While the growth of property taxes might have been slowed down, the average bill in the state is now over $8,000 per year. The Department of Community Affairs said property taxes increased 2.2 percent on average in 2014 and the new average bill comes in at $8,161. In total, taxes have increased 12 percent under…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie met with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday. The meeting took place at 10 Downing Street, and lasted nearly an hour. Christie followed the meeting with members of the Prime Minister’s cabinet.
Gov. Chris Christie made some news during a trade mission in England. Christie said parents should have some choice in whether their child is vaccinated. It is directly opposed to what President Barack Obama has said and is in the midst a huge measles outbreak that has hit a number of states.
A new poll says Gov. Chris Christie wouldn’t do well in Iowa if he runs for president. The Des Moines Register-Bloomberg poll says that the governor is viewed unfavorably by 54 percent of Iowa compared to only 36 percent that view him favorably among Republican voters. Meanwhile, only four percent say they would vote for…
Gov. Chris Christie is overseas visiting his third country in the past year. Christie is in London on a trade mission. Of course, all the experts believe Christie is just using the chance to increase his presidential appeal. On Monday, the governor is meeting with the Prime Minister David Cameron. Christie went to a soccer…
Close to 1,000 Republicans are gathering at the Borgata in Atlantic City on Monday to figure out how to take the state government back. In a blue state, Republicans haven’t had much success in legislative races. Assemblyman Jon Bramnick is leading the event as the focus in the Assembly race that is set to take…
According to Punxsutawney Phil, the “official” weather groundhog, we will be getting six more weeks of winter. Phil apparently saw his shadow this morning, thereby predicting the continuation of winter weather. However, Staten Island Chuck, a resident of the Staten Island Zoo, did not see his shadow and predicted an early spring with the help of…
We may be getting only rain in Cape May County on Monday, but northern New Jersey saw heavy snow and ice create treacherous road conditions. Gov. Christie decided that all New Jersey state offices will open late today at 10:30 a.m. This means offices like the DMV will open late as all non-essential state employees…
Gov. Chris Christie’s time as head of the Republican Governor’s Association has come to a close. Christie raised $117 million for the organization and the number of Republican governor’s during his time increased from 29 to 31. Christie may be moving on to running for president now, as he has formed a political action committee,…
There was again no winner in the Powerball Lottery drawing on Saturday night. The new rollover for the game comes in at $317 million. The cash option is $220.6 million if you don’t prefer annuity. The drawing will next go off on Wednesday night. If you do decided to play you have a 1 in…