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1. Journey to Africa: Uganda, Rwanda … and in search of mountain gorillas
(Life/Style)

... were shot, hacked or clubbed to death by bands of government-sponsored death squads and civilians. But today, both Uganda and Rwanda are very different and their current governments are marching in the ...

2. Lesniak bill calls for quick ouster of any school board member accused of crime involving a minor
(N.J./State)

... bill, modeled on legislation he sponsored during the 2002-2003 legislative session, would direct county prosecutors to notify the state Commissioner of Education when any school board member has been charged ...

3. Charles Haynes: Bible can go to school, but only through the First Amendment door
(Opinion/Commentary)

... for parents to share something with the class about their child's interests. Concerned that Bible reading in the classroom would violate the First Amendment's prohibition against school-sponsored religion, ...

4. N.J. state pension and benefits reforms move forward
(N.J./State)

... were achieved through collective bargaining. The first bill (S-2), sponsored by Senators Nicholas P. Scutari (D-Union) and Kevin O'Toole (R-Passaic), would limit enrollment in the defined-benefit pension ...

5. Senate committee approves sports betting-related bill, Assembly version delayed
(N.J./State)

... help.'' The Senate bill is sponsored by Senators Raymond Lesniak (D-Union) and Jeff Van Drew (D-Cape May). – TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM  ...

6. Lesniak sets vote to abolish New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing
(N.J./State)

Committee to address Senator's co-sponsored bill on March 8 BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM State Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union), chairman of the upper house's Economic Growth Committee, ...

7. NAACP charges Lesniak and Bateman with conflict of interest relating to N.J. affordable housing
(N.J./State)

... and then ended the hearing as soon as people from the civil rights community tried to speak. It is obvious that a select few municipalities are controlling this legislation sponsored by the lawyers on ...

8. Don't discriminate
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... Schools Development Authority to report compliance with that law. Similar legislation sponsored by Rice to expand the contracting standards to minority and women-owned financial institutions in New Jersey ...

9. Fight for the future of American prosperity
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Every educated person in the U.S has a moral responsibility to fight against this "Dirty Air Act" sponsored by pollution spewing lobbyists. They disregard science, the need to protect the environment, ...

10. New Jersey delegation honors India, Indian-Americans; Gandhi: ‘We must become the change we wish to see’
(N.J./State)

... of the Republic of India. Assembly Speaker Oliver, Assemblymen Chivukula, Cryan, Greenwald and Wisniewski and Senator Kean sponsored a resolution honoring the nation of India and friendship between people ...

11. New Jersey Attorney General nomination, sports betting, affordable housing, Atlantic City mismanagement top Senate committee agendas
(N.J./State)

... amendment sponsored by Senators Raymond J. Lesniak (D-Union) and Jeff Van Drew (D-Cape May) that would allow for in-person and account wagering on sports events at Atlantic City casinos and racetracks. ...

12. New Jersey sports betting, raising Bayonne Bridge, consumer protections top Assembly committee agendas
(N.J./State)

... use, combat bedbugs in apartment complexes and protect consumer debit card account numbers. The Commerce and Economic Development Committee will consider legislation (A-2059) sponsored by its new chairman, ...

13. N.J. Senate committees to hear state budget update, consider health and public safety bills
(N.J./State)

... consider a bill (S-665) sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex) and Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-Middlesex), which would establish a medical home demonstration project under Medicaid. ...

14. State Senate committee approves bill to aid Montclair State housing, Revel casino in Atlantic City
(N.J./State)

... the bill, describes the "New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009," as one of the most important economic growth and job creation measures of its time. "When I sponsored the New Jersey Economic Stimulus ...

15. Old Bridge School Board member David Josselyn charged with attempted luring of 10-year-old child
(N.J./State)

... Board of Education. The term expires on April 20, 2010. He also serves as vice president of the Old Bridge Police Department's Civilian Emergency Response Team, a civilian volunteer organization sponsored ...

16. Bill to abolish COAH tops Monday state Senate committee agendas
(N.J./State)

... committees set to meet Monday in Trenton. The proposal, (S-1) , sponsored by Senator Raymond J. Lesniak, will be considered by the Economic Growth Committee at 10:30 a.m. in the Statehouse Annex. The ...

17. Gov. Christie holds first cabinet meeting as Chamber's party train rolls south without him
(N.J./State)

... meeting at the Statehouse in Trenton. The connection between the two events is that Christie is the first governor in memory to ignore the 73-year-old train trip sponsored by the New Jersey Chamber of ...

18. Christie keeps Douglas Fisher as N.J. agriculture secretary
(N.J./State)

... resources. He sponsored legislation to preserve and protect farmland and open space, protect wildlife and combat gypsy moth infestation. Fisher owned a supermarket for 30 years and served as a Cumberland ...

19. Hatians relieved to get temporary protected status in the U.S.
(U.S./Nation)

... Jan. 30 at the college and is being sponsored by CUNY's Citizenship Now! program. At St. Joachim and Anne Roman Catholic Church in Queens Village, the Rev. Jean Delva said he was happy about the granting ...

20. It's not American Idol: Violin virtuoso Midori critiques, coaches recital at Princeton
(Entertainment/Movies)

... playing as much with the violin as you are with our right arm." This Bravo! Master Class with Midori was the latest in a series of such events PSO has sponsored as one of many activities around its ...