This week in 2016 Presidential Polls

By Patrick Murray, Monmouth University Polling Institute

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Christie Takes Action On The Budget and Takes Questions From The Press

Governor Chris Christie will announce his line item vetoes of the NJ State Budget that the Democratic Legislature presented to him yesterday and take questions from the NJ Press Corp for the first time this year at 11:30 this morning.

Watch Christie’s remarks here courtesy of NJTV and YouTube.

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Same-Sex Marriage Legalized

Kissing Brides, Heather Jensen and Amy Quinn, an Asbury Park Councilwoman, celebrate their marriage shortly after midnight on October 21.2013 facebook photo

The United States Supreme Court made history Friday when it ruled that same-sex couples can get married in all 50 states. There were two questions at hand. One, does the Constitution force states to marry same-sex couples? And two, does it require states to recognize same-sex marriages from other states? The court decided that states must… Read the rest of this entry »

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Christie promises veto of Dems’ tax increases, mum on pension cuts

TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie took a scolding tone with the state’s Democratic lawmakers Thursday night, saying he planned to veto $1.1 billion in tax hikes outright but declining to say how much smaller the state’s contribution to the pension system would be. On his monthly radio show on New Jersey 101.5, Christie answered “yes” to… Read the rest of this entry »

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Robber who targeted women, used pepper spray back in Monmouth?

COLTS NECK — A woman suffered a bizarre pepper-spray attack Tuesday night that is similar to other incidents reported in Freehold and Colts Neck last year, Colts Neck police said. RELATED:Robber in Monmouth uses pepper spray against female victims The victim was driving around midnight near Five Points and Stone Hill roads when another motorist flashed… Read the rest of this entry »

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How a call to a principal opened a door for Christie’s big announcement

LIVINGSTON — The call came in to Livingston High School principal Mark Stern on the day before graduation: a well-known alumnus wanted to use the school the following week to make an announcement. The request went up the chain. From the principal’s office to the superintendent. Then to the Board of Education. And on Thursday morning… Read the rest of this entry »

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Christie says he still has not decided on run for President

file photo by Art Gallagher

Contradicting published reports that he will announce that he is a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for President of the United States next Tuesday at Livingston High School, Governor Chris Christie told his radio audience on NJ 101.5’s Ask the Governor this evening that “There’s been absolutely no final decision made by me.”

Christie said that he would work through the budget that the State Legislature sent him today, veto some increases, and then make a decision.

“Let’s get through tonight and work on the budget, and then I’ll make a decision.”

Christie’s public schedule indicates that he will take action on the budget tomorrow morning at 11:30 and take questions from the press.

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Analysis: GOP can no longer look to court to repeal Obamacare

 

WASHINGTON — It’s clear now that any overhaul of the Affordable Care Act will have to come through the political system, not the court. And repeal-minded Republicans face trouble generating a mandate for change. Republicans were hoping the court would decide against this key part of the law — and in turn give the party momentum… Read the rest of this entry »

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Christie to announce his presidential candidacy on Tuesday

Photo by Paul Scharff

Governor Chris Christie is returning to the scene of his first electoral victories to officially announce that he is a candidate for President of the United States; Livingston High School, where he was elected class president three times.

Matt Katz, WNYC’s Christie Tracker, broke the news this morning.

Christie will announce on Tuesday, June 30th, the last day of New Jersey’s fiscal year and that date by which he must sign a balanced budget for the State.

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Happy Gerri Popkin Day!

Today is Gerri Popkin Day in Monmouth County!

Well, officially it will be (will have been?) tonight when the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders declare it so in a proclamation honoring Gerri’s nearly 30 years of public service.  I never understood why the Freeholders honor people with a day in their name at the end of that day.  Gerri has made a deep enough positive impact in Monmouth County in both her professional career and her political activism that the Freeholders should name an entire month or a building, at the very least a conference room, in her honor.

Popkin is retiring as Monmouth County’s Director of Purchasing after 28 years on July 1.  As Director of Purchasing, she supervised a staff of 12 and was responsible for acquiring $100 million in goods and services annually. Prior to becoming Director of Purchasing, Gerri was the Director of Consumer Affairs. For two years in the mid-1980’s, she was a executive with the New Jersey Lottery.

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