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1. Christie proposes ‘Shadow Government Reform’
(N.J./State)

Legislation is effort to gain oversight of ‘independent’ authorities BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Gov. Chris Christie has taken a step to bring about what he feels is needed accountability ...

2. New Jersey foreclosures get help with special master
(Money/Economy)

... by false swearings and fraudulent documents. Williams' oversight will ensure that documents and statements presented henceforth to justify New Jersey foreclosures are reliable, Jacobson said as she ...

3. Feds rate New Jersey’s nuclear fleet ‘safe’
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... therefore will receive the minimal oversight during the coming year, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission declared in its annual assessment. In separate reviews, the NRC concluded that New Jersey’s Hope ...

4. Public Employees in Health Care Sector Treat Mainly the Indigent
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... does not come cheap. Much of that cost is generated by mountains of paperwork to document that an ever-growing number of codes and regulations are being met. Government oversight is of course required ...

5. Gov. Christie demands resignations of NJDWSC Commissioners Albert Manzo and Michael Cricco
(N.J./State)

... or oversight of their operations that collectively amount to billions of dollars of public funds,” Christie said. “Early on in my administration, I made it clear that the status quo at these entities was ...

6. Public interest advocates warn against telephone deregulation bill
(N.J./State)

...  The report declares, for example, that deregulated landlines would turn Verizon’s assets into a “cash cow” that it could sell off without regulatory oversight. Verizon New Jersey President Dennis ...

7. Hackensack Police Department gains freedom with Tomas Padilla at helm
(N.J./State)

... objectives and goals which brought structure and order to the ranks have been met and he felt that the department was now capable of "operating without any oversight experienced during the period of the ...

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

... as people who work for polluters and now charged with overseeing the cleanup of toxic sites. Toxic clean up oversight is now in the hands of the polluters not the public. Layoffs and cutbacks in police ...

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

Repeated budget cuts have reduced state park oversight BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A burglary early Thursday at the lightly guarded and state-run historic Ringwood Manor museum in northern ...

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

... Deputy Speaker John J. Burzichelli is a Democrat who represents the 3rd Legislative District in Gloucester, Salem and Cumberland counties. He is chairman of the Assembly Regulatory Oversight and Gaming ...

11. NJ versus Florida
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... and regulation leads to scant oversight, poor infrastructure, and little if any safety net protections. This presents grave dangers, an excellent example being how indigient and severely ill mental patients ...

12. Former UMDNJ official Francis X. Watts sentenced for accepting bribes
(N.J./State)

... of work for the university, including construction, plumbing, snow removal and HVAC maintenance. As director of the physical plant, Watts had oversight over the hiring of contractors. Investigators found ...

13. American people deserve answer to NFL’s billion dollar healthcare question
(Sports/Professional)

... in his 40s. But the players have not discussed what they want from the owners publicly. Perhaps it is time for Congress to really hold legitimate hearings, whether it is either the House or Senate Oversight ...

14. Tea Party starting Civil War all over again
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the disputes and ultimately the agency's rules. Public oversight and transparency are lost in the process and agencies promoting development can challenge rules that protect our environment from more ...

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

... accountability in the independent authorities operating throughout the state," the senator said. "This layer of shadow government spends taxpayer dollars in secret, with little oversight or public scrutiny, ...

16. Carolyn Murray named acting Essex County prosecutor
(N.J./State)

... Prosecution Unit. As counsel to the attorney general, Murray was responsible for oversight of the Division of Criminal Justice, the Division on Civil Rights, the Juvenile Justice Commission, and the ...

17. Sports territorial rights put Newark, Brooklyn and the N.Y. Islanders at a disadvantage
(Sports/Professional)

... It may be a good time for Eric Holder and the Department of Justice or oversight committees in either the United States Senate or the House of Representatives to take a look at franchise movement because ...

18. Group organizes to fight N.J. privatization efforts
(N.J./State)

... of services or increased costs to the public. The bill will increase public oversight of contracts by requiring public disclosure of contracts. Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) the sponsor of bill (S-2323), ...

19. Lamar Smith should talk to Jon Runyan before keeping Congress out of NFL labor dispute
(Sports/Professional)

... the International Olympic Committee put pressure on elected officials because baseball would not send big name players to the IOC's biannual sports event. The House Committee on Oversight and Government ...

20. More Oversight and Training Needed in ALL Law Enforcement
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