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1. American Express pulls gift cards off N.J. shelves in law protest
(Money/Economy)

... property law requires gift card sellers to get zip codes from buyers so the state can claim any unused value after two years. Without the zip codes, the unused card goes back to the selling company or ...

2. Wagner, Eustace bill for call center reform protects N.J. jobs
(Opinion/Commentary)

... center from the state to a foreign country to notify the state and remit the unused value of any state grant, guaranteed loan, tax benefit and any other financial support they’ve received. Jobs are being ...

3. N.J. municipalities would share under $1.5 billion in state aid in Christie's proposed 2012-13 budget
(Money/Economy)

... our families,” the governor said. “We still have further to go and I urge the legislature to continue working with me to act on reforms that will have a real impact – including ending payouts for unused ...

4. Poll finds support for gay marriage growing in New Jersey
(N.J./State)

... the tax 52–33 percent. Voters approve 52–42 percent of the way Gov. Christopher Christie is handling the New Jersey budget and support 61–36 percent his proposal to eliminate pay for unused sick leave ...

5. Christie calls on Democratic legislators to reduce public employee sick pay and vacation benefits
(N.J./State)

... Monday. Christie has put forward what he sees as a common sense policy to bring an end to the practice of paying public workers for unused sick days. He charged the Legislature wants to continue the ...

6. Are gift cards a waste for consumers and retailers?
(Money/Economy)

... year. Forbes reports that any unclaimed credit on a gift card can be regained by the retailer in most states. The Securities and Exchange Commission lets companies take any unused gift-card money as ...

7. Ski season at Gore Mt., Adirondacks is up and schussing
(Sports/Professional)

... the sixth greatest vertical drop in the East. Gore registered 250,000 skier visits last season, slightly ahead of the previous season. Engineers last year developed Burnt Ridge Mountain, an unused ...

8. End further Sick day payout accruals
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

While John Wisniewski sounds like the typical IN-THE-UNION'S-POCKET politician, while Christie is trying to fix this. Nobody in the Private Sector gets cash payouts for unused sickdays, so why should ...

9. 234 mayors endorse Christie plan to alter public employee's sick leave and vacation benefits
(N.J./State)

... dollars for unused sick days,” Christie said. “Like the other tool kit bills, real sick and pension benefit reform is a common sense reform that has bipartisan support of mayors, local elected officials ...

10. Bill approved to remedy NJ Transit parking problems at train stations
(N.J./State)

... “Often times, the spots reserved for daily use are filled during off-peak times while the permit area is a vast sea of unused parking spots. That’s no way to encourage use of mass transit.” “Parking ...

11. Gov. Christie calls on Democratic Legislature to act on his proposals as year's end approaches
(N.J./State)

... needed opt-out and furlough options for municipalities. End Abuse of Sick and Vacation Day Benefits (CV of A2220). Public employee unused sick leave and vacation payouts cost New Jersey taxpayers ...

12. Police in Little Falls, Seaside Heights, Vineland, N.J. providing drop boxes for unused prescriptions
(N.J./State)

... drugs. The public can use the boxes to dispose of unused and expired prescription medications safely and securely. The boxes will be available to the public seven days a week, including holidays.. Consumer ...

13. Gov. Christie announces Greystone Psychiatric Hospital demolition plan for open space
(N.J./State)

... sites, like the Greystone property, for new and beneficial uses for our communities and residents,” state Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin said. “We want to take currently unused assets ...

14. N.J. joint legislative committee approves $1.3 billion in bonding for transportation projects
(N.J./State)

Sen. Bucco calls vote critical The Legislature’s Joint Budget Oversight Committee, Thursday voted to authorize the state Transportation Trust Fund Authority to use of $1.3 billion of unused bonding capacity ...

15. Why are so many small business owners having a hard time securing loans?
(Money/Economy)

... counting renewals of lines of credit as new loans, but they are not giving money to startups. Since lines of credit often go unused, they haven't made much outlay at all! Banks are earning renewal fees, ...

16. New York and New Jersey done a favor by not getting 2012 Olympics
(Sports/Professional)

... of bidding for another summer event. Sydney, Australia interests are paying down the debt on unused facilities as a legacy from the 2000 Summer Olympics. Greece has to pay billions of Euros to pay off ...

17. FSA, HSA, MSA, HRA: Which one is right for you?
(Money/Economy)

... be for qualified medical expenses incurred during that plan year. An FSA is a “use it or lose it” plan, meaning you forfeit any unused contributions; i.e., you lose your own money. There is a $2,500 ...

18. HP Touch Pad sale gets even more supply at $99 price
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... to please component suppliers, who still have unused TouchPad components that are useless unless HP meets the remaining demand and makes another production run. The Los Angeles Times speculates whether ...

19. Christie administration is choosing corporations over citizens
(Opinion/Commentary)

... – if any – will be included in a project. The law also now allows developers to use any unused credits to reduce the developers’ taxes for up to 20 years from when the credit was given. At the same time, ...

20. N.J. Senate, Assembly approve $30.6 billion Democratic version of 2011-12 state budget
(N.J./State)

... the shortfall was “outrageous.” Another $300 million the Democrats call for in their budget would come from funding shifts from programs that have unused balances. The Democratic proposal adds at least ...