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1. Planned Parenthood reeling from activist video sting
(Health/Healthquest)

... Right to Life and a group of lawmakers protesting Christie's decision last year to stop state funding for 58 family planning centers and now urging him to sign a bill to expand the state's Medicaid program ...

2. Gov. Christie sends a market-calming message on bankruptcy and New Jersey, this time
(N.J./State)

... for a bankrupt city to tear up its labor contracts than for a bankrupt company, said James E. Spiotto, head of a bankruptcy practice at in Chicago. Lawmakers might decide to stop short of a full-blown ...

3. Gov. Christie should seek a disgruntled NBA owner instead of lobbying David Stern for Nets replacement
(Sports/Professional)

... event. Conversely, a sports commissioner lobbies before elected officials for stadiums/arenas and on the federal level before Washington lawmakers to make sure various antitrust laws and in Major League ...

4. Roe v. Wade provides rights that can always be lost
(Opinion/Commentary)

... aren't just hypothetical — they're playing out right now across America. In the last decade alone, state lawmakers have introduced more than 5,000 anti-choice measures. This month, U.S. Rep. Mike Pence ...

5. You gotta be kidding me!!!!
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

How much are we paying her? This is the best idea she can come up with? What has happened to our lawmakers? Do they not have any major policies to work on that they sit around thinking of others ways ...

6. N.J. lawmaker back-pedals on bicycle license plates
(N.J./State)

... other lawmakers and cycling enthusiasts. The proposed bill included imposing a $10 registration fee for each bike through the Motor Vehicle Commission, as well as providing serial number, make and model, ...

7. N.J. property taxes increase 7 percent in 2010
(N.J./State)

... the New Jersey League of Municipalities, William Dressel, endorsed the need for towns to share services. But he also called on state lawmakers to address other costs that are largely responsible for tax ...

8. Lawmakers should be focusing
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

more on legislation to keep lawmakers from raiding the earmarked funds for programs & projects from the general fund, and keeping their hands off my bike! Stupid, stupid legislation and a waste of time ...

9. Two GOP Assembly members want amendment to allow states to overturn federal laws
(N.J./State)

... bad laws and bad lawmakers." Eleven states have shown support for the amendment which, if passed by Congress, would give two-thirds of the states the power to annul any federal law or regulation. Handlin ...

10. Chris Christie shows his political genius in first State of the State address
(N.J./State)

... as a bully. So how would this blunt, confrontational governor handle himself in what was his first serious talk to the public and lawmakers about the state's condition? When Christie walked out of ...

11. State of State Address: Gov. Christie calls for tax, public employee pension and education reform
(N.J./State)

... when I do so, it will because I genuinely believe it's in the best interest of the people of New Jersey. "In the last year, we have begun a new movement in New Jersey," the governor told lawmakers. "A ...

12. Legislature approves income tax break for N.J. seniors
(Money/Economy)

After major support by Republican lawmakers, proposal moves to Christie's desk A measure designed to provide New Jersey's middle-class senior citizens and retirees with an income tax cut — an action ...

13. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, wife of N.J. native and NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, critically wounded by gunman
(U.S./Nation)

... is the first Jewish person to hold a congressional seat in Arizona. The shooting comes amid a highly charged political environment that has seen several dangerous threats against lawmakers but nothing ...

14. Why does New Jersey tolerate educational failure at such a high cost to taxpayers?
(Opinion/Commentary)

...  Common sense dictates we must have a dialog about an alternative to government education. As long as Republican and Democratic lawmakers, the Education Law Center, the teachers' union and the Supreme ...

15. ‘Back to Work NJ’ package could cost state up to $805M
(N.J./State)

... lose about $200 million annually and that most of the benefits would go to a small number of big multi-state corporations. "Lawmakers would do better at attracting and retaining jobs by protecting the ...

16. N.J. lawmakers want to cut real fat from government
(Health/Healthquest)

Announce plan for legislators and aides to lose weight Eight Democratic and Republican state legislators want to give a whole new meaning to lawmakers and their aides cutting the fat out of government. ...

17. Lawmakers to vote on ‘Back to Work NJ’ jobs and economic improvement
(N.J./State)

Upper house to consider 18 measures, Assembly 7 The Democratic majority in the state Senate and Assembly Thursday is prepared to approve legislation designed to help create jobs and spark economic development ...

18. Drug treatment program to be proposed for imprisoned non-violent offenders
(N.J./State)

... in a successful addiction treatment program will be introduced in the state Senate Thursday by three Democratic legislators. The lawmakers have tagged the proposal "Earn Your Way Out." The measure ...

19. As Mega Millions lines grow, N.J. lawmakers try to prohibit sales of older lottery scratch-off tickets
(N.J./State)

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM With many New Jerseyans daydreaming of going from rags to riches by winning the $237 million Mega Millions' lottery jackpot Friday night, three Assemblymembers ...

20. Tyler Clementi’s parents to sue Rutgers over suicide
(N.J./State)

... Wei of Princeton, both 18, have been charged with invasion of privacy in the case. No court date has been set. Both have pleaded not guilty. New Jersey lawmakers in November overwhelmingly approved legislation ...