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Lawmakers Struggle to Adopt Budget in Trenton
July 07, 2006
by Bob Hennelly
Despite an agreement that ended the 6-day budget standoff in Trenton considerable pressure remains on lawmakers to actually adopt a specific budget later today. For the 45,000 furloughed state emplo....
NJ Dems Put New Offer on Table
July 06, 2006
by Bob Hennelly
New Jersey Assembly Democrats have put a new budget offer on the table that they hope will break the deadlock that has shutdown the state's non-essential services. Their budget would raise taxes on ....
Security Contractor Subject of State Investigations
June 28, 2006
by Bob Hennelly
One of the fastest growing sectors of the US economy is the private security industry. Even before September 11, requests to private security firms for uniformed protectors were on the rise. This is....
Corzine Tax Increase Gains More Backers
June 26, 2006
by Bob Hennelly
With less than a week to go before New Jersey's budget deadline Governor Jon Corzine and legislative leaders are meeting today in hopes of ending their impasse. WNYC'S Bob Hennelly has more. ....
Newark Voters Head to Polls for Runoffs
June 13, 2006
by Bob Hennelly
Newark voters head back to the polls today to vote in runoff races that will shape their City Council and their new Mayor's reform plans. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. Mayor-elect Cory Booker's nam....
NJ Faces Deadline on Child Advocacy Agreement
June 12, 2006
by Bob Hennelly
The State of New Jersey has until today to reach an agreement with the national child advocacy group that sued it to reform the child welfare system. WNYC's Bob Hennely has more. At stake for New Je....
Firm Behind Port Authority Security Pleads Guilty to deceptive Business
June 10, 2006
by Bob Hennelly
The owner of one of New Jersey's largest private guard companies that suppplies the Port Authority guard services has plead guilty to deceptive business practices. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. Unde....
NJ Primary Victories Preview US Senate Race
June 07, 2006
by Bob Hennelly
Last night's primary victory speeches gave New Jersey voters a preview of what to expect during the US Senate campaigns that will be waged between Republican Tom Kean Jr. and Democrat Robert Menendez....
Kean Jr. Expected to Win Republican Primary in NJ
June 05, 2006
by Bob Hennelly
New Jersey voters go to the polls tomorrow to vote in primary election. Republican State Senator Tom Kean Jr. faces a conservative challenger for his party's nomination to run for the US Senate. Po....
FBI Investigating Cops' Handling of Protests During RNC
May 17, 2006
by Bob Hennelly
The FBI is conducting a criminal civil rights investigation into the way the NYPD handled the mass protests during the 2004 Republican National Convention. REPORTER: According to a letter obtained ....
NJ Colleges Ask State for More Funding
May 16, 2006
by Bob Hennelly
Today in Trenton the Presidents of New Jersey's public colleges will make their case for restoring $69 million in cuts to higher education. The College Presidents will defend themselves against char....
NY and NJ Senators Push for Hudson Rail Tunnel
May 15, 2006
by Bob Hennelly
New York Senators Hillary Clinton and Charles Schumer are closing ranks with their New Jersey colleagues to push for the Federal funding for a second rail tunnel under the Hudson River between the tw....
Security Guards Among Lowest Paid City Workers
May 12, 2006
by Bob Hennelly
Private guards are some of the lowest-paid city workers, according to a survey of the security industry. Most have no health insurance and do not get even the basic training required by state law. WN....
Booker is Newark's First New Mayor in 20 Years
May 10, 2006
by Bob Hennelly
For the first time in twenty years Newark voters have elected a new Mayor. 37 year-old Cory Booker, a former Councilman, won by a three to one margin over 6O-year-old State Senator Ron Rice. WNYC's....
100 Days of NJ Governor Jon Corzine
May 01, 2006
by Bob Hennelly
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine has been on the job for just over a hundred days and we're starting to get a sense of how the former Goldman Sachs CEO can govern a large bureacracy like the Garden St....
Day of Action for Immigratns Plays Out in Suburbia
May 01, 2006
by Bob Hennelly
Demonstrations in support of today's strike by undocumentend workers were not limited to the City. WNYC's Bob Hennely has more on how the one-day action was playing out in suburbia. REPORTER: On any....
Work to Start Today on Freedom Tower
April 27, 2006
by Bob Hennelly
An agreement signed yesterday between World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein and the Port Authority means work will start today on constructing the Freedom Tower. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has mor....
Hasidic Spiritual Leader Mourned in Kiryas Joel
April 25, 2006
by Bob Hennelly
The body of Rabbi Moses Teitelbaum has been buried. Teitelbaum was the spiritual leader of tens-of-thousands of ultra-Orthodox Satmar Hasidic Jews. He died last night at New York's Mount Sinai Medic....
Corzine's Block of Federal Takeover for DYFS Wins Support
April 19, 2006
by Bob Hennelly
The child advocacy group that successfully sued New Jersey to reform it's Division of Youth and Family Services is expressing support for the Corzine Administration's early efforts to prevent a Feder....
Parks Police Suspended After Shooting in Ramapo
April 05, 2006
by Bob Hennelly
Bergen County's prosecutor John Molinelli says New Jersey's state park police made significant errors in judgment last weekend in an altercation with members of the Ramapo Indian tribe. One tribe mem....
