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A community portal about New Jersey with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The state is named after the island of Jersey in the... [more]

A community portal about New Jersey with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The state is named after the island of Jersey in the English Channel. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania. Parts of New Jersey lie within the metropolitan areas of New York and Philadelphia.

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Bill Authorizes Gold Star License Plates for Parents of Soldiers Killed Overseas Senator Sean Kean stood with Gold Star families and representatives from military organizations at a press conference to highlight legislation he has sponsored in honor of New Jersey military families that would authorize a special Gold Star Family license plate for families of servicemen and women who have lost their lives while on active duty for the United States. Senator Sean Kean was joined by local Gold Star families and representatives from military organizations at a press conference to highlight legislation he has sponsored in honor of New Jersey military families. According to ... Read Full Story
 
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Senator Gerald Cardinale, a Republican on the State House Commission, said that Governor Corzine has opened the door to corruption with his plan to sell the Camden State Prison property under a no-bid contract. The State House Commission voted to approve an opaque process of the kind that has failed taxpayers repeatedly in the past with such projects as the disastrous EnCap development and the bungled Xanadu project. Only commission members Senator Cardinale and Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon voted against the governor’s wrong-headed plan. “The governor has opened the door to corruption by refusing to let the sale of the prison property be conducted by ... Read Full Story
 
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Senator Sean Kean, R-Monmouth, responded to a Star-Ledger editorial urging passage of legislation that finally would allow parents of fallen soldiers, Marines, sailors, airmen and other military personnel killed in combat to buy “Gold Star Family” license plates for their cars registered in New Jersey. Legislation has been stalled for more than a year, apparently because the Motor Vehicle Commission says it’s losing money on other types of specialty plates. “As a prime sponsor of legislation that would authorize Gold Star plates, I welcome the Star-Ledger’s call to stop stalling and start honoring the parents of our fallen service men and women,” Senator Kean said. “These ... Read Full Story
 
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Senator Steve Oroho, Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose and Assemblyman Gary Chiusano, R-Sussex, Morris, Hunterdon, announced today they were recognized as “Taxpayer Champions” by the New Jersey Taxpayers Alliance. “Standing up for taxpayers in New Jersey is job number one for Alison, Gary, and me,” said Oroho, who serves on the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. “We are continuing our mission to make New Jersey more competitive to bring in new businesses and private sector jobs and it starts with making sure our tax policies are attractive.” (more…) Read Full Story
 
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Senator Joe Pennacchio issued the following statement after reading news accounts of allegations that New Jersey U.S. senators and congressmen applied such extreme pressure on regulators that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration overruled its scientists and approved an unsafe, ineffective device for repairing injured knees. “These four legislators crossed the line, and Governor Corzine should order an immediate investigation,” Pennacchio said. “As a health care professional, I believe no politician should lobby the FDA unless they are absolutely certain they are acting in the best interests of patients.” (more…) Read Full Story
 
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Senator Sean Kean Calls for New Traffic Pattern at Route 36 Bri

Senator Sean T. Kean has called for the NJ DOT to implement new traffic patterns at the new Route 36 Highlands Bridge.

Senator Sean Kean Calls for New Traffic Pattern at Route 36 Bri

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Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerIn this Oct. 8 file photo, New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine speaks to The Star-Ledger editorial board in Newark.TRENTON -- Gov. Jon Corzine signed nearly two dozen bills into law today, including measures that restrict the marketing...  
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New Jersey voters repudiated Governor Jon Corzine's policies of the past four years on November 3rd.  Republican Chris Christie and Independent Chris Daggett received nearly 55% of the votes cast. The anti-Corzine voters played it safe on Election Day, pulling the lever for Christie instead of Daggett who had a "plan" to lower property taxes by widening the sales tax. The Christie campaign effectively demolished Daggett's candidacy in the...  
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Bill Authorizes Gold Star License Plates for Parents of Soldiers Killed Overseas Senator Sean Kean stood with Gold Star families and representatives from military organizations at a press conference to highlight legislation he has sponsored in honor of New Jersey military families that would authorize a special Gold Star Family license plate for families of servicemen and women who have lost their lives while on active duty for the United...  
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Data to be Used for State Planning Purposes Kept Secret Senator Christopher “Kip” Bateman (R-Somerset) continued to call on Governor Jon Corzine today to release the results of a Rutgers study provided to the State Planning Commission that projects future population, employment and housing numbers in New Jersey. The numbers from the Rutgers Study apparently indicate that job growth for the period encompassing the years 2008 to 2028 will only...  
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It is, in some ways, a perfect sequel to the Torricelli maneuver: In what could become the highest profile game of political musical chairs in the state, Democratic sources claim they are considering replacing U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg with outgoing Gov. Jon Corzine.It would work like this: Corzine would resign prior to January, when Republican Christopher Christie takes over as governor. A Corzine resignation would allow state Sen...  
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