WASHINGTON — What the New Jersey congressional delegation thought of President Obama’s State of the Union address depended on which side of the political aisle they sat on. U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-2nd Dist.), for example, said: “It is clear that cooperation is not on President Obama’s agenda for his final two years.” MORE: Obama embraces… Read the rest of this entry »
Of the nearly 75,000 flood-insurance claims that New Jersey homeowners filed in the aftermath of Sandy, FEMA says that the National Flood Insurance Program had paid 58,055 policyholders a total of $3.9 billion as of early last month. But 6,532 claims were rejected and closed without payment, and throughout the region, some 1,500 cases remain bogged… Read the rest of this entry »
Trenton, New Jersey
January 13, 2015
Mr. Speaker…
Mr. Senate President…
Lt. Governor Guadagno…
Members of the legislature…
Friends and citizens of New Jersey:
I come before you, as required by the state constitution, to report on the condition of our state.
The state of our state continues to get better.
New Jersey is better off than it was last year at this time, and it is certainly far better off than it was just five years ago.
While many first years of a second term show a hangover from the campaign and its partisanship, we have fought through that tradition and have real accomplishments to show for that action in 2014.
Posted: January 13th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Chris Christie, New Jersey | Tags: 2015 State of the State Address, Chris Christie, Governor Chris Christie, New Jersey, State of the State Address | Comments Off on Governor Chris Christie’s State of the State Address as prepared for deliveryGovernor Chris Christie is delivered his State of the State Address this afternoon.
Watch a recording here, including responses from the Democratic Legislative Leadership towards to end.
Posted: January 13th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Christie, New Jersey | Tags: Chris Christie, New Jersey, NJ, State of the State | Comments Off on Governor Chris Christie’s 2015 State of the State Address
TRENTON — With speculation growing that he may soon launch a bid for the White House, Gov. Chris Christie will step to rostrum a podium at the Statehouse in Trenton today and focus on New Jersey. Christie will deliver his fifth State of the State address at 2 p.m., giving his take on the condition of… Read the rest of this entry »
Government -sanctioned theft. That’s the phrase state Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) has used like a ubiquitous bumper sticker to rail against red-light cameras. A story by njadvancemedia reporter Bill Wichert shows just how much “theft” was going on in the city of Newark. In five years, Newark collected $34 million from about 400,000 tickets doled out… Read the rest of this entry »
The state this week launched two new Hurricane Sandy recovery programs for low- and moderate-income residents: one to help homeowners rebuild and another to provide rental assistance. Both of the programs started taking applications on Monday. The rebuilding program, which is funded with $40 million in federal disaster relief aid, is open to primary residents who… Read the rest of this entry »By Greg Kelly
Friday, January 9
MONTVALE, N.J. — In the latest in a string of corporate departures from northern New Jersey, Mercedes-Benz USA Tuesday confirmed rumors that after 43 years here, it is moving its headquarters to Atlanta to achieve the “profitable growth and efficiencies we require for the decades ahead.” Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Stephen Cannon said in a statement that… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — The Christie administration has proposed tighter security requirements for gun retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers, and their employees, in response to several thefts and lapses in oversight during the past decade that led to at least one death. The rules, proposed last month by the State Police, come as Gov. Chris Christie considers a possible…
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