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Rutgers-Camden, Rowan University, Closer to a Compromise

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Legislators and university officials are getting nearer to a deal giving Rutgers-Camden more autonomy from its New Brunswick campus and bringing it closer to — but not making it a part of — Rowan University.

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Christie, Booker Channel Seinfeld in Video Parody

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and the mayor of New Jersey's largest city are channeling the Seinfeld-Newman rivalry in a video parody that spoofs the mayor's heroics and Christie's vice presidential potential.

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Democrats Rip Christie Tax Compromise

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

New Jersey Democrats are seizing on a new report that shows tax collections are down to oppose a tax cut compromise offered by Governor Chris Christie and one of the own, Senate President Stephen Sweeney.

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Pitted Against Each Other, NJ Incumbent Dems Battle for Party's Progressives

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Democrat incumbent New Jersey Congressmen Bill Pascrell and Steve Rothman used their final broadcast debate Monday night to try make a pitch for the party's progressives ahead of the June 5 primary to decide who should represent the freshly drawn 9th district.

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Airport Worker Allegedly Had Man's ID Before Death

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

More details are emerging in the case of a Newark Liberty Airport security supervisor who allegedly has been using the identity of a dead man for the last 20 years.

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For Those Making Less, A Greater Chance of Being Hit by Cars

Monday, May 14, 2012

WNYC

In Newark, roughly 500 pedestrians are struck by cars each year. It’s one of just two dozen cities across the country singled out by the federal government as a pedestrian safety focus city. Experts say that's not an anomaly: there's a statistical correlation between high-poverty neighborhoods and the likelihood of being hit by a car.

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Board Approves Newark Power Plant Despite Opposition

Monday, May 14, 2012

Newark's planning board has approved a natural gas power plant  for an industrial neighborhood in the city's Ironbound district.

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Protesters: No Jail for Ex-Student in Webcam Case

Monday, May 14, 2012

The mother of the former Rutgers student convicted of hate crimes in a webcam spying case says her son does not deserve jail time.

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Incumbent Dems Battle for New NJ District in 2nd Debate

Monday, May 14, 2012

Longtime Democratic Congressmen Bill Pascrell and Steve Rothman will face off in their second debate at Montclair University on Monday night.

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Interactive Map: Waste and Recycling in NJ

Friday, May 11, 2012

New Jerseyans are recycling less of their waste than they did in the mid-1990s, data from the state Department of Environmental Protection show.

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Prosecutor: Student in Rutgers Webcam Spy Case Deserves Prison

Thursday, May 10, 2012

A former Rutgers University student did not show remorse for using a webcam to spy on his roommate kissing another man and should be sent to prison, prosecutors said in court filings Thursday.

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Christie Vetoes Health Care Legislation

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Governor Chris Christie on Thursday vetoed legislation that would have established a health care exchange, called for under the President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act.

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NJ State Debt More Than Anticipated Revenues

Wednesday, May 09, 2012

New Jersey owed nearly $34 billion at the end of the 2011 fiscal year, more than the $32 billion in anticipated state revenues in the coming fiscal year.

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Suit Blocks NJ State ID Program

Tuesday, May 08, 2012

A New Jersey court ruled to delay the use of controversial new licensing requirements that critics say violates individuals’ privacy and opens them up to identity theft.

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Christie’s Popularity Spikes Compared to Last Year: Poll

Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Governor Chris Christie is significantly more popular among New Jersey voters this spring than he was a year ago, according to a new poll.

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Democrat Incumbents Pitted Against Each Other in Battle for NJ District

Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Two veteran New Jersey lawmakers traded barbs last night during a rare debate that pitted incumbents on the same side of the aisle against one another.

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Co-Workers Rescue Man From Vat Of Acid

Tuesday, May 08, 2012

At a New Jersey construction site Monday, a man fell into a tank containing a solution of nitric acid. Authorities say it took a lot of courage for his co-workers do reach in and pull him out, but they did.

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Vote on Controversial Newark Power Plant Expected This Week

Tuesday, May 08, 2012

WNYC

A vote on whether to allow Hess to build a controversial natural gas power plant in Newark will go in front of the city's planning board this week.

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Primary Battle for NJ’s 9th Heats Up

Monday, May 07, 2012

Incumbent Democratic Congressmen Bill Pascrell and Steve Rothman will have their first face to face debate Monday night. New Jersey's loss of a congressional district due to re-districting has set up this rare face-off between two incumbents with very similar left of center voting records.

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Uncertain Fate for Decision That Paved the Way for Affordable Housing in NJ

Monday, May 07, 2012

Residents of a controversial affordable housing complex in Mount Laurel, N.J., have a better quality of life than those who applied but never moved into the complex, a new study by Princeton University shows.

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