Nancy Solomon

Senior Reporter, WNYC

Nancy Solomon appears in the following:

Jury Shaping Up in Tyler Clementi Rutgers Webcam Spying Trial

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Jury selection will resume Thursday in the trial of a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate.

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NJ Jury Pool Shrinks in Tyler Clementi Rutgers Bullying Case

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

The pool of prospective jurors has shrunk from 274 to just fewer than 100 for the trial of a former Rutgers student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man.

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Jury Selection Begins in Clementi Suicide Case

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Jury selection has begun in New Jersey in the trial of a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man.

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Christie Announces School Construction Plans

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Governor Chris Christie announced plans Wednesday to build 20 new schools in New Jersey to address overcrowding and crumbling buildings in low-income school districts.

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Gay Marriage Bill Passes NJ Senate in Milestone Vote

Monday, February 13, 2012

The New Jersey Senate passed a same-sex marriage bill on Monday by a vote of 24-16, largely along party lines. It’s just three votes shy of what’s needed to override the promised veto by Governor Chris Christie.

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The First Tea Parties Went Viral, Too

Thursday, February 09, 2012

Everyone knows about the Boston Tea Party -- that is,  the original one in 1773. But somehow, elementary school text book authors forgot to tell us about dozens of others. Turns out, the current Tea Party craze went viral the first time around, too.

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NJ Disqualifies 29 School Board Members

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Seventeen school board members in New Jersey will have to step down from their elected posts because they have a criminal conviction on their records. Another 12 school board members in New Jersey must also step down for not submitting their background checks in time.

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Rutgers Students, Faculty Protest Merger Plans

Monday, February 06, 2012

Students and professors from Rutgers University's Camden campus protested a proposal to merge their school with Rowan University at a New Jersey Senate hearing on Monday.

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Newark Expected to Close 7 Failing Schools

Friday, February 03, 2012

Newark's school superintendent  is expected to suggest closing  seven failing schools as part of a package of district-wide reforms.

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Donald Trump Eyes NJ Golf Course as Site for Cemetery Plot

Thursday, February 02, 2012

For a man who seemingly has everything, there is one thing that has eluded Donald Trump: he wants to be buried on his favorite golf course in New Jersey.

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NJ Assemblyman Alex DeCroce's Widow Selected to Fill His Seat

Thursday, January 26, 2012

The widow of New Jersey Assemblyman Alex DeCroce was picked Wednesday to fill his seat just two weeks after the GOP leader died at the statehouse on the final day of the legislative session.

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Christie Vows to Veto Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vowed to veto a same-sex marriage bill Tuesday, the same day a state Senate panel approved it.

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NJ Prosecutor Charges Homeless 19-Year-Old With Synagogue Bombing

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

A New Jersey prosecutor says a homeless, 19-year-old unemployed man charged in the firebombings of two synagogues is an anti-Semite who intended to cause harm. Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said Tuesday that investigators believe Anthony Graziano of Lodi knew there were people inside when he threw Molotov cocktails into a Rutherford synagogue building that also houses the rabbi's family.

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Same-Sex Marriage Hearings Take Center Stage in Trenton

Monday, January 23, 2012

Same-sex marriage is set to take center stage in Trenton on Tuesday as a proposed bill gets its first hearing in the state Senate. Gay rights activists and those who oppose the bill are expected to be at the statehouse in large numbers for rallies outside and to testify at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

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Christie Picks Openly Gay African-American, Asian-American for Top Court

Monday, January 23, 2012

Governor Chris Christie is nominating an openly gay African-American and an Asian-American law enforcement official to the now all-white New Jersey Supreme Court.

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Assemblyman to Probe Stalled NJ School Projects

Monday, January 23, 2012

The chairman of the New Jersey Assembly Education Committee said he plans to hold investigative hearings in February about why the Christie Administration has begun so few school construction and repair projects.

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Highland Council Delays NJ Gas Pipeline Extension

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Opponents of a proposed gas pipeline extension planned to run through pristine wilderness in a protected part of the Highlands, N.J., the undeveloped northwest corner of the state, got a victory Thursday night when a council voted to delay action.

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NJ's Acting Ed Commissioner Moves Around Confirmation Block

Thursday, January 19, 2012

New Jersey’s acting Commissioner of Education, whose nomination to the post has been blocked, has found a way around that hurdle — he has established a residential address outside of Essex County.

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NJ Environmentalists Fight Gas Pipeline Expansion

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

New Jersey environmentalists are fighting a gas pipeline project that would cut through the protected Highlands, the undeveloped northwest corner of the state.

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New Jersey Governor Christie Proposes Income Tax Cuts in State of State Address

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called for a 10 percent across-the-board cut in state income taxes in his State of the State address Tuesday in Trenton.

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