Now that the latest republican presidential debate is over, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is hitting the road to New Hampshire. Christie will be taking a four day bus tour through the critical election state over the weekend and calls his tour “Telling it Like it Is”. Christie is polling second behind Donald Trump in…
Good news, New Jersey doled out $2.6 million in Homestead Rebate funding to residents over the past year and a half. The bad news? All of those people are dead. Audits released by the State on Tuesday show millions of dollars in benefits were erroneously issued to people who are dead. The audit also shows…
$17 million of your toll booth contributions are going to buy road salt for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. The authority announced that it bought the road salt this month which will 81,000 tons to the 157,000 ton stockpile of salt already on hand. Last year, the authority spent over $46 million to put salt…
A South Jersey man has been accused of assaulting his seven-week old daughter. 21 year old Sebastian Trump of Paulsboro has been charged after his infant daughter was brought to a hospital with bruising on her face. Trump now faces aggravated assault and other offenses; bail has been set in Salem County at $50,000 cash.
Democrats are pushing for a vote in New Jersey that would permit casinos to exists in the northern part of the State. Some democratic assembly members are trying to gain momentum for a measure that would ask voters if casinos should be in other places besides Atlantic City. In order for gaming to exist outside…
The number of homeless in New Jersey declined almost more than any other state. New numbers from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development annual report says that New Jersey’s homeless population dropped more than 45 other states with a 13.5 percent drop. Since 2007, there has been a 41.7 percent decline in homeless in the…
Senate leader Steve Sweeney has again called for the State to fully fund the pension system. Sweeney stated on Monday that his position on pensions has nothing to do with a likely gubernatorial run in 2017. Sweeney says Governor Chris Christie has not lived up to his promise to contribute more state funding to the…
Republicans in Trenton say they can raise money for transportation projects without a gasoline tax. Two republican Senators held a press conference on Monday and rolled out a seven year plan that will fund transportation projects with a change to the public pension system and from revenue from Motor Vehicle Commission violations. The fund that…
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce came out strongly against a proposal to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in Nov. regarding ensuring proper payments are made to the pension system. In the statement, chamber president Thomas Bracken said the organization believes “this proposal would severely impact the state’s fiscal stability which would ultimately…
Governor Chris Christie does not think Donald Trump is a bigot. Christie made those remarks over the weekend in New Hampshire where he pushed back on reporters who asked him if it would be tough for Christie to support Trump if Trump wins the GOP nomination for President. Christie is second to Trump in New…