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Voters OK'd more $ for parks; instead cash feeds salaries
Voters last year dedicated corporate tax money to preservation programs. Doing so cut funding to other environmental efforts. New Jersey plans to avoid cuts by using open space money to operate parks.
Christie strikes down expansion of N.J. pay-to-play rules
Gov. Chris Christie on Monday issued a conditional veto stripping down a bill that would have expanded the state's pay-to-play rules and required the state to disclose fees paid to outside investment managers.
1,200 N.J. homeowners still await Sandy aid approvals
Two and a half years after Hurricane Sandy struck the Shore, about 1,200 New Jersey homeowners are still awaiting state approval of their applications for aid to help rebuild their homes, a top official in Gov. Christie's administration told lawmakers Wednesday.
Women’s Political Caucus of NJ Breakfast Brings Out Female Force
A select group of New Jersey’s prime political players assembled at the Women’s Political Caucus of New Jersey (WPCNJ) breakfast Wednesday morning in Newark, promoting more bipartisan and independent female participation in the political process.
“The biggest benefit of this organization is the diverse network of women,” said Women’s Political Caucus of NJ vice president for membership Grace Strom Power, a prominent Mercer County attorney, to the group of about twenty people present at the offices of the law firm Genova Burns in downtown Newark. “A lot of what we need to do revolves around networking.”
Assembly Questions DEP Commissioner About Exxon Settlement
Democrats pushed every hot button issue on the DEP’s budget list today, starting with the proposed $225 million Exxon settlement including the 16 other Exxon sites also rolled into the deal. Assemblyman John McKeon wanted to know how much more the state might win by pursuing these cases separately, in court.
Open space funding debated during budget review
The debate over how to divide tax revenues dedicated for open space, farmland and historic preservation persisted Monday as lawmakers continued to review Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed state budget.
STATE DEP COMMISSIONER DEFENDS SIPHONING MONEY FROM NEW OPEN-SPACE FUND
One legislator calls plan to use funds to pay for staffing at state parks a ‘bait and switch’
NJ amplifies safety measures after November stabbing at Camden office
Following the stabbing of a caseworker in November, the New Jersey Department of Children and Families has moved to improve the safety of its workers.
SAFETY MEASURES IMPROVED AFTER STABBING OF CHILD WELFARE WORKER
Following the stabbing of a caseworker in November, the New Jersey Department of Children and Families has moved to improve the safety of its workers.
N.J. lawmaker: Why pay $2M for armed security instead of police at child welfare offices?
After a child welfare caseworker was attacked by a knife-wielding client at her office in Camden, Gov. Chris Christie's administration hired armed security guards and assigned them to each of the 46 offices scattered around the state to help calm workers' fears about their safety.