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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.
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.
NJ STATE SENATORS POINT TO NEW YORK APPROACH AS MODEL FOR HORIZON OMNIA PLAN
Cuomo, then attorney general, forged 2007 agreements that defined insurance tiers for specialists
When will PARCC scores come out in N.J.?
TRENTON — Five months after New Jersey students completed controversial new state exams, the state says it is nearly ready to announce the results.
Are You Prepared?
Hurricane Joaquin: At this point, the impact of Hurricane Joaquin to New Jersey has been hard to predict. However, things can change in an instant so it's wide to have a plan and be prepared. Here are some things you should consider:
Drinking-Water Panel to Renew Call for Regulation of Toxic Chemical
Panel collecting new evidence on 1,2,3-TCP, a substance know to cause cancer in humans
A scientific panel that recommends safe drinking-water standards will issue a new recommendation on the regulation of a carcinogenic chemical in coming months. That measure is likely to be adopted by New Jersey officials, the panel’s chairman said on Wednesday.
Public meeting on Centerton Road Bridge attracts crowd
WESTAMPTON — The Centerton Road bridge closure has continued to draw criticism from area residents, including more than 100 who turned out to a public meeting Wednesday.
The Burlington County Board of Freeholders, sitting on the county engineer's firm recommendation to demolish the 112-year-old bridge that spans the Rancocas Creek and go after $21 million in state funding to replace it, held the meeting to seek input from area residents.
Lower Returns on State’s Pension Investments Raise Questions, Concerns
Officials say 4 percent gain is still better than most similar plans, but state workers worry about impact on severely underfunded system
After seeing investment returns swell into the double digits for several years in a row thanks to a booming stock market, New Jersey public-employee pension system’s gains have come back down to earth.
Analysis: Average property tax bill in Burlington County up 4.6 percent
New Jersey's dreaded property taxes are on the rise again in Burlington County. An analysis of data released this month by the Burlington County Tax Board revealed that the average tax bill in the county grew this year by 4.6 percent to $6,327, about $278 more than the average bill in 2014.
Nearly 1M people live in poverty in N.J., new Census data shows
Nearly one million people live in poverty in New Jersey, an increase of just short of 250,000 people in the past 10 years, according to 2014 Census data released today.
The rate of state residents living in poverty dropped slightly between 2013 and 2014, from 11.4 percent to 11.1 percent, though an estimated 973,000 people live below the federal poverty line.
In the past decade, the poverty rate in New Jersey has jumped from 8.7 percent to 11.1 percent, according to the Census data. There were about 739,000 New Jersey residents living in poverty in 2005.