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1. Occupy Wall Street put inequality at top of national agenda
(Opinion/Commentary)

... reduce deficit Trenton Mayor Tony Mack needs to be read the riot act Bipartisan federal debt commission does its job Post-election ruminations Christine O'Donnell serving as a U.S. Senator is ...

2. Gov. Christie's Obama-bashing is a lot of fiction
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Democratic legislature. “Look at what we’ve gotten done,” he said. “2 percent property tax (cap). Interest arbitration cap, sweeping pension and benefit reform. All done in a bipartisan way. Did I ...

3. Does Wisconsin Right to Life PAC v. Barland affect N.J. campaign finance laws?
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY JEFF BRINDLE COMMENTARY Wisconsin Right to Life PAC v. Barland is another in a long line of cases stemming from the McCain/Feingold reforms of 2002. Those reforms, formally known as the Bipartisan ...

4. NRG Energy dumps N.J. offshore wind farm plan
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... initiatives key to the State's technological future. The bipartisan measure was introduced in 2010 to spur economic growth in the Garden State through the development of renewable energy resources and ...

5. 234 mayors endorse Christie plan to alter public employee's sick leave and vacation benefits
(N.J./State)

Assemblyman Wisniewski says governor knows proposal is unconstitutional BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM As Gov. Chris Christie’s office Thursday announced that a bipartisan group of 234 mayors ...

6. N.J. Assembly approves measure to allow cities and towns to buy flood-prone properties
(N.J./State)

Land would have to be used for open space or recreation The Assembly Monday approved bipartisan legislation designed to give local governments the opportunity to purchase properties that repeatedly flood ...

7. N.J. Assembly Republican leaders call for action on tax relief legislation
(N.J./State)

... Republicans to provide tax relief. “We’ve achieved tremendous reform for the taxpayers through the bipartisan property tax cap and pension and healthcare reform,” DeCroce said at a Statehouse press conference. ...

8. Global warming experts paint a bleak picture of N.J.'s future
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... for a "bipartisan effort" to help the country adapt to the changes already set in motion, as well as stemming the pollution that powers them. Some New Jersey communities are already suffering from the ...

9. N.J. Assembly bill would make it easier for unincorporated businesses to operate
(N.J./State)

Burzichelli and Rumana offer bipartisan legislation Assemblymen John J. Burzichelli (D-Gloucester) and Scott T. Rumana (R-Passaic) have introduced bipartisan legislation designed to make New Jersey more ...

10. U.S. Postal Service rates on the rise again
(U.S./Nation)

... to Congress. According to NPR, one bipartisan Senate bill would help the Postal Service cut its workforce. A Senate bill supports giving the Postal Service $7 billion to cover buyouts. There are currently ...

11. Gov. Christie verbally bullied Judge Linda Feinberg
(Opinion/Commentary)

...  Obama must promote shared sacrifice to reduce deficit Trenton Mayor Tony Mack needs to be read the riot act Bipartisan federal debt commission does its job Post-election ruminations Christine ...

12. N.J. unemployment study shows rebound in job count
(N.J./State)

... our main focus will remain squarely on righting our state's economy, with bipartisan and broad-based initiatives to grow jobs not just now, but well into the future. If Governor Christie can come out ...

13. Gov. Christie details his education agenda, urges Legislature to act
(N.J./State)

... education reforms, contained in four specific bills sitting in the Legislature today, are aggressive in meeting this challenge, bipartisan and in-line with the Obama Administration’s national agenda to ...

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

... on Bipartisan legislation to extend oversight and accountability to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners and the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission. Act on governor’s Comprehensive ...

15. Americans dote on sports celebrities like Joe Paterno
(Sports/Professional)

... Pennsylvania Congressman Glenn Thompson, also a Republican (who says there is no bipartisanship on Capitol Hill---when it comes to stuff that has no real bearing on Americans like giving out a medal). ...

16. N.J. Assembly Speaker Oliver and Senate President Sweeney re-elected to head Legislature
(N.J./State)

... forward to accomplishing great things in this upcoming session." Weinberg said, "I am thrilled to serve in this capacity (as majority leader)… While we must work in a bipartisan manner to get things ...

17. N.J. Democratic leader George Norcross a winner but must wait for Gov. Christie's next move
(Opinion/Commentary)

... A New Jersey story N.J. School Budget Elections: The New Christie Paradigm is triumphant Alan Steinberg: Chris Christie will achieve three historic fiscal objectives A bipartisan consensus on ...

18. Hunger in the U.S.: Starting a soup kitchen is 'mission possible'
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Tony Mack needs to be read the riot act Bipartisan federal debt commission does its job Post-election ruminations Christine O'Donnell serving as a U.S. Senator is a scary thought The good, the ...

19. I loved both Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali
(Opinion/Commentary)

... School Budget Elections: The New Christie Paradigm is triumphant Alan Steinberg: Chris Christie will achieve three historic fiscal objectives A bipartisan consensus on nuclear energy Alan Karcher's ...

20. Sweeney says he would support merit pay for N.J. schools, not teachers
(Opinion/Commentary)

... in putting forth a bipartisan system of performance-based pay. The fetish of bipartisanship is something that moderate politicians love, but Obama’s definition of bipartisanship has been much too much ...