers. He broke with ...

16. N.J. comptroller finds tax abatements for developers costing taxpayers, schools money
(N.J./State)

... structuring in lieu of taxes arrangements to encompass the interests of counties and school districts; ensuring that a comprehensive and detailed cost-benefit analysis occurs before awarding an abatement; ...

17. College advice from a recent graduate
(Life/Style)

... I'd like to think I was lucky enough to find the first three, it's true that you can't know how you and your interests will change, and what will happen to you during that time. So in a few weeks, once ...

18. Protection of the N.J. Highlands receives a grade of F
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Executive Orders and secret stakeholder meetings with special interests will take away many important protections in the Highlands region and prohibit full implementation of the Highlands Act. The Highlands ...

19. ‘N.J. Housewife’ Teresa Giudice’s reality was not that real
(Entertainment/Movies)

... against the Giudices alleging "false oaths" about income, expenses and assets; concealed documents; and failure to disclose their interests in several businesses. We all know that reality stars just ...

20. Christie to go after $667M in federal aid to retain teachers, help fund Medicaid
(N.J./State)

... other day that this is a special interest bill. And I suppose if America's children and the safety of our communities are your special interests, then it is a special interest bill. But I think those interests ...