Bob Hennelly

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In addition to picking New Jersey's entire state legislature tomorrow, voters will be asked to weigh in on three ballot questions that deal with state spending. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

Question number one calls for Constitutionally dedicating 1 percent of the state's seven percent sales ...

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A new poll shows New Jersey voters still deeply divided about Senator Hillary Clinton's bid for the presidency. A Fairleigh Dickinson-PublicMind Poll out today found Clinton is the candidate one-third of New Jersey voters are least likely to support.

Clinton remains comfortably ahead of the field ...

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First it was the MTA. Now it's the Port Authority looking for a toll and train fare hike. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports on how these hikes could factor into the Mayor's Congestion pricing plan.

By the numbers the Port Authority's two dollar toll hike would charge ...

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Counter-terrorism experts from the New York Police Department will testify later today before a US Senate panel. They'll report that since the September 11th attacks of 6 years ago, western countries, including the United States, have seen an increase in the number of so-called "self-styled" ...

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Though next week's elections could mean a shift of power in New Jersey, turnout might not be higher than a third of all registered voters. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

With no statewide office at stake, neither party has galvanized a campaign theme to get traction ...

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The Manhattan District Attorney's office continues its investigation into the Sunday shooting of an unarmed man by an off-duty undercover detective. Activists believe the officer is getting special treatment. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has the latest.

REPORTER: Family and friends of shooting victim Jayson Tirado held a ...

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Ever since the iconic West Side Story the problem of violent street gangs has been perceived as just a uniquely urban problem. But in New Jersey a spike in gang-related violence has pushed homicides up to a rate not seen since 1990 with gang activity ...

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New York City police officers used their guns more last year than they did in, but fired fewer rounds when they did. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more on the department's annual report, which was obtained by the New York Civil Liberties Union.

REPORTER: In 2006, there ...

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In East Harlem today, the family and friends of Jayson Tirado -- the man killed over the weekend by an off-duty police officer -- spoke out about the man they love and miss. Tirado's fiance Lisa Claudio.

CLAUDIO: He was a good man -- that's all ...

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A week after Governor Corzine unveiled a major campaign against illegal guns, new crime statistics indicate that those weapons are driving New Jerseys murder rates up. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports.

Statewide, a spike in gang-related violence pushed homicides up to a rate not seen since 1990. ...

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The next congressional election is more than a year away, but New Jersey Democrats are already readying their efforts to unseat Republican Representatives they believe are vulnerable. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has the report.

Right now, 7 of New Jersey's 13 House seats are held by Democrats. ...

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Under the terms of a new federal court order, the city will no longer strip search incoming inmates who are being held on minor charges -- something it already promised in 2002. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more on the settlement, which could also cost the ...

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New Jersey Republicans are trying to force Governor Corzine to release details of his plan to sell or lease assets like the New Jersey Turnpike. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Several months ago, Governor Corzine said it was crucial to pay off billions of existing ...

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City Council members are vowing to fight the double digit water rate hikes that may be necessary to close a $200-million-dollar hole in the City's Water system's budget. WNYC's City Hall reporter Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Mayor Bloomberg says the rate hike will be necessary ...

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More than a month after the seven-alarm blaze at the former Deutsche Bank building that left two firefighters dead, the bureaucratic finger-pointing continues. WNYC's Bob Hennelly gives Weekend Edition Host Brian Zumhagen an update on the investigation.

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New Jersey Republicans have had a tough time winning elections for a while. The GOP drought has gone on for so long that most pundits no longer consider it a swing state, but have cast it a deep blue. But this week, WNYC's Bob Hennelly ...

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Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani brought his Presidential campaign to New Jersey last night. WNYC's Bob Hennelly was there.

REPORTER: Giuliani told hundreds of supporters the US needed to stay on the offense because the US was still vulnerable to attack.

GIULIANI: Look at the Islamic terrorists that ...

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Today the City Council holds hearings into viable alternatives to incarceration for juvenile offenders. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports that the hearings come on the heels of the disclosure in the Mayor's Management Report that juvenile detention costs are up considerably.

REPORTER: On average the cost of ...

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Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani is coming to New Jersey the same day a Quinnipiac Poll says he has over a 3O point lead over other GOP presidential candidates in the Garden state. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

Giuliani is headlining fundraiser for the Sommerset County GOP ...