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1. N.J. totals flood damage, after being denied FEMA relief aid for March storms
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... links: NJOEM Flood Related Info: www.ready.nj.gov NJ 211 Call Center: Call 2-1-1 or click www.nj211.org; Free 24-hour statewide service - putting people in need of assistance, in-touch with people ...

2. N.J. Republicans' school spending plan is sound
(Opinion/Commentary)

... we spend 56 percent of state education aid on 31 school districts that account for less than 25 percent of students statewide. It is my colleagues' right to disagree with my point of view, but the least ...

3. Time to untangle New Jersey Pay-to-Play Law’s web of confusion
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the respective governmental units issuing said contract. It also mandated annual disclosure to the Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) when a contractor receives $50,000 or more in public work Statewide. ...

4. Gov. Christie gets low marks on public education
(N.J./State)

... and increased spending on schools in just the state’s poorest areas by 57 to 39 percent. Voters statewide also oppose expansion of charter schools — another Christie priority — by 56 to 36 percent, ...

5. Chris Christie's office says he will not apologize for his ‘Take a bat out on her’ remark
(N.J./State)

... about other public officials at his town hall meetings he conducts statewide. He is conducting his thirteenth Tuesday in Jackson, Ocean County. It will be an opportunity to see of the Weinberg comment ...

6. Poll: N.J. favors sports betting in casinos and at racetracks
(Sports/Professional)

... younger voters have no stronger interest in the issue than older voters,” Woolley said, “and they are far less likely to vote than other voters, especially this year, with no national or statewide candidates ...

7. NJEA President Keshishian: Christie's teacher tenure proposals ‘have no basis in reality’
(N.J./State)

Barbara Keshishian, president of the New Jersey Education Association, the statewide teachers’ early Wednesday evening issue a statement in response to Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed seven-bill package ...

8. Christie proposes 7-bill package to change tenure to demand accountability and reward good teachers
(N.J./State)

... measured evaluation system that will provide an avenue to remove the bad teachers who are not getting results in the classroom.” Christie’s proposed legislation calls for a statewide evaluations system ...

9. Ramesh Advani of Berkeley Heights pleads guilty to sexual abuse aboard flight
(N.J./State)

... Month visit the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. A state resource is the New Jersey Coalition for Battered Woman and the following hotlines: New Jersey Statewide Domestic Violence 24 Hour ...

10. Christie conditionally vetoes legislation related to wage concession agreements for teachers
(N.J./State)

... new position, without considering these changes in the context of statewide law enforcement efforts. The conditional veto of S1841 provides for the creation of a study commission to review and examine ...

11. Poll finds large majority of New Jersey voters favor shared public services
(N.J./State)

... good idea, according to a statewide Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind poll made public Monday. Seventy-one percent say that in order to save money, sharing services such as police, fire and ...

12. Christie proclaims 5-year-old YouTube stars governor and lt. governor for a day (with VIDEO)
(N.J./State)

... Kevin Roberts said that the governor believed bringing Jesse and Brandon in for the day would send a positive signal to children. This would be a way to tell kids statewide that public service may keep ...

13. NJDOT report declares 50 percent of state roadways in need of repair
(N.J./State)

... Department of Transportation are in poor to fair condition with 438 improvement projects needed statewide at a cost of $811.9 million, according to a DOT report issued Thursday. Gov. Chris Christie said ...

14. Poll: Majority of New Jerseyans still back Obama but support slipping
(N.J./State)

...  The poll of 711 registered voters statewide was conducted by telephone using both landlines and cell phones from March 29 through Monday, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. ...

15. N.J. public contractors made $9.4 million in political contributions in 2010
(N.J./State)

... since the restrictions under the state’s “pay-to-play law” went into effect five years ago. Brindle offered several possible explanations for the decline. “For one thing, there were no statewide elections ...

16. Safety tips for dealing with New Jersey's increasing bear population
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... bear habitat as agricultural land reverted to mature woodlands and protection afforded by game animal status. There are currently more than 3,500 bears statewide, but the largest cluster is thriving ...

17. Poll: New Jerseyans approve of Christie in governor's seat, Democrats in legislature
(N.J./State)

... Association, the statewide teachers’ union, which the governor has consistently criticized. The NJEA is viewed favorably by 39 percent and unfavorably by 38 percent. Wooley added, “The NJEA’s numbers ...

18. Opinions split on possible UMDNJ, Rutgers merger
(Health/Healthquest)

... to graduate medical education statewide. Rutgers president Richard McCormick believes the reuniting of Rutgers University and the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School would propel New Jersey’s state university ...

19. NJEA mounts defense for N.J. teacher who called Paterson students ‘future criminals’ on Facebook
(N.J./State)

... has been assigned an attorney through New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), the statewide teachers union. Social networking is now the fabric of everyday life but some people are taking a far too ...

20. Protect yourself from Medicare fraud
(Health/Healthquest)

... in 2000, SMP of New Jersey is a federally funded statewide program under the auspices of Jewish and Vocational Services of Middlesex County. Speaking to a group of senior advocates, Clarkson told this ...