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1. Camden police will overlook some crime due to layoffs
(N.J./State)

... and joblessness, plagued by violent battles over drug corners. Three mayors over a two-decade period have ended up behind bars.  ...

2. N.J. mayors plan to seek more shared services
(N.J./State)

82 percent want a citizens' tax convention BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A large number of New Jersey mayors say they plan to seek sharing services with other towns or their school districts ...

3. Gov. Christie directed blizzard response from his Disney World hotel room
(N.J./State)

... get a B for results. The governor added that the state DOT received no requests from mayors to help clear local roads. "If you live in the Northeast this is going to happen sometimes," Christie said. ...

4. Acting Gov. Sweeney directs Christie aides to apply for federal disaster aid
(N.J./State)

... mayors throughout the state, both during the storm and this morning. They report that the snowfall of nearly three feet in some areas, combined with wind gusts of more than 50 miles per hour, has resulted ...

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

... adversely impacting core government services. Hundreds of mayors and local elected officials across political parties have voiced their support for the tool kit, and underscored the tool kit's importance ...

6. Assembly narrowly approves bill to drastically reduce amount of affordable housing
(N.J./State)

... Jersey will finally have a viable housing plan for its hard-working families that is also good for business and workable for mayors," Assemblyman Jerry Green (D-Union), a sponsor, said. "This bill gives ...

7. Somerset County could be first to combine police forces
(N.J./State)

... county police into three precincts. Mayors, municipal officials and police chiefs in Somerset County received the results of the feasibility study on Thursday. According to mycentraljersey.com, Consultant ...

8. With advocates' support, Assembly panel approves bill to revise affordable housing standards
(N.J./State)

... the state. "New Jersey will finally have a viable housing plan for its hard-working families that is also good for business and workable for mayors," Assemblyman Jerry Green (D-Union), the committee's ...

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

... May, hundreds of mayors and local elected officials across political parties have voiced their support for the tool kit, and underscored its importance in helping them manage their local budgets. Meanwhile, ...

10. New Jersey lines are drawn on Gov. Christie’s ‘tool kit’
(Opinion/Commentary)

... with mayors and assorted local officials of both parties, for not acting on the remainder of the "tool kit." Democrats are quick to point to their role in enacting a two percent limit on property tax ...

11. N.J. police and firefighter salary cap proposed in Trenton
(N.J./State)

... and join us in doing what's best for New Jersey." The Democratic mayors of Lambertville and Buena Vista endorsed the proposal. "For mayors, our concern has always been that arbitration must be narrowly ...

12. How to understand New Jersey crime statistics
(N.J./State)

An ACLU of New Jersey primer BY FLAVIO KOMUVES Understandably, and often laudably, mayors and police chiefs publicly tout decreases in crime in their municipality. Unfortunately, however, officials ...

13. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno urges local officials to stand with Christie on ‘tool kit’ proposals
(N.J./State)

... Christie and me. "And, moreover, you've shown that this is not a partisan issue," Guadagno said. "Mayors and municipal leaders for both parties all across the state have shown their support for these ...

14. Nothing in Gov. Christie’s tool kit is the cure to our property tax mess
(Opinion/Commentary)

... tool kit of reforms for towns to better deal with the impacts of the new 2-percent property tax cap. In a case of "If you hear something enough, it must be true," many mayors and newspapers have joined ...

15. Global Warming
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... to take a pay cut it should be our Governors, House Representatives, Senators, Congressmen & women, Mayors, Ceo's especially those who are collecting $1000. and up in bonus checks and I'm talking multi ...

16. N.J. Senate President Sweeney calls for more shared public services by local governments
(N.J./State)

...  Sweeney offered his comments at the Statehouse where he was joined by five mayors who said they also favor shared services. The officials said that with local governments now facing a 2 percent cap ...

17. Skipping NJEA convention showed what’s wrong with government
(Opinion/Commentary)

... this year, speaking for instance with mayors who have been critical. It was a dialogue that while at times tough also helped lead to additional property tax reform bills. It was beneficial to everyone ...

18. Republicans complain Democrats not moving on Christie tax relief package
(N.J./State)

... mayors throughout the state who implored us to enact the critical reforms which will help them control spending," DeCroce said. "But Democrats believe that discussing medical marijuana is more vital to ...

19. It's time to decide in the New Jersey Statehouse
(Opinion/Commentary)

... and the one before that, and the one before that, will not provide statutorily required revenue replacement funding. Accordingly, though Mayors and governing bodies will do whatever they can to prevent ...

20. Trenton Democrats are proving to be one dysfunctional majority party
(Opinion/Commentary)

... kit" that Christie says is needed to keep property taxes within the 2 percent cap. Beyond that mayors and county executives and freeholders are clamoring for changes on the negotiation rules. Without them, ...