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

...  Decreased campaign fundraising in N.J. shows importance of reforms Fixing N.J.'s pay-to-play law is crucial for honest elections Requiring disclosure of campaign funding groups in N.J. is in the ...

2. N.J. Democratic and GOP legislative candidates spent $13.6M in last days of 2011 campaign
(N.J./State)

... heaviest spending often takes place during the last several days.’’ Overall fundraising dropped 10 percent from 2007, the last year in which all 120 legislative seats were up for reelection. Overall ...

3. Pay-to-play election law reform would foster more competitive contests
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Commission. The opinions presented here are his own and not necessarily those of the Commission. ALSO BY JEFF BRINDLE Decreased campaign fundraising in N.J. shows importance of reforms Fixing N.J.'s ...

4. VP Joe Biden eats short ribs with N.J. campaign supporters
(N.J./State)

BY JOHN SOLTES NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM CRESSKILL – Vice President Joe Biden attended a $10,000-per-couple fundraising dinner Tuesday night, Nov. 15, in the small Bergen County town of Cresskill, N.J. ...

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

... as Legislative District Two (Atlantic County) Senator by a surprisingly comfortable margin. This was the major 2011 election project of George Norcross. His fundraising and strategic roles were critical ...

6. Gov. Christie's memo is a GOP rally cry ahead of tomorrow's elections
(Opinion/Commentary)

... and knocked on 24,000 doors. With all the seats in state Assembly and Senate in contention since Christie assumed power, Christie appears to be counting on his fundraising efforts paying off in tomorrow’s ...

7. U.S. Women's Rowing Team's 2012 calendar shows 'Power and Grace'
(Sports/Professional)

... the Olympic and athletic community. The results thus far? Over 3,000 sold, with the fundraising goal not just a pipedream, and although the finish line is still a bit far off, it is in sight. But why ...

8. Decreased campaign fundraising in N.J. shows importance of reforms
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY JEFF BRINDLE COMMENTARY Fundraising by county party committees is down by 37 percent from four years ago. This decrease highlights the role that reform plays in transforming the electoral landscape. ...

9. Fixing N.J.'s pay-to-play law is crucial for honest elections
(Opinion/Commentary)

... six major party fundraising committees, fundraising is down from four years ago when both houses were up for election. Thus far, candidates have raised 7 percent less than in 2007 and spent 10 percent ...

10. Christie's out-of-state fund-raising helps Republicans raise $4.4 million for legislative campaign
(N.J./State)

... seats were up for reelection, combined “Big Six” (the committees) fundraising is down 26 percent, and spending down 25 percent. Cash-on-hand and net worth both were down more than 50 percent. The “Big ...

11. NFL forcing Vikings stadium deal in Minnesota, or L.A.
(Sports/Professional)

... Park facility usage ends in two years. The 49ers-Santa Clara project is still in the fundraising stages. San Diego officials would like to work out a deal with the Spanos family for a new facility. Not ...

12. As N.J. legislative election nears, Democrats have raised more than Republicans
(N.J./State)

... in reserve, also down slightly from comparable figures reported in 2007. That was the last election when all 120 seats were at stake. ELEC Director Jeff Brindle said the decline in fundraising and spending ...

13. Dr. Ruth visits N.J.: 83 and still a sex educator
(Life/Style)

... at the annual fundraising breakfast for Answer, a national comprehensive sexuality education program at Rutgers University. Answer —which, in full disclosure, I led for many years—has supported comprehensive ...

14. It's time to Clean Up the boobtube of garbage
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... raising children, take care of their families & volunteer their extra hours for PTA &/or their kids sport Clubs fundraisings? What does this Jacq contribute? She should take care of the dysfunctions ...

15. Sarah Palin plans to wake up Americans
(U.S./Nation)

... Republicans need to win the White House. But Chris Stirewalt of Fox News says Palin’s move changes the race. With her out of the competition, the only other Republican with name recognition and fundraising ...

16. Requiring disclosure of campaign funding groups in N.J. is in the public interest
(Opinion/Commentary)

... jeopardize political transparency Texting campaign contributions is easy fundraising but lacks full disclosure Time to demand election transparency from ‘issue advocacy groups’ Campaign online fundraising ...

17. ‘Red State’ movie review, trailer: It’s scary out there
(Entertainment/Movies)

... of the terrors such productions must confront. While this movie is clearly a work of love — or rather, anger — it would have benefitted if Smith had some reliable partner. If he were not engaged in fundraising ...

18. Christie calls on legislative Democrats to act on his government ethics proposals
(N.J./State)

... lectured to by a governor who misuses taxpayer-paid property for personal and political use, travels covertly around the country raising money and fails to stand up to supporters who form secretive fundraising ...

19. New media and technology can jeopardize political transparency
(Opinion/Commentary)

... our politics and political campaigns. At the same time it is jeopardizing transparency. One recent issue involves texting contributions. Raising money through texting would certainly make fundraising ...

20. Rutgers receives record $27M from anonymous donor
(N.J./State)

... Carol P. Herring said. “This is an exceptional opportunity for our university. Endowed chairs are among the highest priorities of our fundraising campaign, because they enable the university to recruit ...