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Christie's Inaugural Bills Affect Govt Workers

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

New Jersey Governor Christie has signed his first legislation since taking office in January--three bills making pensions and health benefits for government workers less generous.

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ACORN Disbands Due to Failing Revenues

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

The once powerful anti-poverty group ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) is disbanding nationally. Spokesman Kevin Whelan says ACORN's board decided to clo...

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Hotel Owner Admits to Polluting Hackensack

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

A Secaucus, New Jersey hotel owner has admitted to illegally discharging its sewage into the Hackensack River.

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Three Candidates Vie for Felder's Old Seat

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Voters in Brooklyn's 44th District will choose a new City Councilmember today.

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What Overhauled Drug Laws Mean for Convicts

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

by Maria Scarvalone

Today Amir Varick Amma will wake up in prison as he has for the last 19 years. He was convicted of two drug felonies -– the most serious: possession of two ounces of cocaine. But sometime today, if all goes according to plan, he will walk out ...

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Thousands Turn Out for DC Immigration Rally

Monday, March 22, 2010

In preparation for another big congressional fight, thousands of New Yorkers travelled to a rally advocating for immigration reform in Washington. They boarded more than two hundred buses early yesterday morning to demand elected officials pass legislation this year.

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U.S. Judge Rejects Proposed 9/11 Settlement

Friday, March 19, 2010

A federal judge has rejected the proposed legal settlement for rescue and recovery workers sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center.

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Campaign Fundraiser Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Friday, March 19, 2010

A former fundraiser for President Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Senator John Kerry has pleaded guilty in a federal bank fraud case.

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NJ Gay Marriage Advocates File Court Papers

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Gay marriage advocates in New Jersey will file court papers today arguing the state's existing civil unions law does not give same sex couples the same legal protections as heterosexual couples.

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Paterson Spokeswoman Resigns

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Gov. David Paterson's press secretary Marissa Shorenstein has resigned.

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St. Patrick's Day Parade 2010

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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Hives Can Come Out of Hiding

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

(Photo by Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)

(Photo by Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)

Urban agriculture has taken another step forward as the city has made beekeeping legal. Apiaries have been outlawed for years, but the health department has slowly been revising city health codes. Now, after ...

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Peralta Sworn In, Replacing Monserrate

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Jose Peralta won 65 percent of the vote, followed by Monserrate with 27 percent and Beltrani with 7 percent.

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Some Funeral Homes Overcharging Customers

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

City officials say last rites may have been costing customers more than the going rate.

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Christie Calls for Deep Spending Cuts

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Christie's budget bridges a nearly $11 billion 2011 budget gap with deep spending cuts, no tax increases.

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Tea Party Activists Want to Recall Menendez

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

The Senator has been targeted for his support of health care reform and his voting record that favors government spending.

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Tens of Thousands Still Without Power

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Con Edison officials say the weekend storm was one of the worst they've ever seen, and it may take until Friday to restore electricity to all of the nearly 59,000 customers still without power.

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Budgets Top NY and NJ Governor Agendas

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

New York Governor David Paterson is warning that New York's budget is likely to miss its April 1 deadline.

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NYCHA Gets Funds for 21 Developments

Monday, March 15, 2010

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) will receive hundreds of millions of dollars to rehabilitate 20,139 units in 21 public housing developments.

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Storm Erodes Long Island Beaches

Monday, March 15, 2010

The weekend's storm caused major beach erosion at Jones Beach and Robert Moses State Park on Long Island.

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