Matt Katz

Reporter, WNYC News

Matt Katz appears in the following:

Christie's Voice on Diversity Muted in Presidential Campaign

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Christie 2016 sounds different from Christie pre-2016. 

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Who Is Chris Christie?

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Matt Katz's new biography tells the story of not just a gifted and contradictory politician, but a highly emotional man who is more complicated than has ever before been told.

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Conservative Talk Radio Is Having a Presidential Moment

Friday, January 15, 2016

In the year of The Donald, is talk radio setting the agenda or merely reflecting the opinions of listeners?

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Christie Delivers State of the State, Taking Aim at Local and National Democrats

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Christie's speech highlighted his balancing act of wooing conservative voters on the campaign trail, while aiming for influence over a Democrat-controlled Legislature.

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Fact checkers keep slamming Christie's campaign trail statements

Monday, January 11, 2016

Tough week for Christie and mistruths.

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Christie Campaign Costs Topping $1 Million May Fall To N.J. Taxpayers

Thursday, January 07, 2016

Security costs incurred by state troopers who accompanied Gov. Chris Christie out of New Jersey for 261 days last year could be more than $1 million, according to NPR member station WNYC's analysis, but the governor's spokesman and the state police are not detailing the total nor who is picking ...

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How Much Is Christie's Campaign Costing Taxpayers?

Wednesday, January 06, 2016

WNYC tried to find out who's paying for Christie's security. We failed.

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The Year in National News: Looking Backward and Forward

Friday, January 01, 2016

We take a look back at some of 2015's biggest news stories - from Black Lives Matter protests to the presidential campaign - and look forward to what 2016 may bring in news.

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Where Chris Christie Found His Political Calling

Sunday, December 27, 2015

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has wanted to be president of something from an early age. In high school, he was president of his class in ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th grades.

At the University of Delaware, he was president of his dorm and ultimately president of the student body. ...

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Chris Christie Triggers Looser Gun Laws in New Jersey

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Governor Chris Christie plans to relax gun regulations in New Jersey. NJPR's Matt Katz explains, and listeners call in to compare New Jersey and Florida gun laws.

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Christie Moves To Loosen Gun Regulations in NJ

Monday, December 21, 2015

The Republican presidential hopeful has been promising pro-gun change for the Garden State. Now his study commission has released a blueprint.

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Christie's Bridgegate Lawyers Engaged in 'Gamesmanship,' Judge Says

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Federal Judge Susan Wigenton said taxpayers were promised a transparent investigation and instead got "opacity."

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Christie's Bridgegate Lawyer Is Raising Money For 'Christie 2016' Presidential Bid

Thursday, December 10, 2015

An attorney for the taxpayer-funded internal investigation that exonerated Governor Christie is holding a fundraiser in Los Angeles. 

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New Jersey is Only State That Spends Zero on Smoking Prevention

Wednesday, December 09, 2015

Gov. Christie talks a lot about how his mother died from smoking. Yet a new report places the Garden State last in prevention efforts.

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Correcting Christie: 10 Times Christie Didn't Tell the Full Truth on the Campaign Trail

Wednesday, December 09, 2015

Is Christie "telling it like it is," as his campaign slogan claims?

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A Video, World Events (and a Secret Weapon) Help Christie in New Hampshire

Tuesday, December 08, 2015

The 3 reasons Christie is relevant again. 

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Keeping up With the Candidates in the Face of Breaking News

Monday, December 07, 2015

WNYC's Andrea Bernstein and NJPR's Matt Katz talk about how recent events in Paris, San Bernardino, Colorado Springs, and elsewhere are prompting responses from 2016 candidates.

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Trump Rally Draws Curious Gawkers and Crying Superfans

Thursday, December 03, 2015

The Trump phenomenon is energizing some voters in New Hampshire, but it continues to rankle the GOP.

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In Wake Of Paris Attacks, Chris Christie Sees An Opportunity

Tuesday, December 01, 2015

Hobbled by a scandal.

Poll numbers so low he got kicked off the last debate stage.

But fueled by voter fears about ISIS after the attacks in Paris — and a subsequent boost from the largest paper in one of the key early primary states — New Jersey Gov. Chris ...

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Chris Christie Bets On New Hampshire In GOP Presidential Race

Tuesday, December 01, 2015

In a crowded Republican presidential field, Chris Christie has struggled to stand out. But after a string of endorsements in New Hampshire, the New Jersey governor is hoping to break out.

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