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Sen. Kean proposes bill to apply pay-to-play rules to public employee unions

Declaring that ethics reform is only effective if it treats all parties equally, Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean, Jr. (R- Union) announced that he submitted legislation Thursday that would close what he described as the most substantial loophole in New Jersey's anti-pay to play law.

The bill would apply the same restrictions on campaign contributions and activity that currently exist for other go...

Kentucky Derby 2012: Favorite horses ready and raring to go

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

23-year old horses will be running a mile and a quarter for their first time in Saturday’s 138th Kentucky Derby, and oddsmaker Mike Battaglia admits it’s still a guessing game.

He made Bodemeister, starting from the No. 6 position the early favorite, and Union Rags, breaking from No.4, is 9-2.

Battaglia mentioned that Bodemeister ran so big in his nearly 10-length win ...

Activists give Christie a 'D' for environmental record

Environmental Federation endorsed him for governor in 2009

"D" is the grade Gov. Chris Christie received Thursday on his environmental record from the non-profit New Jersey Environmental Federation.

NJEF activists said they combed through a range of environmental issues, actions, and policies to make the grading. While scoring well on some individual assignments like his opposition to offshore drill...

National poll finds Fox, CNN, MSNBC least informative news outlets

People learn most from NPR, Sunday Morning Shows, ‘The Daily Show’

National Public Radio and Sunday morning TV political talk shows are the most informative news outlets, while exposure to partisan sources, such as Fox News and MSNBC, has a negative impact on people’s current events knowledge.

Those are among the findings of a newly-released national survey conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson Universit...

Christie to address libertarian think tank dinner Friday in Washington

BY TOM HESTER SR.

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Gov. Chris Christie on Friday evening will give the keynote address at the Cato Institute’s Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty dinner in Washington, D.C.

The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, is honoring dissident Chinese economist Mao Yushi.

Maryland ruling on pit bull breed as ‘dangerous’ activates animal advocates

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 are inherently dangerous.

In other words, pit bulls are born bad – or at least born with an inclination toward badness. “Inherent” is synonymous with “intrinsic” and means “of or relating to the essential n...

Rupert Murdoch remains 'fit' to subsidize sports owners

BY EVAN WEINER

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

THE BUSINESS AND POLITICS OF SPORTS

Do not expect too much in the way of comment from Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig or National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell or the numerous Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League and Major League Soccer owners or NASCAR officials when it comes to the English Parli...

Devils vs. Flyers Game 3 preview: N.J. can control their own destiny

BY SAM HITCHCOCK

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

COMMENTARY

An important ingredient in the recipe for playoff success is the ability to respond when knocked down. Losing in overtime, reflects coming extremely close, but having nothing to show for it (unlike in the regular season where you pick up an important point with an overtime loss). Overtime losses can be demoralizing, but also show a team’s character. T...

Can chewing gum ruin your short-term memory?

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

A lot of old research had indicated that chewing gum can help a person with abstract reasoning, and scientists told us it helped to improve the memory.

As seen in the annals of research so many times, the latest study offers new results. The latest report says chewing gum makes short-term memory worse.

Gizmodo reported that researchers from the University of Cardiff i...

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of N.J. goes retail: Moorestown storefront will be state's first

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is about to join a growing list of health care companies offering consumers help and information through a retail center.

Their new retail store will open in the East Gate Square Shopping Center on Route 38 in Moorestown.

Robert A. Marino, Horizon’s chairman and CEO said that the store will enable customers to take on great...