The Star-Ledger is reporting that stun gun laws are going to be less restrictive towards police officers. The new report says that more police officers will be able to use them and there will be more instances when they can be applied. Attorney General Paula Dow is getting prepared to announce the new rules. The…
Former Education Commissioner Bret Schundler is going to testify during a Senate hearing on the state’s failed “Race to the Top” application today. Democratic lawmakers want to find out where the mistake was made and how was it allowed to happen. A costly error was made to one of the questions that left New Jersey…
State officials announced today that they will now provide oversight to Atlantic City’s governmental finances. In a deal announced on Tuesday, the State of New Jersey will allow Atlantic City to spread out a $9.5 million operating deficit over a five year period. In return, the State will now provide oversight of Atlantic City’s financial…
Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel announced that in response to the recent layoffs of 40 Atlantic City police officers, he will assign detectives beginning tomorrow from his office. “We’ve been in communication with the Atlantic City Police Department through Deputy Chief Jubilee. We have offered and they have accepted our assistance and we are devoting…
A New York woman was sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday for her role in the crimes against her stepmother, Gerardina Garcia, who was gunned down on April 20, 2006, in front of her 8-year-old son in the driveway of her Egg Harbor Township home, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel stated. Yvette Garcia, 37, of Ozone…
The Senate Legislative Oversight Committee today voted to subpoena two key individuals and order them to produce documents in advance of its Thursday hearing into the state’s failed Race to the Top federal education grant application. The committee was granted the power of subpoena today by the Senate, which voted 21-14 on a resolution (SR-399)…
The Senate approved a measure sponsored by Senators Jeff Van Drew and Fred Madden urging the President to proclaim one week each year “Hire a Veteran Week” to remind employers of the value of hiring veterans and to call on employers, labor and veterans organizations to support increasing their employment. The Senators said the purpose…
Legislation sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew to help municipalities cut costs by giving them the flexibility to eliminate unnecessary positions after merging municipal courts today was unanimously approved by the full Senate. The bill (S-2233) is part of a legislative effort to give municipalities additional tools to reduce costs and make it possible to…
The election for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District is tight, according to the Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Press Media Poll. More voters approve than disapprove of the job freshman Congressman John Adler is doing, but enough voters are looking for change in Washington that challenger Jon Runyan is within striking distance. With five weeks to…
The Ocean Drive (CR 619) Bridge over Townsends Inlet is scheduled to be closed to vehicular traffic on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 for a period of approximately three weeks (weather permitting). The closing of the bridge is necessitated by construction to replace deteriorated bridge railings and to clean and paint the entire bridge railing system.…