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Christie will defend his record, Call for bi-partisan cooperation in his Budget Address

 

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Governor Chris Christie will highlight the progress that New Jersey has made in the 2220 days since he was sworn in as governor and challenge the legislature to put aside partisanship and continue to work to solve the State’s problems for the next 630 days until the next gubernatorial election in his 2017 Budget Address this afternoon, according to excerpts released by his office.

The State’s ongoing recovery from Superstorm Sandy was not mentioned in the excerpts.

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Posted: February 16th, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Chris Christie, New Jersey, New Jersey State Budget | Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Christie will defend his record, Call for bi-partisan cooperation in his Budget Address

Christie returns to N.J. for budget speech: What lawmakers want him to say

assetContent (9)TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie will propose a new state budget to the New Jersey Legislature on Tuesday, less than a week after bowing out of the Republican presidential race. The budget address marks the Republican governor’s first public appearance since exiting that race and returning full-time to New Jersey after months of campaigning out of… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: February 16th, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Chris Christie, New Jersey, New Jersey State Budget | Tags: , , | 1 Comment »

Christie’s Homecoming Address

Governor Chris Christie will deliver his 2017 Budget Address from the Assembly Chambers in the State House.  The event is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. and can be viewed via NJTV here:

I expect that the Governor will be warmly received by the legislators and guests with a standing ovation upon his arrival into the chambers. Everyone in the room has fantasied about being President of the United States. Christie got into to the arena.

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Posted: February 16th, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Chris Christie, New Jersey, New Jersey State Budget, News | Tags: , , | 1 Comment »

U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Obama’s Clean-Power Plan – States Get Temporary Stay

President Barack Obama At least for the short term, New Jersey will not have to adopt tough new plans to curb emissions that contribute to global warming as ordered by the Obama administration. With the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision late Tuesday to temporarily block implementation of the Clean Power Plan, the state can hold off imposing… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: February 13th, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Barack Obama, Global Warming, New Jersey | Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Obama’s Clean-Power Plan – States Get Temporary Stay

Opinion: Hope and Optimism Killed Christie’s Chances

By Art Gallagher

christie1Governor Chris Christie has been called, by friend and foes alike, the best political communicator since Ronald Reagan or Bill Clinton. Yet, after abandoning his post in New Jersey for the better part of two years in his quest for the presidency, the voters in Iowa and New Hampshire were unmoved by his talent.

As pundits and strategists dissect Christie’s failure, so far none have pointed to the obvious: Christie’s entitlement reform plan. Christie promised a harder future.

Donald Trump’s campaign in a variation of Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign.  “Yes we can” has been replaced by “Make America Great Again.”
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Posted: February 10th, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Chris Christie, New Jersey, Opinion | Tags: , , , , | 5 Comments »

Property tax relief bill passes N.J. Assembly committee

Assemblyman Jay Webber sponsored property tax relief legislation

Assemblyman Jay Webber sponsored property tax relief legislation

TRENTON — A bill to restore hundreds of millions of dollars paid by utilities to local governments for property tax relief advanced through a state committee on Monday. The legislation, ( A302), would restore $331 million in cuts to energy tax receipts and Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid over five years. But there’s a catch:… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: February 9th, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Jay Webber, New Jersey, News | Tags: , , , , | 2 Comments »

Muslims fight Islamophobia by ‘showing up’ for others

assetContentThey recently sent 3,000 bottles of water to Flint, Michigan, a struggling city rocked when it was discovered that state officials allowed residents to drink toxic water from the Flint River for two years. After the San Bernardino terror attacks in California, they began a campaign to raise $50,000 for victims and collected more than $180,000.… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: February 2nd, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: New Jersey, News | Tags: , , , , | 1 Comment »

Who’s the Governor of New Jersey When the Governor’s Out-of-Town?

12592206_1064172153649315_3718517762971283289_nWhen Gov. Chris Christie left New Jersey to return to the presidential campaign trail immediately after a major winter storm walloped the state last week, it was Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno who personally visited barrier-island communities where the storm’s floodwaters had caused the most damage. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: February 1st, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Kim Guadagno, New Jersey | Tags: , , | Comments Off on Who’s the Governor of New Jersey When the Governor’s Out-of-Town?

N.J. sets a goal for number of kids it wants in charter schools

assetContentJERSEY CITY — During his State of the State address earlier this month, Gov. Chris Christie pledged to pursue the expansion of charter school opportunities for New Jersey students. On Friday, his education commission put a number on that goal. New Jersey hopes to expand to 50,000 charter schools seats, about a 9 percent increase from… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: January 31st, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Christie Administration, Education, New Jersey, News | Tags: , , , , , , | Comments Off on N.J. sets a goal for number of kids it wants in charter schools

Surprise walkout by dockworkers shuts down the N.J., N.Y. ports

assetContent (54)NEWARK–More than 4,000 longshoremen unexpectedly walked off the job this morning, shutting down the port terminals both in New Jersey and New York, causing truck traffic to immediately start backing up throughout Port Newark and Port Elizabeth. Port officials were taken by surprise by the labor action, and were unsure what precipitated it. “We do know… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: January 29th, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: New Jersey, News | Tags: , , , | 1 Comment »