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1. Vermicomposting is a low cost, eco-friendly way to dispose of trash
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

New Jerseyans go green, reducing rubbish with red wigglers BY MARY MOSCARELLO New Jersey generates an estimated 20 million tons of waste each year. As a county, Middlesex has the less than desirable ...

2. N.J. among states considering lower cigarette tax
(N.J./State)

... reducing theirs, in the hope of drawing smokers from other states and increasing revenue. Supporters argue reducing the tax by a dime would make New Hampshire more competitive with Maine, Vermont and ...

3. Creating jobs, ‘winning the future’ requires investing in N.J. higher education
(Opinion/Commentary)

... success," warning that reducing aid hurts not only families but "[jeopardizes] the financial strength of institutions themselves." Despite this success, Governor Christie has slashed student aid. With ...

4. Poll: N.J. still among 10 worst states for 2010 employment
(Money/Economy)

... or laying off workers and reducing their workforces. The figures reported here represent the net difference between the percentage reporting an expansion and the percentage reporting a reduction in their ...

5. Gov. Christie on task force proposal: 'The worst teachers will be outed' based on test scores
(N.J./State)

... partner, Rajeev Bajaj, to continue to use his address. Christie told reporters that Cerf would have the power to impose new evaluation methods by regulation, rather than law, while reducing tenure protections ...

6. Obama must promote shared sacrifice to reduce deficit
(Opinion/Commentary)

... from nutritional support for low-income women, reducing by $1.4 billion training and employment grants to states, and eliminating $350 million in funding for community-action agencies. Neither party has ...

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

... one $100,000 penalty and reducing from $75,000 to $50,000 another penalty Yet, in December, the DEP – the same group, mind you, that filed the initial violations — issued a 62-page decision rejecting ...

8. John Melick named National Outstanding Young Farmer
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... irrigation, resulting in a 67 percent water savings; integrated pest management, reducing pesticide application rates; and using UV to treat the farm’s apple cider, eliminating the need for heat pasteurization. ...

9. Ascendant plutocracy: Is America’s middle class withering away?
(Money/Economy)

... collectively bargain, the heart of its power to improve members’ incomes. The union is willing to negotiate on compensation, reducing the burden of their wages on state finances. But the governor wants ...

10. New Jerseyans again among highest taxed in the nation
(N.J./State)

... taxes, many reports have focused on Gov. Chris Christie's efforts to hold the line on state spending while reducing aid to municipalities and school districts. The effects of that shift remain to be seen, ...

11. Christie wants end to urban enterprise zones in N.J.
(N.J./State)

... Wildwood, Wildwood Crest and Wildwood. A second report recommends continued utilization of the state Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program after reducing funding for the effort by $30 ...

12. Gov. Christie’s budget leaves much to be desired
(Opinion/Commentary)

...  Reducing the budget is good because it eliminates the need for higher taxes and reduces the state’s role in the economy. Cutting taxes is always very good because more money in the hands of business ...

13. Democrats say they want more property tax relief in Chris Christie’s 2011-12 New Jersey state budget
(N.J./State)

... also proposed reducing Medicaid funds for the poor by $300 million. Assembly Budget Chairman Louis Greenwald (D-Camden) said he sees the budget as providing a substantial loss in property tax relief. ...

14. Gov. Christie’s N.J. budget address of 2011 (TEXT)
(N.J./State)

... order, once and for all.   So my budget proposes total state spending of $29.4 billion, a reduction in actual dollars spent versus last year. We are reducing the size of the budget – in actual dollars, ...

15. Neither Christie nor Democrats show sign of budget compromise
(N.J./State)

... income-tax cuts. Robert Grady, chairman of the governor's Council of Economic Advisors, revealed recently that the governor and state Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff were evaluating options for reducing ...

16. Gov. Christie angers state Democrats by vetoing 14 economic and job creation bills
(N.J./State)

... that approving the bills without a plan to pay for them would be a reversal of the progress he and the Legislature have made in the last year in reducing state spending. "This is the old way of Trenton ...

17. Assembly approves bill to roll back turnpike, parkway tolls levied to fund now-defunct Hudson rail tunnel
(N.J./State)

... under the 90-cent increase. By reducing the tolls by the portion of toll increase dedicated to the tunnel project, drivers would save 10 cents on an average trip on the parkway, and 34 cents on the ...

18. Christopher Cerf supports N.J. teacher tenure based on ability
(N.J./State)

... confront the consequences of poverty. "One cannot claim to be helping poor children when they're also cutting the school breakfast program, raising income taxes on working poor parents and reducing access ...

19. Electric Shell Game
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

What's going on here.....The Public Utility Commission allowed AC Electric to raise its rates by 5.5 percent starting back on Jan 11.....now it is reducing rates by 4.5 percent.....What is going on here.....now ...

20. N.J. DEP to join lawsuit against Homer City power plant
(N.J./State)

... controls when the plant underwent major modifications in the 1990s. "The Christie administration has made it clear that reducing air pollution in our state is a priority environmental issue, and ...