Senate Republican Budget Officer Anthony Bucco issued the following statement regarding the Corzine Administration’s refusal, to date, to identify the promised $400 million in budget savings that were due at the beginning of the month. “My colleagues and I are disappointed that the governor has not honored his promise to identify $400 million in additional budget savings by December 1. It is vitally important that he release this list of savings that is now more than two weeks overdue... Read Full Story
Bruce Springsteen rocked the US gay marriage debate, urging legislators in his home state of New Jersey to back single-sex nuptials in a vote scheduled for Thursday. The rock icon said gay marriage was a civil rights issue and that the state Senate should vote yes. "I've long believed in and have always spoken out for the rights of same-sex couples," he wrote on his website. He said he agreed with New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine that "the marriage equality issue should be recognized for what... Read Full Story
Declaring a fiscal emergency in New Jersey is one option open to Gov.-elect Chris Christie as he searches for a way out of the state's deep financial deficit, the head of his transition team said. Jeff Chiesa, executive director of Christie's transition team, said an emergency declaration like the one Gov. Jon Corzine used after budget talks with the Legislature collapsed in 2006 is one of many ideas raised during a recent meeting. "It would be premature to suggest it is anything more at... Read Full Story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans seeking a comeback from recent losses may pick up the governor's seats in Virginia and New Jersey on Tuesday in campaigns that tested the limits of President Barack Obama's influence. Democrats were bracing for the unhappy possibility they could go down to defeat not just in those two states but in a congressional district in upstate New York where a conservative candidate was leading. The election outcome could give some clues as to the national mood a... Read Full Story
Chris Christie thought his political career was over 12 years ago when he was bounced from a primary election for a county board. Christie, practically a born politician who campaigned as a teenager with future Gov. Tom Kean Sr., was president of his class at Livingston High School and of the student body at the University of Delaware. He was a one-term incumbent on the Morris County Board of Freeholders when he lost the primary. But his political career was revived through an unlikely chain... Read Full Story
President Barack Obama is making a last-minute campaign appearance for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine's re-election bid. Obama's scheduled to appear Sunday at a pair of rallies for the only incumbent governor seeking re-election. Just one of two governors' offices on the ballot for Tuesday's elections, the White House is aware Democratic losses would be spun as a referendum on Obama. The results could also foreshadow next year's elections, when 37 governorships come up for grabs. The president... Read Full Story
CAMDEN, New Jersey (Reuters) - Democrats running for governor in New Jersey and Virginia face possible defeat in November, despite strong showings by President Barack Obama in those states last year, in elections that could render the first judgments on the Obama presidency. New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, a close Obama ally, is struggling to win re-election in the face of a strong challenge by Republican Christopher Christie. The Obama administration has turned out in support of Corzine, a... Read Full Story
Sam Tyler | November 18, 2009
With Jon Corzine back from the Tropics and a lame-duck
session about to begin the real question at hand for the Governor is: what will
he be doing when his term ends?
We here at Save Jersey HQ have thought long and hard about
the options that Mr. Moneybags has available to him. He’s been linked to Bank
of America (anyone catch the irony that the Bank of America was bailed out by
America?), a position on The One’s cabinet, and professional retirement... Read Full Story
Matt Rooney | November 6, 2009 Some of the most important election activities happen behind the scenes. Clearly, one of the most under-analyzed elements of Chris Christie's historic victory may be Tom Kean, Jr.'s role in keeping the Democrat machine bosses off-balance during the final weeks of the campaign. Every day, we're finding out the extent to which Jon Corzine alienated his fellow Democratic leaders. Corzine isn't known as an extremely warm or likable guy to begin with, and his... Read Full Story
Matt Rooney | November 1, 2009 From Monmouth University Polling Institute: "Just days before selecting their next governor, New Jersey voters are clearly divided. The only sure bet from the latest Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Poll is that the winner will be either a Republican or a Democrat. As of Friday night, challenger Chris Christie held an insignificant one point lead over incumbent Jon Corzine among likely voters, 43% to 42%. Two weeks ago, the race was tied at 39% each... Read Full Story
