Governor Christie is being asked to declare a drought emergency for central and northern New Jersey. Some reservoirs have fallen to record low levels and Christie is being asked to put the brakes on water consumption. If declared, it is highly unlikely the emergency would reach to our part of the State.
Many of the leaders from around the state are in Atlantic City this week. The New Jersey League of Municipalities is holding its conference in Atlantic City. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno will deliver a speech on Thursday at the conference. This year is the 101st meeting of the conference. The highlight for Wednesday will be…
Many people have dropped out of consideration for a gubernatorial run next year. John Wisniewski is not one of them. The Assemblyman announced his bid to become governor on Tuesday. Many top Democrats dropped out in favor of Phil Murphy. Among his career highlights was being a lead investigator for the Bridgegate investigation by state…
Chris Christie will have an important role in the Donald Trump administration. Rudy Guiliani says “chess pieces are still moving around on the board” but confirms that Christie will wind up in Washington. Guiliani is working as a vice-chairman of Trump’s transition team.
If you go on strike in New Jersey, you cannot collect unemployment benefits. Governor Chris Christie vetoed a bill on Monday that would have allowed striking workers to collect benefits while they walked the picket lines. The legislation was written following a Verizon strike that crippled the utility for several weeks.
For the tenth time under the leadership of Governor Chris Christie, New Jersey’s credit rating has taken a hit. Standard and Poor’s has lowered the State’s credit rating again, this time from an A to an A-. The big issue for the State? Growing pension liabilities and no way to fund the pensions for the…
The presidential election happened less than one week ago and already the political pundits are speculating who will be running for the Oval Office in 2020. Democratic New Jersey Senator Corey Booker has been touted as a possible candidate for the next election, but he told NJ.com that running for president is “the absolute last…
At least ten cases of a bacterial infection have been reported in Atlantic and Ocean counties that have been linked to contaminated medical supplies. The N.J. State Department of Health has issued alerts to nursing homes and rehab centers about the possible contaminations from syringes manufactured by Nurse Assist. The health department has seen 52…
There were no winners in Saturday night’s Powerball lottery drawing. The estimated jackpot for the next drawn will be just shy of $300 million. There were over 903,000 tickets that won something during Saturday night’s drawing, so check your tickets. Tickets for this week’s drawing, two dollars.
Sunday evening and Monday morning, super moon time in South Jersey. The biggest super moon in about six decades will be in the autumn sky Sunday night and sets Monday morning. The orbit of the full moon will be closer than it’s been to Earth since 1948. It rises in the eastern sky Sunday around…