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1. N.J. mayors take aim at illegal, online gun sales
(N.J./State)

... the chief policy advisor to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, told TIME. “It can be a problem because it’s a place where one can do it pretty anonymously.” Federal law mandates that retail firearm sales ...

2. N.J. survey shows local governments turned to shared services, surplus funds to hold 2 percent property tax cap
(N.J./State)

Also made public employees pay more for health care The governments of New Jersey cities and towns turned to sharing public services and using surplus funds to comply with a new state mandate that property ...

3. Matt Damon 'Bought a Zoo' and says Obama sold out to Wall Street
(Entertainment/Movies)

... his disappointment in Obama. In March, Damon said he thought President Obama misinterpreted his mandate, and said that he has rolled over to Wall Street. Speaking to the newest issue of Elle magazine, ...

4. State commission reveals 12 new congressional districts in the shape of N.J.
(Life/Style)

... to 12 as mandated by the 2010 Census. “The new map has twelve districts that all have the shape of New Jersey,” noted former state Attorney General John Farmer, the independent appointee who would have ...

5. N.J.’s anti-bullying law gets slow start as school violence grows
(N.J./State)

... Police USA, requires each school district to adopt a policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation or bullying on school property, at a school-sponsored function or on a school bus. The group mandates ...

6. 'Who Has What?' by Robie H. Harris: A book on sexuality for children
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Bloomberg wins for Hurricane Irene and sex education mandate Same-sex marriage and ‘Unnatural Acts’ across the river from N.J. Gandarusa a male contraceptive from Indonesia could reach New Jersey Sex ...

7. Newt Gingrich does not have to audition for 'American Idol' Republican pre-primary
(Opinion/Commentary)

... to pounce on similar remarks as evidence he’s erratic and out of the mainstream. His early support for a health insurance mandate, his criticism of Republican proposals to reform Medicare, and his association ...

8. 180 Days??
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... mandated changes; also, depending on her class make-up, maintaining students' progress reports for outside agencies, etc, etc, etc. And not to mention the 2 weeks before Labor Day that she MUST spend without ...

9. N.J. Democratic and GOP legislative candidates spent $13.6M in last days of 2011 campaign
(N.J./State)

... called on the Legislature to adopt a bill that would mandate disclosure by all independent groups. ELEC attempted to compile a list of groups that participated in this year’s legislative campaign based ...

10. The Christie Administration is overwhelmed by housing for developmentally disabled adults
(Opinion/Commentary)

... The ‘Least Restrictive Alternative’ setting that is mandated by the United States Supreme Court is based on the unique needs and degree of disability of the client. Disability Rights-NJ (formerly ...

11. N.J. taxpayers must demand transparency in local education spending
(Opinion/Commentary)

... their local school boards. We should mandate statements from independent auditors that next year’s spending projections are reasonable, include all expenses in a school district’s per-pupil expenditure ...

12. embarrassing
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

It's embarrassing when your legislators oppose a federal mandate that constitutionally guaranteed civil rights be recognized. The last time we saw this was with southern opposition to voting rights act ...

13. N.J. Sen. Doherty: Thousands of ineligible students enjoy free school lunches
(N.J./State)

... those student applications, 3 percent are verified by officials, as is mandated by the federal government. Those applications deemed “error prone” are the first to be verified. From this test pool, approximately ...

14. Moral courage and the Penn State child sexual abuse case
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Mike Bloomberg wins for Hurricane Irene and sex education mandate Same-sex marriage and ‘Unnatural Acts’ across the river from N.J. Gandarusa a male contraceptive from Indonesia could reach New Jersey ...

15. Gerrymandering for the Panderers
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... just won a mandate. I think we should just do away with the expense of any elections and let the Sopranos continue to do what they have been doing here since Frank Hague milked the Pulaski for all ...

16. N.J. Democratic leader George Norcross a winner but must wait for Gov. Christie's next move
(Opinion/Commentary)

... in the Senate and a net loss of only one seat in the Assembly. Anybody who believes that this constitutes a negative public mandate on the Christie administration is either engaged in wishful thinking ...

17. The HPV vaccine and children: A grandmother's perspective
(Health/Healthquest)

... to appear in Princeton, N.J. What has Dominique Strauss-Kahn left in his wake? Mayor Mike Bloomberg wins for Hurricane Irene and sex education mandate Same-sex marriage and ‘Unnatural Acts’ across ...

18. Princeton professor's arguments about NYC sex education are obsolete
(Health/Healthquest)

... we live cheek by jowl in the same town, our views on sex education couldn’t be further apart. George and Moschella oppose the new mandate for sex education in New York City public middle and high schools, ...

19. Christie announces new state plan that focuses on business and job creation
(Money/Economy)

... is focused on state government, and proposes no new requirements or mandates on local governments,” Bill Dressel, the League‘s director, said. “The failure of the state’s planning process in the past was ...

20. N.J. student to take part in White House roundtable on domestic violence
(U.S./Nation)

... initiative Nicole developed herself in response to the new legislation’s mandate to combat relationship abuse in teenagers. Nicole arranged for students interested in being a member of MASK to first be ...