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1. Christie vetoes DRPA's no-contract payment to high-powered Washington lobbying outfit
(N.J./State)

... enacted at my behest after the revelations of substantial waste, abuse and inappropriate expenditures at the authority." American Continental Group is a high-powered Washington-based lobbying agency that ...

2. Gov. Christie puts an end to gifts for employees and planned raises at N.J. Redevelopment Authority
(N.J./State)

... in the board, commission and authority spending practices. The governor also noted that, "the approved administrative budget did not reflect line items for these inappropriate expenditures; rather, information ...

3. The last nail in the U.S. coffin
(Opinion/Commentary)

... actually balance the Federal budget where 80 percent of the budget is tied to entitlements (military expenditures, Medicaid, Social Security, and a batch of other entitlements and quasi-entitlements)? ...

4. Funding for New Jersey’s legislative campaigns will continue to stutter without outside help
(Opinion/Commentary)

... drop in their expenditures compared to the prior campaign. Based on the 20-day post-election reports filed with the Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), Assembly candidates raised $18 million ...

5. U.S. debt: Like watching a train wreck in slow motion
(Opinion/Commentary)

... UAW. The rest of it was wasted on earmarks — favorite little projects pushed by Congressmen. You would think that such expenditures would result in a new rail system and other major infrastructure projects ...

6. Gov. Christie demands Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission detail family and friends on payroll
(N.J./State)

... and lavish travel expenditures. Christie called the PSVC "a remnant of New Jersey that should be part of our embarrassing past." He also said he wants the Legislature to give him veto power over the ...

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

... increases. Major municipal expenditures — including pension costs, health benefits and debt payments — are exempt from the new tax limit, exclusions that leave the door open for future hikes, Dressel said. ...

8. Sen. Weinberg asks feds, state to investigate Republicans' Reform Jersey Now
(N.J./State)

... letter of the law." Separately, Weinberg challenged Gov. Chris Christie's assertions that the group actually had a reform agenda, noting that it has failed to disclose any of its expenditures and that ...

9. New Jersey enters another budget season of pain and sacrifice
(Opinion/Commentary)

... to surface, hinting darkly that income will again fall well short of anticipated expenditures and that serious spending reductions will be necessary. While the Governor's budget won't be submitted to ...

10. Christine O’Donnell takes on VP
(U.S./Nation)

... and gas. In addition to misappropriation of campaign funds, CREW alleges that O'Donnell is guilty of lying about the expenditures and committed tax evasion by not reporting the money as income. The left-leaning ...

11. Inaccuracies in this article
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... the article alleges that “tax records show that administrative expenses accounted for 42.6 percent of the fund’s expenditures in 2008-09, which non-profit monitors describe as an unusually high amount.” It ...

12. Will Gov. Christie risk career by spending billions on new Abbott schools?
(Opinion/Commentary)

... of government programs, and there will probably have to be cuts, not just reductions in increases, but actually decreases in school and municipality aid and other state expenditures in the next fiscal ...

13. Newark Charter School Fund spending more on itself than it's giving out
(N.J./State)

...  Tax records show that administrative expenses accounted for 42.6 percent of the fund's expenditures in 2008-09, which non-profit monitors describe as an unusually high amount. While putting almost ...

14. Where to invest in these gloomy times
(Money/Economy)

... dividends, engage in mergers and acquisitions, make capital expenditures, or hire more workers. The first three would benefit investors, the last two would help the economy. But even in a slow growth ...

15. Christie signs New Jersey arbitration reform legislation
(N.J./State)

... on restricting municipal spending. The task force will study the impact of the cap on taxes, services, expenditures, public safety, recruitment, retention and professionalism. The governor will directly ...

16. New era of campaign financing is upon us
(Opinion/Commentary)

... committees are limited to contributing $5,000 to federal candidates and spending $42,100 in coordinated expenditures. To spend unlimited amounts, the parties must spend independently of their own candidates. ...

17. Long range fiscal challenges face the state of New Jersey
(Opinion/Commentary)

... — the state of New Jersey is required to have a balanced budget without borrowing for operations. The composition of the $28.4 billion state budget is such that the majority of the expenditures are made ...

18. David Garsia of North Haledon and son David Garsia Jr. of Glen Rock arrested for alleged fraud
(N.J./State)

... had not been installed. Additionally, the Garsias allegedly certified that expenditures had been made for sewer lines and foundation underpinnings when they had not been made. During the course of the ...

19. Oyster Creek scheduled to close in nine years
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... benefit of the state. We think it's a win." According to Crane, "negative economic factors," including low prices and demand and large capital expenditures have undermined Oyster Creek's value. "Also, ...

20. New Jersey arbitration reform reached
(N.J./State)

... spending. The task force will study the impact of the cap on taxes, services, expenditures, public safety, recruitment, retention and professionalism. The governor will directly appoint four members and ...