Railpax Magazine (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
The U.S. Senate yesterday passed H.R. 2095, the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act. The bill includes Amtrak reauthorization language and authorizes significant federal funding for intercity passenger rail service and corridor development.
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Campaign roundup Frank Lautenberg and Dick Zimmer will participate in a NJ 101.5 radio debate on October 29. The DCCC has poured another $200,000 into NJ-03 and NJ-07. Slush fund Democratic legislative leaders are calling out Republicans who took money from the slush fund but are now criticizing it. Energy Citing the economic downturn, BP annonced yesterday that it will not proceed with plans to build...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
A new Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll has Democratic U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg maintaining a comfortable lead over his Republican challenger, Dick Zimmer, with many voters not even knowing who the GOP candidate is.
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D) and Dick Zimmer (R) U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and his Republican challenger, former Congressman Dick Zimmer, have agreed to debate on New Jersey 101.5 FM, their two campaigns and the radio station said today. It...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Campaign roundup Frank Lautenberg crushes Dick Zimmer 50-34 in a new FDU poll. Economy In a joint session of the Legislature next week, Governor Corzine will ask lawmakers to pass an economic stimulus package to help homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages. Housing An appeals court rejected a motion filed by the state League of Municipalities seeking to postpone the Dec. 31 deadline for submitting...
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
A Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll has Democratic U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg maintaining a comfortable lead over his Republican challenger, Dick Zimmer, with many voters not even knowing who the GOP candidate is. The poll, out today, shows likely voters...
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) gave a rousing pro-labor speech Saturday to a union of stagehands in Weehawken and never mentioned his opponent in next month's election, former Republican congressman Dick Zimmer. The night before, a GOP-sponsored town hall meeting in...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
If you've been thinking that good polling news for Barack Obama and Frank Lautenberg means that Democrat Linda Stender is a lock in the NJ7 open seat congressional race, think again. Here are the latest results from the Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Poll : Registered Voters (503) Leonard Lance: 41% John McCain: 43% Linda Stender 37% Barack Obama: 45% Likely Voters (410) Leonard Lance: 43%...
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) gave a rousing pro-labor speech today to a union of stagehands in Weehawken and never mentioned his opponent, former Republican Congressman Dick Zimmer. The night before, a GOP-sponsored town hall meeting in Summit was all...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey’s incumbent Democratic senator, has a history of making his opponents wait to debate him. Time has not made him more forthcoming.
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Campaign roundup Frank Lautenberg and Dick Zimmer will debate on November 1. Bombshell at the Bryant trial A Democratic budget aide testified at former state Senator Wayne Bryant's trial that some of the $40 million allocated to Property Tax Assistance and Community Development program was given to individual lawmakers to hand out to consitutents. The economy Lawmakers will consider reducing taxes...
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dick Zimmer today criticized Democratic U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg's vote for the $700 billion bailout bill and blamed the four-term incumbent for the nation's financial crisis. At a news conference at the Statehouse in Trenton, Zimmer...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
A U.S. District Court in New Jersey on Monday heard arguments on the legality of a Bush administration policy directive that restricts states' abilities to expand SCHIP, the Newark Star-Ledger reports (Schwaneberg, Newark Star-Ledger, 9/30).
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Frank Lautenberg and Bob Menendez voted YES for the current version of the bailout bill. Oh, and it passed in a big way.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
A sweeping rail safety reform bill that envisions billions of dollars for Amtrak easily cleared the Senate Wednesday, its passage helped by the Sept. 12 train collision in Los Angeles that killed 25 people.
