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Spotlight On New Jersey's Gubernatorial And Legislative Races
Summer may be coming to an end, but the fall campaign season is just starting to heat up. Here’s look at key candidates and ballot questions
Unsafe Lead Levels Found In Drinking Water At 400 NJ Schools
Results confirm lead leaching from old fixtures and pipes is extensive problem facing state’s district and charter schools
Civics Education Or, Rather, The Lack Of It
By Joseph Picard
Now, for the high purpose of training an American child to become an American citizen – a constituent part of a self-governing people – Is it not obvious that, in all cases, the law by which he is to be bound should be made intelligible to him?
—Horace Mann, 1845
NJ Lottery Market Changes, But Lowered Expectations Remain
Just two years into a long-term contract to run the New Jersey Lottery, the private, politically connected conglomerate that had "committed to generating at least $1.4 billion" in new income for the state went back to Gov. Chris Christie's administration with two complaints:
- Jackpots in draw games like Powerball were underwhelming, dragging down sales goals.
- And the state had denied the organization's plan to launch keno-style games in bars and restaurants.
N.J. Chamber to Honor 4 Legislators, 2 Business Advocates for Outstanding Economic Growth Work in the Garden State
N.J. Chamber to Honor 4 Legislators, 2 Business Advocates for Outstanding Economic Growth Work in the Garden State
Awards Reception is in Pennington on Oct. 11
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce announced that four state legislators – two Democrats and two Republicans – have won the Chamber’s biannual Legislators of the Year Award; The State Chamber further announced James V. Fakult, President, Jersey Central Power & Light; and Richard S. Mroz, president, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, have been named Business Advocates of the Year.
Veterans can go from battlefield to the boardroom
Editorial
Veterans Day comes once a year, but the debt we owe the men and women who served us can't be contained by any single 24-hour period in early November.
"The American people hold a sacred trust with our men and women in uniform," says Assemblyman Troy Singleton (D-7th District). "They deserve the very best opportunities and benefits we can provide."
NJ becoming the warehouse state, and that means more jobs
School supplies, shoes, clothing and home decor – Freehold Township resident Blythe Aguayo buys everything online these days.
"I get home from work and my kids will say to me, 'We need so and so for school on Thursday' and it's Monday afternoon," said Aguayo, a mother of four. "I don't have time to head to Target and Walmart and the mall to get what I need when I can just find it online, pay for overnight delivery and have exactly what I want, what I need, right away at my door."
Is this the last hurdle to legalizing pot in N.J. if Murphy wins?
TRENTON -- Phil Murphy , the Democratic nominee who's heavily favored to win this year's race for New Jersey governor, has promised to bring legalized marijuana to the state if he's elected. But at least one obstacle has threatened to stand in his way: President Donald Trump 's administration.
Editorial: Christie gets it right on off-shore drilling
As New Jersey reeled from the immediate aftermath of Superstorm Sandy in 2012, Gov. Chris Christie did the unthinkable for a partisan Republican just days before the general election: he embraced President Barack Obama when he came to personally see the storm damage in New Jersey. Later, Christie also would chastise Republicans in Congress for not quickly approving Sandy recovery relief funds. It’s been a long time since we have seen that Christie. This month – at least on paper – he returned.
Restore Funding To Turbocharge NJ's Research And Development
One need only to look at the top performers in the S&P 500 -- Amazon, Apple, Google parent Alphabet and Facebook -- to confirm an indisputable fact about our modern economy: Technological innovation is the key driver of economic growth.