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1. Sen. Kean proposes bill to apply pay-to-play rules to public employee unions
(N.J./State)

... service providers to labor unions under contract, including project-labor agreements, with state, county, or municipal government entities. "Labor unions are no different than a legal or engineering ...

2. Sen. Kean proposes bill to apply pay-to-play rules to public employee unions
(N.J./State)

... service providers to labor unions under contract, including project-labor agreements, with state, county, or municipal government entities. "Labor unions are no different than a legal or engineering ...

3. Activists give Christie a 'D' for environmental record
(N.J./State)

... natural gas and diesel. On clean water, he received failing grades for efforts to dismantle the Highlands Act and failure to fulfill his promise to better protect the state's most important waterways, ...

4. National poll finds Fox, CNN, MSNBC least informative news outlets
(U.S./Nation)

... people who reported watching just Fox News were expected to answer just 1.08 questions correctly. “Most news providers in the United States don’t spend much time on international affairs,” Cassino said. ...

5. Maryland ruling on pit bull breed as ‘dangerous’ activates animal advocates
(Life/Style)

BY PAT SUMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM “Inherent” is the operative word in Maryland’s case against the breed known as pit bulls. The state’s court of appeals recently ruled that pit bulls as a breed ...

6. Rupert Murdoch remains 'fit' to subsidize sports owners
(Sports/Professional)

... places the program on his owned and operated FOX stations. Media entanglements are not a problem in the United States. Rupert Murdoch, as long as he makes money for sports owners, is fit. Murdoch ...

7. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of N.J. goes retail: Moorestown storefront will be state's first
(Health/Healthquest)

... in Mt. Laurel. According to HorizonBlue.com, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is the state's oldest and largest health insurer, and has more than 3.6 million members Horizon has offices in ...

8. CEO survey: New Jersey named one of the worst states to do business
(Money/Economy)

New Jersey was named as one of the worst states in the nation to do business, ranking #45 out of 50 in this year's Best & Worst States Survey by Chief Executive Magazine. Last year, New Jersey ranked ...

9. 7 New Jersey community health centers to share $18M in federal aid
(Health/Healthquest)

... Health Center Inc. of Dover $481,954. The aid will help the centers serve approximately 17,450 new patients. Funding totaling more than $728 million across the United States is deigned to support ...

10. Author and professor Melissa Harris-Perry wows crowd at Planned Parenthood benefit
(Life/Style)

... a considerable victory, given the state’s conservative population. But she added that similar amendments have been introduced in at least five other states and may be on the ballot this coming November. ...

11. NJDOT revives Adopt-A-Highway volunteer anti-litter effort
(N.J./State)

New Jersey’s Adopt-A-Highway program, a volunteer effort to combat litter, has been revived, state Transportation Commissioner announced Wednesday. The program gives companies and organizations the ...

12. 20 New Jerseyans, groups, companies receive Governor's Jefferson Awards
(N.J./State)

... is a partnership of the state Office of Volunteerism, PNC Bank, the Community Foundation of New Jersey, BD, PSEG, Verizon, and State Farm Insurance. The Governor’s Volunteer Awards began under Gov. Thomas ...

13. Devils vs. Flyers Game 3 preview: N.J. can control their own destiny
(Sports/Professional)

... who have been playing some very consistently good hockey. Their penalty kill was awesome, and for the first time they dictated the play for the closest to 60 minutes that they have all postseason. Devils’ ...

14. Michael Zaun of Delanco leads troopers on cross-state chase, shot and wounded
(N.J./State)

Pursuit begins in Ewing, ends in Brick The state attorney General’s Shooting Response Team is conducting an investigation into the circumstances of a shooting early Wednesday outside a home in Brick, ...

15. Update: N.J. dad who says autistic son was bullied by teachers continues fight for justice
(Opinion/Commentary)

Below is a statement from Stuart Chaifetz, a Cherry Hill father who, via YouTube, presented audio evidence of his son Akian being bullied by a teacher and an aide in his special needs classroom. Chaifetz ...

16. Texas baby Avery's 'Bucket List' continues to inspire and educate
(U.S./Nation)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Avery Canahuati was born with Type 1 SMA, an incurable, genetic disorder that attacks spinal neurons and debilitates muscle function. Doctors gave the child 18 months ...

17. Rutgers' Eric LeGrand calls Tampa Bay Buccaneers signing a 'blessing'
(Sports/Professional)

... to those in the Rutgers community. And now to the Buccaneers community. “Leading up to the draft, I couldn’t help but think that this should’ve been Eric’s draft class,” Schiano said in a statement released ...

18. Fox News head Rupert Murdoch declared unfit for leadership
(World/International)

...  In addition to his problems across the pond, the report added pressure to Murdoch's holdings in the United States. A Washington-based ethics group called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ...

19. Republicans and Democrats must compromise to avoid political system crash
(Opinion/Commentary)

...  • get the federal government largely out of education. The respective states should set the vast majority of standards and assist local districts in meeting them. The state should both monitor and mentor; ...

20. Ewing artist Joy Kreves mixes media to convey messages
(Life/Style)

... at Illinois State University, then completed a master’s in painting there before moving to New York City for further study at the New School for Social Research. Kreves also performed with young musicians, ...