N.J. election season begins as more than 100 file for primary Assembly races
N.J. senator who was close to Christie criticizes him in Senate speech
TRENTON — State Sen. Joseph Kyrillos did not vote to buck the governor today when Democrats unsuccessfully tried to override his veto of the Port Authority legislation. But Kyrillos (R-Monmouth), who had been a personal friend of Christie’s and one of his chief allies in the Legislature, today demonstrated just how much their relationship has deteriorated… Read the rest of this entry »
Republican Senators Stick With Christie
Override of Governor’s Veto of Port Authority Reforms Fails
Posted: March 16th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Bridgegate, Chris Christie, New Jersey, NJ Senate Republicans, NJ State Legislature, Port Authority | Tags: Christie Veto, Lemmings, NJ Legislature, NJ Senate Republicans, Port Authority of NY/NJ, Port Authority reform, Veto override | 1 Comment »Senate fails to override Christie veto of Port Authority reform bill
Bill Baroni, Gov Christie and David Wildstein
TRENTON — Despite overwhelming bi-partisan support for a Port Authority reform bill approved in November, the state Senate today failed to override Gov. Chris Christie’s veto of the bill. After nearly an hour of impassioned debate, Senators voted 25-14 for the override, two votes short of the two-thirds majority needed to overturn the veto. State Sen.… Read the rest of this entry »
Amick: Could upcoming Port Authority override vote break Christie’s long veto streak?
Gov. Chris Christie has a remarkable winning streak going, one unmatched by any other New Jersey governor. He’s vetoed more than 350 bills during his five-plus years in Trenton, according to a Wall Street Journal count. And, in spite of the fact that the Legislature is controlled by the Democrats, a party other than his own,… Read the rest of this entry »
Why are road, bridge and transit projects so expensive in NJ? Sen. Mike Doherty wants answers
Watch Christie’s Budget Address Live
Faced with an unexpected Court Order yesterday requiring a pension payment of $1.57 billion by the end of June and with a national media glare upon him, Governor Chris Christie will deliver his Annual Budget Address to a joint session of the New Jersey Legislature this afternoon at 2 p.m.
You can watch the address here live, courtesy of NJTV and Youtube:
Posted: February 24th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Christie, New Jersey, New Jersey State Budget, News, NJ State Legislature | Tags: 2016 New Jersey Budget Address, Chris Christie, NJ Legislature, NJ State Budget | Comments Off on Watch Christie’s Budget Address Live
N.J. lawmakers warn of ‘draconian’ budget cuts after judge’s pension decision
TRENTON — New Jersey lawmakers warned of potential “draconian” budget cuts to come up with $1.57 billion if the state is forced to make a full pension payment this year. A state Superior Court judge ruled today that unions are entitled to that payment as part of a 2011 pension overhaul law passed by the Democratic-led… Read the rest of this entry »
State investigating shore home dispute between N.J. lawmaker’s husband, coastal charity
TRENTON — The state Attorney General’s Office is investigating the dispute between Assemblywoman Linda Stender’s husband and a Monmouth County charity that claims the Stenders tried to take advantage of it to transform a damaged bungalow into a luxury shore home, NJ Advance Media has learned. As part of the investigation, authorities are looking into whether… Read the rest of this entry »
Republicans Rally in Atlantic City
Atlantic City– With Governor Chris Christie out of the country, New Jersey’s snow covered roads remained opened and approximately 1000 Republican activists, and a few guest Democrats, from all corners of the state gathered in Atlantic City today to nurture their dream of hitting the jackpot and winning a majority of seats in the General Assembly in November.
Under a banner that reads DON’T MOVE. Lower Taxes Are On The Way. VOTE ASSEMBLY REPUBLICANS., Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick met with reporters prior to the kickoff of his convention. Bramnick said he would welcome an election theme that was a referendum on Governor Christie’s record in Trenton since 2010, saying that the Democrats who control both houses of the legislature stopped cooperating with Christie on his reform agenda.
Posted: February 2nd, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Assembly Republicans, Atlantic City, Jon Bramnick, Monmouth County, NJ GOP, NJ State Legislature | Tags: Assembly Republicans, Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, Atlantic City, Jon Bramnick, NJ Assembly Republi | 4 Comments »