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1. Rutgers alum praised for generosity on his 100th birthday
(N.J./State)

...  Fundraising for new and existing scholarships is a key priority of Our Rutgers, Our Future, the Rutgers University Foundation’s $1 billion fundraising campaign, the largest in the university’s history. ...

2. N.J. Assembly panel approves bill raising mandatory school attendance from age 16 to 18
(N.J./State)

Legislation that would raise New Jersey’s compulsory school attendance age to 18 was approved Thursday by the Assembly Education Committee. In an effort to reduce New Jersey’s high school dropout rate, ...

3. New Jersey can see bottom-up reform through citizen action
(Opinion/Commentary)

... face a tough fiscal squeeze, with too many of our municipalities forced to choose between reducing essential services or raising already too high property taxes. But in these difficult times, there is ...

4. Legalized gambling in N.J. is a slippery slope
(Opinion/Commentary)

... we have become a nation of gamblers. And our state governments are addicted to gambling revenues as a substitute for direct taxation. The lure of raising money through “gaming” has proved irresistible. ...

5. Law professor: Stephen Colbert's Super PAC fundraising is 'brilliant'
(U.S./Nation)

BY ANDREA ALEXANDER RUTGERS TODAY Comedian Stephen Colbert has gained attention for his political satire on new campaign finance rules that were the result of the landmark “Citizens United” U.S. Supreme ...

6. There is more to Indianapolis sports than the Super Bowl
(Sports/Professional)

... mostly by local residents. The state would go after tourist money by increasing the hotel-motel tax by three percent and raising the car rental tax by two percent auto rental tax. Finally there would ...

7. Price of a U.S. stamp now costs 45 cents
(U.S./Nation)

... cost basis, direct mail still offers an excellent return on an advertiser’s dollar. The United States Postal Service lost $8 billion last year, so it badly needs revenue. It is raising other prices, ...

8. Christie to address House Republican retreat Friday in Washington
(U.S./Nation)

... the lawmakers. Christie helped House Republicans raise money as the headliner at an annual fund-raising dinner last spring in Washington. The retreat will focus on House Republican political and ...

9. Speaker Oliver asks Attorney General to probe N.J. Sports and Exposition Authority
(N.J./State)

... promoters have not been made public, raising government transparency concerns,” Oliver added. “They also sliced into this public authority’s profit margin for each concert. We need a better understanding ...

10. Hollywood has Peyton Manning's back with Jim Caldwell fired from Colts
(Sports/Professional)

...  According to Revenge of the Birds, the Arizona Cardinals may have interest in Manning if he is determined to be healthy. Raising Zona reported that Charley Casserly of CBS said that the team may try ...

11. N.J. Devils vs. Boston Bruins preview: N.J. is on a 3-game streak
(Sports/Professional)

... very encouraging trends. Salvador is playing outstandingly, raising his DPS to a very impressive 2.9. In second place is Larsson, followed by Fayne with 1.6. After those three defensemen, it gets a bit ...

12. N.J. Democrats argue Christie's proposed 10% income tax cut would benefit the rich
(N.J./State)

... despite the doomsday, class warfare predictions of those who were happy to continue spending money we didn't have and raising taxes to pay for it,” the senator said. He added, “The agenda put forth by ...

13. Christie calls for 10% state income tax cut for every New Jerseyan
(N.J./State)

... is my promise to the people of New Jersey," Christie said. "We will keep the momentum going. I will not permit anyone to re-impose the tax raising, overspending, irresponsible ways of our past which led ...

14. Gov. Chris Christie 2012 State of the State Address
(N.J./State)

... took office. The best job growth year in more than 11 years. Here is my promise to the people of New Jersey: We will keep the momentum going. I will not permit anyone to re-impose the tax raising, ...

15. Congress needs to improve Social Security access for women
(Opinion/Commentary)

... about cutting, privatizing, raising the retirement age or repealing the GPO in Social Security have profound ramifications for the economic stability of American women. Social Security is, indeed, a women's ...

16. (VIDEO) Peter Dinklage's Golden Globe speech part of big night for little people
(Entertainment/Movies)

... off-guard by raising awareness of the hardships little people face on a daily basis. The mere mention of Henderson’s name became a hot topic trending on Twitter after Dinklage told the "A-listers" to ...

17. Pressuring Gov. Christie on gay marriage is an overreach by N.J. Democrats
(Opinion/Commentary)

... on high income earners within minutes of its passage, he suffered no lasting political consequences. Arguably, raising some $800 million from the wealthiest New Jerseyans and directing it to additional ...

18. N.J. Democrats to make gay marriage No. 1 priority in new Legislature
(N.J./State)

... Weinberg said. “Devoted same-sex couples all across New Jersey are raising families and rebuilding communities, yet can’t call their relationships what they really are, a marriage. If love is said to be ...

19. Political billboards in N.J. are a thing of the past
(Opinion/Commentary)

... laws? Pay-to-play election law reform would foster more competitive contests Decreased campaign fundraising in N.J. shows importance of reforms Fixing N.J.'s pay-to-play law is crucial for honest ...

20. Top 10 best sexuality stories of 2011
(Life/Style)

... college.” He emphasized the administration’s commitment to “raising awareness and promoting policies, [including] new guidance to help schools, colleges, and universities understand their civil rights’ ...