73 percent of New Jersey’s registered voters disapprove of the job performance by Governor Christie. A new Farleigh Dickinson University Public Mind poll gives Christie the second-lowest approval rating in State history, trailing one poll conducted on former governor Jim Florio. 89 percent of democrats in the State believe Christie is doing a poor job…
One of the longest serving public officials in the State has passed away at the age of 87. Longtime State Senator and former Surf City Mayor Len Connors died over the weekend at the age of 87. Connors served as mayor of Surf City from 1966 through 2015. Connors son Chris currently holds the legislative…
It sounds crazy, but New Jersey just now has a law on the books that says a student who dies after borrowing money for education no longer has to pay the loan back. Governor Christie signed the bill into law on Monday. One woman told lawmakers this summer that she continued to make payments…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is giving New Jersey seven more years to complete various dredging projects following Hurricane Sandy. FEMA says the State now has until the end of 2024 to dredge 130 channels that were damaged by the storm. FEMA agrees with State officials who say bad weather and the lack of contractors…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed a bill this week that would limit solitary confinement given to inmates at state prisons. Civil liberties leaders in the State want the practice to be limited, but Christie disagrees. Christie blistered democratic Senator Ray Lesniak who sponsored the bill, saying Lesniak has “no idea about law enforcement”.
There will be no special prosecutor assigned to Governor Christie’s “Bridgegate” case. A judge on Friday denied a request to have a special prosecutor appointed to the case. Christie was not charged in connection with a recent case that resulted in the conviction of two of his political allies.
Governor Chris Christie visited the Trump Tower in New York City on Friday as speculation continues that he could ready to get a job in Trump’s administration or as the chairman of the Republican National Committee. Christie was spotted walking out of the Tower at 4pm with Trump campaign manager Kelyanne Conway. Christie did not…
High School nurses in Ocean County will be the first in the state to have Narcan. The county prosecutor there decided to give the nurses of the school the drug that has saved many lives in heroin overdoses. Ocean County will be the first in the state to provide Narcan to all nurses. Training also…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie wants to become the next chairman of the Republican National Committee. Various report indicate that Christie is lobbying to get the job soon to be vacated by Reince Priebus, who will become President-elect Donald Trump’s chief of staff. Christie could very well finish out his term as governor of the…
If democrats in Trenton are successful in raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, be prepared to pump your own gas. NJ.com reports that Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno is warning residents about a potential hike in the minimum wage, saying it was never intended to be a living wage in New Jersey. Guadagno made…