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1. Russian Mikhail Prokhorov gets N.J. Nets in time for NBA Lottery
(Sports/Professional)

Billionaire to start building with $23 million in salary cap room and chance at No. 1 pick BY ERIC KILLELEA NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Mikhail Prokhorov, 45, is Russia's richest man. He is also the first ...

2. April revenue at Atlantic City casinos down 0.7 percent when compared to same month in 2009
(N.J./State)

... and a deduction for promotional gaming credits, casinos paid the state $23.2 million in taxable gross revenue of $290.3 million in April. The money, 8 percent of taxable gross revenue, goes into the Casino ...

3. Seven Passaic and Morris county residents charged in auto theft scheme
(N.J./State)

... 2006, she falsely reported to the Paterson police that her 2006 Honda Accord had been stolen, and she subsequently obtained $23,830 from State Farm Insurance Co. The indictment against Sgambati alleges ...

4. N.J. fines casinos $23,258 for allowing gambling addict, 117 minors to gamble
(N.J./State)

The state Casino Control Commission Wednesday fined two Atlantic City casinos a total of $20,000 for allowing a self-excluded person to gamble and collected more than $3,200 forfeited by 117 underage gamblers. ...

5. Red Bank's Hovnanian Enterprises to pay $1 million in Clean Water Act violations
(N.J./State)

... for the company, which reported $236.2 million in after-tax net income on $319.6 million in revenue for the first quarter of its 2010 fiscal year. The federal agencies filed the complaint in federal district ...

6. Schundler’s budget testimony was misleading, poorly documented
(Opinion/Commentary)

... backup citation. While it may be technically correct to say that Gov. Christie is proposing a $238 million increase in state education spending, Commissioner Schundler conveniently omits the fact that ...

7. way more than fair
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Cry a little harder NJEA. Schundler said that while Christie cut $418 million for "non-school purposes,'' he increased aid for classrooms by $238 million. "That's a 2.4 percent increase in state funding ...

8. Bret Schundler: Q&A with the New Jersey Commissioner of education
(Opinion/Commentary)

... for New Jersey's public schools? Governor Christie's proposed budget increases state funding for our schools in the year ahead by $238 million, which is a three percent increase. With the State facing ...

9. Christie going after N.J. teachers’ benefits to motivate retirement
(N.J./State)

... want to see the final proposals before commenting. Schundler said that while Christie cut $418 million for "non-school purposes,'' he increased aid for classrooms by $238 million. "That's a 2.4 percent ...

10. How much money do you need to retire comfortably (part two)?
(Money/Economy)

... If I made a budget, I'm sure it would scare me and I would have to search for a job. My career was in aerospace and not many jobs are available in that area now. "My yearly income is $23,868 and my expenses ...

11. Interview: Christie points out West Essex teachers voted 133-7 for pay freeze to save jobs
(N.J./State)

... aid to education this year. Now, we were able to increase the money from state aid by $230 million, but that still left us with a $820 million hole that you simply can't fill in any kind of significant ...

12. N.J. corrections official Fred Armstrong pleads guilty to corruption
(N.J./State)

... rigged at least nine DOC contracts with contract prices that, in the aggregate, exceeded $230,000. Deputy Attorney General Steven J. Zweig is prosecuting the case. The investigation was conducted and ...

13. Chris Daggett named president, CEO of Dodge Foundation
(N.J./State)

... Rockefeller Dodge -- the daughter of William and Almira Rockefeller -- with a $60 million bequest which has grown to $238 million. Over the 35 years, the Foundation has made 12,000 grants totaling $382 ...

14. NJ Education Budgets Ruining the Economy
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... DRY. I personally pay $2300 per month for private healthcare for my small family, PLUS another $1000 per month in property taxes. Thats a total of nearly $40,000 per year just for healthcare and property ...

15. The Budget crisis
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

The president of the NJEA has a salary of $230,000 per year. She is making more money than the Governor. I am a member of the NJEA and I find this appalling. The NJEA is a drain on my income and has never ...

16. Gov. Christie targets New Jersey teachers on media tour
(N.J./State)

... we could cut the $46 billion in half, to $23 billion. Like that. So you can make changes on the benefits side that will help and the state has to start contributing again to the pension which we haven't ...

17. The full text of Gov. Chris Christie's 2010 budget address
(N.J./State)

... week; $232 million a day; $9 million an hour for every hour since I took the oath of office. This budget, full of tough and painful choices, is part of that effort and keeps faith with my pledge. There ...

18. $1.8 billion in SBA Recovery Act funding extended
(Money/Economy)

... loan requests totaling $230 million in the Recovery Loan Queue. The extension signed by President Obama authorizes the higher guarantee levels through March 28, 2010, for 7(a) loans. The fee relief ...

19. Gov. Christie’s budget address (full text of speech)
(N.J./State)

... are not alone in this; other states have been required to do the same. The previous administration severely underestimated our budget gap, and it proposed to reserve some $230 million in school aid — ...

20. Atlantic City casino revenue down 8.5% in January
(N.J./State)

State collects $23.5 million in revenue Atlantic City's 11 casinos reported $294.2 million in winnings in January, a decrease of 8.5 percent over the same month in 2009, the state Casino Control commission ...