NJ: Obama to hit the trail for Corzine
Hoping to sprinkle Gov. Jon Corzine with political stardust, President Obama will hit the campaign trail in New Jersey in two weeks.
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Archive of New Jersey on Thursday July 02, 2009
NJ: Obama to hit the trail for Corzine
Hoping to sprinkle Gov. Jon Corzine with political stardust, President Obama will hit the campaign trail in New Jersey in two weeks. Read More
NJ: Activists urge Corzine to conditionally veto 'stimulus' bill
A coalition of affordable housing and environmental activists are urging Gov. Jon Corzine to conditionally veto legislation described as an economic stimulus bill that was approved by the Legislature on Monday. Read More
Stimulus eases community college troubles
States are digging into their federal stimulus money to help finance community colleges, where rising tuition, soaring enrollment and budget cuts threaten to shut students out of the system. Read More
NJ: New Jersey school districts show improvement under 'No Child' grading
More New Jersey school districts are meeting the requirements of the federal "No Child Left Behind" law, according to data released yesterday by the state Department of Education. Read More
NJ: Pact averts layoffs, keeps schools open
Gov. Jon Corzine has agreed to abandon plans to close 18 regional schools the state operates for students with learning disabilities under the amended contract members of the Communications Workers of America ratified this week. Read More
NJ: New Jersey to pay developer $4.8M to save oceanfront land in Cape May
The state will pay $4.8 million of a $7 million settlement with a developer to prevent the construction of houses on 78 acres of oceanfront property in the town of Cape May, state officials announced Wednesday. Read More
NJ: State health coverage applications go out to 62,000 N.J. households
Another 62,000 households in New Jersey will receive the NJ FamilyCare applications they requested on their state tax forms, Gov. Jon Corzine announced Wednesday. The mailing is for families in Essex and Hudson counties. Read More
NJ: N.J. appeals court to rule on child porn evidence in former Assemblyman Neil Cohen's trial
A state appeals court today is expected to issue a ruling on evidence in the case of former Assemblyman Neil Cohen, who was indicted last December on charges of child pornography possession and official misconduct. Read More
NJ: N.J. bill would put state in charge of monitoring troopers
A consent agreement allowing the Justice Department to monitor state police in New Jersey could be dissolved under a bill that would shift the responsibility to the state Attorney General's Office. The monitoring began a decade ago in an attempt to eliminate racial profiling. Read More
NJ: Court OKs mediation in custody disputes
Couples getting a divorce can bypass judges and use mediators to determine who gets custody of their children, the state Supreme Court said yesterday. Read More
US: Coming to 25 states -- higher taxes
More than half of US states are responding to budget challenges with an answer that's often unpopular with their residents: tax hikes. Read More
US: Mississippi tops obesity rankings; Colorado is leanest state
WASHINGTON -- Mississippi remains at the top of the list in this year's national annual obesity rankings, with Alabama coming in second. Outside of fairly lean Colorado, there's little good news. Read More
US: States, districts in delicate dance on stimulus
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is clear: States are on the hook for advancing education improvement goals spelled out in the law as a condition for receiving up to $100 million in economic-stimulus aid to education. Read More
VT: N.H. among states hit by E. coli in beef
WASHINGTON — At least 12 people, two of them suffering kidney failure, have been hospitalized in connection with a possible E. coli outbreak in beef suspected of having sickened people in nine states, federal health officials said Wednesday. Read More |
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