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1. N.J. approves of Christie’s education proposals — to a point
(N.J./State)

Poll: Public likes merit pay, limited tenure, vouchers, charter schools Most New Jerseyans support education reforms proposed by Gov. Chris Christie, such as tenure reform and voucher programs, according ...

2. Gov. Christie calls for one-year moratorium on N.J. fracking
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... a time when concurrent studies on the practice are underway by the federal government and no known natural gas deposits necessitating use of the fracking process have been proposed for development in the ...

3. terrible truth
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... River Basin Commission (DRBC) has a moratorium on fracking in the watershed in place right now. That moratorium would end upon adoption of proposed flawed regulations. Both Senate and Assembly sponsors ...

4. N.J. Supreme Court: League of Municipalities must be transparent
(N.J./State)

... from the taxpayers through membership fees, he added. In 2008, the league opposed new regulations proposed by the state Council on Affordable Housing for a third round of housing obligations. Under the ...

5. NJ SREC Value Crash
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... that are on line and currently reporting generation, (this information would be hard facts), or applications for proposed projects to come on line this Energy Year, that are in the "que", waiting approvals, ...

6. Discarded NFL players continue the fight for health insurance
(Sports/Professional)

... In Los Angeles, the Anschutz Entertainment Group has sold naming rights for a proposed downtown football stadium to the Farmers Insurance Group, a Swiss company with Los Angeles headquarters. The Farmers-Anschutz ...

7. Unless Christie vetoes by Wed., shelter animals will lose 7 lifesaving days in New Jersey
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... would-be law into a horror for shelter animals – and the humans who love and want to help them. The objectionable part of the proposed law for which a conditional veto is the only answer consists of ...

8. Christie says toll and fare increases not a tax hike
(N.J./State)

... Authority proposed earlier this month. Speaking with reporters in Franklin, Christie said the toll and fare increases should not be considered a tax increase. "It's not a tax. I know what a tax is ...

9. Christie and Cuomo set their toll and PATH fare hikes
(N.J./State)

... Commissioners is scheduled to vote on the proposal Friday morning. Christie and Cuomo have the power to veto any increases higher than what they’ve proposed. The authority’s proposed increase sparked ...

10. Poll finds New Jerseyans oppose hiking Hudson River tolls
(N.J./State)

... percent. Opposition grows from 55 to 41 percent in South Jersey and 57 to 37 percent in shore areas. Most New Jerseyans, 54 percent, blame the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey for the proposed ...

11. N.J. DEP proposes rules to hasten cleanup of 16,000 contaminated sites
(N.J./State)

Public hearing set for Sept. 13 in Trenton The state Department of Environmental Protection has proposed rules designed to accelerate the pace of cleaning up the New Jersey’s over 16,000 contaminated ...

12. Electronic medical records save money
(Health/Healthquest)

... this will enable the government to easily ration care. Many citizens do not like the idea of a Single-Payer system for health care as is being proposed by the current Administration in Washington.  ...

13. Needing veto, N.J. bill would deprive some shelter animals of 7 days to live
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... are supposed to be kept there for seven days, during which time their owners may claim them; someone may adopt them; they can be observed for possible rabies infection. However, the proposed law would ...

14. We are failing our unemployed veterans
(Opinion/Commentary)

... why the news of recent legislation proposed by New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is so encouraging. The Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 will provide job-training skills and make the government’s Transition ...

15. Christie's job approval rating climbs to 50 percent for first time
(N.J./State)

... attention about property taxes has focused on reforms proposed at the state level, it is at the local level where New Jerseyans really make their opinions known. When asked who they would contact first ...

16. New Jersey taxpayers still paying for lobbyists’ pensions
(Opinion/Commentary)

... of Counties -- were receiving a combined $1.3 million in public retirement benefits annually. Despite the fact that Christie and Democratic lawmakers proposed legislation to bar non-state employees from ...

17. Time to demand election transparency from ‘issue advocacy groups’
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission proposed that legislation be enacted to require 527 organizations to disclose their financial activity. This proposal was subsequently amended to include ...

18. L.A. Vikings news is good for Zygi Wilf in Minnesota
(Sports/Professional)

... 12-0 yes vote, a framework deal on the project's funding that will include the issuance of $275 million in tax-exempt bonds for the relocation of a convention center hall to accommodate the proposed $1.2 ...

19. Christie and Sweeney have private meeting
(N.J./State)

... with each other behind closed doors at the Statehouse for the first time since the governor slashed the Democrats’ proposed 2011-12 budget and the Senate leader, in response, publicly called him, among ...

20. Christie begins highlighting his environmental agenda
(N.J./State)

... impact New Jersey's water and beaches, such as Delaware and Virginia; Maintained opposition to liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities off of New Jersey's coastline, including the veto of a proposed deepwater ...