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Nonprofit Initiative Offers Help to NJ Homeowners Facing Foreclosure

Massachusetts-based lender assists working people who are struggling to keep homes saddled with ‘underwater’ mortgages

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EXPLAINER: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HEALTH INSURER NETWORKS, TIERED COVERAGE

Horizon’s new OMNIA insurance plan spurs healthcare policy debates and legislative action

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Explainer: What You Should Know About Health Insurer Networks, Tiered Coverage

Horizon’s new OMNIA insurance plan spurs healthcare policy debates and legislative action

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Survey Faults NJ, Other States for Lack of Long-Term Budget Planning

Budgetary best practices, according to think tank, mean making multiyear projections for both anticipated tax revenues and spending

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Early N.J. tax collections ahead of forecasts

New Jersey's tax revenue collections for the first three months of the fiscal year are faring well and exceeding expectations, state treasury officials reported Friday.

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Democrats Conaway and Singleton blast Christie vetoes

 Assemblymen Herb Conaway and Troy Singleton called out Gov. Chris Christie this week, arguing that the Republican's presidential ambitions have hampered progress on crucial New Jersey issues such as property tax relief and the state's looming transportation funding crisis.

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N.J. Attorney General's Office will examine new Horizon insurance plan

TRENTON — A top member of the state Attorney General's Office will review key documents pertaining to Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey's new line of insurance plans at the request of two state senators who questioned whether the company may have violated anti-trust laws.

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N.J. sports betting case will go before U.S. appeals court again

TRENTON — New Jersey's years-long battle to legalize sports betting will get another day in court — and officials say the outlook for the state is suddenly bright.

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From property taxes to bestiality: 72 bills sit untouched on Christie’s desk

As Gov. Chris Christie and Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto argue about who needs to get back to work, 72 bills sit untouched Christie’s desk.

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Common Core standards under review, but few expect major changes

Nearly five months after Gov. Chris Christie ordered state school officials to review Common Core, the Department of Education recently wrapped up its community listening tours and is starting to pore over thousands of online comments from the public about grade-level standards.

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