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1. New Jersey Women in Healthcare to discuss industry's changing landscape: Free admission to networking event
(Health/Healthquest)

... The event brings together New Jersey’s women in healthcare to learn about healthcare industry trends while building their professional networks. In addition to the keynote presentation, the program will ...

2. Menendez leads Kyrillos 43% to 33% in U.S Senate race
(N.J./State)

... Jersey’s U.S. Senate race, according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll made public Monday. If the election were held today, 43 percent of voters would cast a ballot for Menendez, while ...

3. Release of Apple iPad 3 draws Steve Wozniak, loyal fans...and protestors
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The new iPad went on sale at Apple stores around the world today, and New Jersey’s Apple corps were out in full force. Lizandra Osorio, 23, of Bridgeton, tried a ...

4. New Jersey gets $27.8M in homeland security aid
(U.S./Nation)

... under the federal Port Security Grant Program. New Jersey’s seven-county Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) received more than $21.6 million in funding for 2012, which represents the sixth highest ...

5. Christie and Cerf call on legislature to approve 3 key education bills
(N.J./State)

... and fair way, while also better supporting those comparatively few teachers who are not effective. • Charter Reform Bill (A-980): The bill provides updates to strengthen and improve New Jersey’s charter ...

6. Debate over Christie plan to close N.J. developmental centers: More family members speak out
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY SALVATORE PIZZURO COMMENTARY The recent dialogue about the Governor’s plan to close New Jersey’s Developmental Centers has elicited an unanticipated number of responses from family members of people ...

7. Abolish N.J. income and property taxes for true tax relief
(Opinion/Commentary)

... up to $250,000 per year” in a March 11 op-ed (The Record). This plan would be phased in over years, according to Greenwald, “and it would be funded by asking New Jersey’s millionaires to pay their fair ...

8. U.S. Route 130 still most dangerous N.J. road for pedestrians
(N.J./State)

... 2008 and 2010. Between 2008 and 2010, 435 pedestrians were killed on New Jersey’s highways. The Press of Atlantic City reported that the Atlantic County portion of the Black Horse Pike saw six pedestrian ...

9. (VIDEO) Chris Christie calls William Brown, Iraq war veteran, an 'idiot': Gov. Tony Soprano strikes again
(Opinion/Commentary)

...  Brown repeatedly attempted to state his opposition behind it, including citing South Jersey’s dislike of it. Naturally, this made Governor Soprano quite upset and he ordered Brown be escorted out. ...

10. NJDOT attempting to revive Urban Youth Corps summer jobs program
(N.J./State)

... element to our Clean Up NJ campaign that helps us show off New Jersey’s beauty and strengthen the economy. Participants will learn employment skills that will help them advance in life while earning a ...

11. Raising N.J.'s minimum wage will help boost economy
(Money/Economy)

... adequate minimum wage. We all do. Raising New Jersey’s minimum wage to $8.50 an hour from $7.25 could inject as much as $1.5 billion into the economy. It would boost the spending power of families ...

12. Democrats propose 20 percent property tax relief credit for middle-class and low-income homeowners
(Opinion/Commentary)

... New Jersey’s middle-class and poor should support. After all, a recent analysis found that Gov. Christie's cuts to the property tax rebate program mean net property taxes are 20 percent higher than ...

13. Anti-bullying bill is a promise to every child in New Jersey
(Opinion/Commentary)

... party lines and brought Democrats and Republicans together for the sake of our children. The physical and emotional well-being of New Jersey’s young people depends on that sort of progress. Ensuring ...

14. N.J. anti-bullying bill saved by Barbara Buono and Valerie Huttle
(Opinion/Commentary)

... has been resolved. The bill – designed to protect New Jersey’s school children from bullying – was signed by the Governor in January 2011 and went into effect this past September. However, in January ...

15. Senate panel approves Democratic bill to raise minimum wage to $8.50 an hour
(Money/Economy)

... parent working a minimum wage job to take care of his or her family earns $15,080 annually – a figure that is below the federal poverty line. New Jersey’s minimum wage last increased in 2009, when the ...

16. Influence peddling by N.J. lobbyists reached record levels in 2011
(N.J./State)

... methods of influence.’’ New Jersey’s benefit passing statistics are even more stark when compared to states without limits. For instance, lobbyists in Georgia annually spend about $1.6 million on legislators. ...

17. Chris Christie is a resolute governor
(Opinion/Commentary)

... pharmacies Gov. Christie's decision to stay in N.J. was the right choice No one is afraid of President Obama Unexpected revenue should be used to pay down New Jersey’s debt Donald Trump for president ...

18. N.J. schools could receive $1 million to combat bullying
(N.J./State)

Christie announces plan to provide the aid BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM New Jersey’s 616 school districts would be able to vie for a share of $1 million to establish programs to combat ...

19. N.J. names 4 law enforcement charities where few donation dollars go to charitable programs
(N.J./State)

... how a charity intends on spending your money before handing over donation dollars. Consumer Affairs Wednesday released the latest list of New Jersey’s Top 10 Most Inquired-About Charities,. “This ...

20. N.J. bill will increase 'keep right' law fine in attempt to calm road rage
(N.J./State)

... already passed the state Senate Transportation Committee. In New Jersey’s current “keep right” law, drivers can only use the left lane to pass, and trucks and buses cannot drive in the far-left lane ...