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1. N.J. Senate President Sweeney announces new Democratic leadership and committee panel structure
(N.J./State)

... the new leadership will provide a diverse outlook on the issues impacting New Jerseyans. "With any transition of power comes a degree of changing of the guard, but I think that we get the best of both ...

2. Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff (treasurer), Bob Grady (CEA) and Al Koeppe (EDA) join Christie’s financial team
(N.J./State)

... is designed to continue the work of the Transition Committee's Budget and Tax Task Force. The task force has been developing recommendations to address the fiscal deficit that state experts have estimated ...

3. Eric Aronson: Spending cuts should only be the beginning
(Opinion/Commentary)

... in March ... — if projections remain where they are — we won't have the money to meet payroll." Appropriately, the Governor-elect's transition team has reportedly asked cabinet members and agency directors ...

4. Poll finds New Jerseyans down on Corzine, outlook for state
(N.J./State)

... taxes, a preference that cuts across party lines. About half of voters or 48 percent say they approve of the way Christie has handled his transition to governor while just 13 percent disapprove. Opposition ...

5. Beating the college transfer blues in New Jersey
(Life/Style)

Rutgers student who made the transition helps others do the same BY NADIA AHMADEIN My experience as a Rutgers transfer student began a little more than two years ago. I entered RU in the fall semester ...

6. Former state senator Karrow in line for Christie cabinet post
(N.J./State)

... transition team. The members, who asked not to be identified because they are not free to speak publicly, said Karrow most likely will become a member of incoming Gov. Chris Christie's cabinet as commissioner ...

7. Corzine and Christie reach agreement on last-minute appointments
(N.J./State)

... to major government agencies during the current transition period. And following the agreement, Corzine submitted 38 nominations to major and minor government posts, including four for state Superior ...

8. A near baby boomer reflects on January 1, 2010
(Opinion/Commentary)

... wind, sustainable bio-fuels, geothermal, ocean thermal, tidal, wave, current and other forms of renewables not yet conceived. In a maximally efficient world, with revived mass transit, the green transition ...

9. UFC, mixed martial arts could score a knockout and find growth in New Jersey
(Sports/Professional)

... making the transition to have those young people watch and follow the professional side after 15 years, and it may take MMA at least that long to do the same. There is also the issue of violence. While ...

10. Age of Brazil is upon us
(World/International)

... and offering a contribution to the climate fund that was originally intended to be financed by donations from industrialized countries exclusively. Brazil is destined to lead the transition from the ...

11. Ralph Izzo: The new energy economy will be built, if not here, somewhere else
(Opinion/Commentary)

... jobs in the process. As things stand, however, uncertainty about federal policy is slowing to a crawl America's transition to a green economy. It hampers many green investments and prevents countless ...

12. Dexter Strickland gets a taste of home with Rutgers playing at North Carolina
(Sports/Professional)

Former St. Patrick star making transition to college and point guard BY MIKE VORKUNOV NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM You can take the kid out of Jersey but you can't take the Jersey out of the kid. Dexter ...

13. Before you check your skis and snowboard, you should carefully check your car
(Sports/Professional)

... New Jersey ski area, in Vernon, close to Mountain Creek Ski Area, has announced that it is transitioning to a ski club, and has begun to offer family memberships. Club or not, though, Hidden Valley, ...

14. Additional funding for SBA programs will support $4.5 billion in small business lending
(Money/Economy)

... of its transition back to pre-ARRA lending on Nov. 23 because previously approved loans are sometimes canceled or never disbursed for a variety of reasons. Eligible small businesses, in consultation with ...

15. Christie tells New Jersey officials to cut their proposed 2010-11 state budgets by a much as 25 percent
(N.J./State)

... that the request was coming from Christie and his transition team, OMB Director Charlene M. Holzbaur wrote, "Absent strong action, revenues and expenditures will likely remain out of balance for the foreseeable ...

16. Too young to retire: Two N.J. Baby Boomers shine as certified pro coaches
(Life/Style)

... coach she is a true professional," commented Margaret Maclay, who is president of Maclay Associates, LLC and a former VP for Liz Claiborne. "Our work together has spanned my corporate role transition, ...

17. Rutgers Hamady N’diaye comes up big in victory over NJIT
(Sports/Professional)

... and third in a row. He overmatched a game but undersized NJIT squad with his height and athleticism, setting the tone with his defensive presence, and twice enthusing the crowd with his blocks of transition ...

18. Perhaps it’s time New Jersey starts swearing in a new Governor the day after the election
(Opinion/Commentary)

... it comes to elections, we have to wait more than two months before the results take effect. I am not suggesting that a presidential or gubernatorial transition is as simple a process as placing ...

19. Cory Booker ‘very confident’ Nets will move to Newark
(N.J./State)

... $3 surcharge for all events at both arenas. While Gov.-elect Chris Christie said he doesn't approve of the "tax," Booker believes the process is "caught in the rigors" of transitioning from one governor's ...

20. ‘Mary and Joseph' visit Trenton seeking affordable housing
(N.J./State)

... them to provide affordable housing for moderate- and low income-families. When Mary and Joseph visited Christie's transition office near the Statehouse, they were turned away at the door. "Mary and ...