Governor pushes his post-budget agenda
Gov. Jon Corzine said yesterday the state must move quickly after the budget is passed to reignite discussion on a plan to fund transportation infrastructure needs.
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Archive of New Jersey on Wednesday May 07, 2008
Governor pushes his post-budget agenda
Gov. Jon Corzine said yesterday the state must move quickly after the budget is passed to reignite discussion on a plan to fund transportation infrastructure needs. Read More
State seeks hefty increase in housing for working class
The state Council on Affordable Housing yesterday introduced new rules designed to force a hefty increase in the amount of housing built for poor and working-class families. Read More
Water tax floated for open space
A state senator said yesterday he is renewing efforts to try to win public approval this fall of a ballot question that would constitutionally dedicate a proposed new water tax to raise about $150 million annually for open space purchases. Read More
Charting a course for urban revitalization
New Jersey's older cities and towns can be revitalized if the state sets goals and allows local governments to do more on their own to meet them, a report to be released today concludes. Read More
Lawmakers probe costs of overtime
TRENTON, N.J. -- Assembly legislators yesterday questioned $83 million in overtime expected to be spent this fiscal year by a key state department, a cost that comes as the state looks to cut costs amid budget woes. Read More
Legislators critical of Human Services
Members of the Assembly Budget Committee yesterday demanded top Human Services officials devise more ambitious plans to make New Jersey's largest and most troubled psychiatric hospital safer and reduce the seemingly infinite waiting lists of disabled people in need of housing. Read More
New school building panel looks forward, then back
The state panel in charge of New Jersey's $8.6 billion school construction program took a glimpse at the future yesterday -- and absorbed a series of costly blasts from its troubled past. Read More
McGreevey divorce trial begins in closed court
ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Lawyers representing the nation's first openly gay governor and his estranged wife ended the first day of their scheduled divorce trial reporting "progress" in settlement talks. Read More
Discord turns to detente for McGreeveys
After three years of bickering and backbiting, the McGreeveys appear to be reaching a detente in their acrimonious divorce. Read More
Bill's tighter financial controls would apply to EnCap
The state would impose stricter financial controls on publicly funded development projects, under a bill introduced this week. Read More
Bill would clear way for aquarium at Xanadu
The Meadowlands Xanadu shopping and entertainment complex could include a massive aquarium if state law is changed to allow it, according to the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. Read More
Preservationists release the latest list of 10 sites worth saving
Preservationists from Scotch Plains, Jersey City, High Bridge, Milltown and elsewhere traveled to Trenton yesterday to draw attention to New Jersey sites -- "historic and cultural resources and landscapes" -- that are in imminent danger of disappearing. Read More
Wal-Mart selects 20 capitols, including Pa.'s, for energy audits
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has announced partnerships with Pennsylvania, 18 other states and Puerto Rico to help them save on energy and electricity costs at their capitols. Read More
Silver Alert helps rescue lost seniors
When an elderly person with dementia is lost, seven states can trigger a Silver Alert to let the community know. Proposals in Congress would expand the successful missing persons program to all 50 states. Read More
Will states fix 2012 primary process?
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Oh say, is that banner made in the U.S.A.?
Lawmakers in 10 states have taken steps to require that American flags bought with state funds be manufactured in this country. While not all the legislation has passed, one state’s new law even bans the sale of foreign-made American flags in that state. Read More
Fairness of death-penalty panels questioned
Death-penalty supporters are raising questions about the fairness of state commissions charged with studying how capital punishment is carried out in Maryland and Tennessee, claiming the panels will issue reports that ignore their views. Read More
WORTH NOTING: Voters' guide promotes phone sex
An Oregon voters’ guide lists a very wrong number. California’s governor insults rural legislators. And Pennsylvania considers selling wine in vending machines. In case you missed those stories this week, “Worth Noting” fills you in. Read More
Parents turn to states for autism help
(UPDATED 4 p.m. EDT, Thursday May 1) One of the toughest problems facing autism patients, their families and policymakers is paying for treatment. Families are increasingly relying on states to help them cope with the financial, medical and educational needs. Read More
With justices' OK, voter ID moves ahead
A decision Monday (April 28) by the U.S. Supreme Court to let Indiana demand photo identification from voters paves the way for other states to do the same during November’s presidential election, experts say. Read More
Legislators prod Congress on Medicaid, Real ID
As some states tumble into what they fear is a recession, state lawmakers from across the country are pushing Congress for relief from impending federal rules that would force states to pick up more Medicaid costs and spend billions to make drivers’ licenses more secure. Read More
More states offer choice in long-term care
More states are poised to offer a successful alternative to traditional Medicaid plans that allows elders and the disabled to avoid moving to a nursing facility by hiring friends, neighbors or family members to look after them in their own homes. Read More
Credit crunch hits states' college loans
(Updated 11:55 a.m. EDT, April 23, 2008)
The credit crisis has led some state lending agencies to suspend their federal and private student loan programs, forcing thousands of students to search elsewhere for money to pay for college. Read More
Partisan mix in R.I., Conn. poses challenges
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Will Democrats grow legislative edge in '08?
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'Purple' states turn a little more 'blue'
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WORTH NOTING: Illinois gov runs up travel tab
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s commuting costs start to add up. South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds settles a dispute with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over a cranky game warden. Read More |
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