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Our friends in Trenton: New Jersey's absurd gun law

TigerHawk (Free subscription) | yesterday

The incompetent buffoons who managed to turn the highest per capita income in the country into the nation's worst fiscal problem have beclowned their way to mandatory sentencing -- three years of hard time -- for possession of a BB gun. Good job, guys. Because cracking down on BB guns was so much more important than getting a handle on the state's crippling debt load or ridiculously

N.J. expands health-insurance plan

Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

TRENTON - New Jersey expanded a government health-insurance program yesterday to cover more low-income families and all children in the state.

New Jersey Gas Prices Hit $4.00 - Use YWN Ride-Sharing!

Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Although it has been this way for some time already, the AAA of New Jersey has announced that the price of gas has officially reached the $4 per gallon milestone overnight. Average prices were the highest in the Trenton area, at $4.03 per gallon, and in Middlesex, Somerset and Hunterdon counties, at $4 per gallon, the Associated [...]

dotPhoto Announces EuroBook Hard-Bound Digital Photo Books, Bringing Professional-Grade Photo Books to Consumers

Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

TRENTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--dotPhoto announces the EuroBook, a new service for creating customized, hard-bound digital photo books. EuroBook technology gives photographers unlimited

Ex-Corzine girlfriend out of CWA post

Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday

TRENTON - The Communications Workers of America's national executive board has removed the head of the union's largest local - a New Jersey state worker leader who also used to be Gov. Corzine's girlfriend.

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N.J. to assist firms owned by minorities

Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday

TRENTON - New Jersey is renewing efforts to give more state contracts to small businesses owned by minorities and women.

Camden Man Indicted for shooting at State Troopers

ClearysNoteBook (Free subscription) | yesterday

Link: State of New Jersey. TRENTON – Attorney General Anne Milgram and Acting Criminal Justice Director Deborah Gramiccioni announced that a Camden man was indicted today on a charge of attempted murder for allegedly firing...

NJ governor's ex suspended as workers union boss

ClearysNoteBook (Free subscription) | yesterday

Link: The Associated Press: By CHRIS NEWMARKER – 1 hour ago TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The Communications Workers of America's national executive board has suspended the head of the union's largest local — a New...

N.J. Lawmaker's Plan Would Fund Stem-Cell Research

Pro-Life News (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008

TRENTON -- New Jersey's bid to make itself a leader in stem-cell research was stymied last year when voters rejected borrowing $450 million to fund research. Now a leading advocate has a new plan: encouraging private investors to bankroll stem-cell-research...

Lawmaker's plan would fund stem-cell research in state

Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008

TRENTON - New Jersey's bid to make itself a leader in stem-cell research was stymied last year when voters rejected borrowing $450 million to fund research. Now a leading advocate has a new plan: encouraging private investors to bankroll stem-cell-research loans.

NJ Dept. of Ed. Emergency Accountability Regulations Now in Effect

ClearysNoteBook (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008

Link: » www.njsba.org/blog TRENTON, July 3, 2008–The state Department of Education on Tuesday officially filed the “emergency” provisions of the accountability regulations with the state Office of Administrative Law, effectively putting the new rules into...

NJ Transit's retired railcars just the ticket for its peers

Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008

TRENTON - They're cramped, with about 40 years of wear and tear. But suddenly the 104 Comet 1 railcars that NJ Transit is retiring seem like a pretty good deal to SEPTA and other transit agencies trying to meet higher demand from commuters amid rising gas prices.

Will New Jersey Raise the Minimum Wage, Again?

PoliPundit.com (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008

Apparently, our elected politicians in Trenton are not quite done kicking New Jersey businesses in the *&%$, with Universal Health Care Socialized Medicine is on the horizon, and just months after passing the Family Paid Leave Act and 2 years after a significant minimum wage increase, advocates are pushing for ...

Demoted deputy police chief kills self

News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008

A police officer has been assigned to guard the mayor of a New Jersey town after the suicide of the recently demoted deputy police chief. Officials said no known threats have been made against Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo, The Times of Trenton reported. The Bencivengo administration proposed the demotion of George Zimmer Jr. from deputy chief to captain as part of an effort to cut spending throughout...

N.J. residents worried about finances, poll finds The survey found that 54 percent believe they are worse off than they were a year ago.

Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008

TRENTON - New Jerseyans aren't feeling especially festive with the Fourth of July holiday approaching. A new poll finds them increasingly worried about their finances.