Fri Feb 10, 2012 at 07:37:28 AM EST
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| Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing
Sen. Bateman proposes bill to let voters decide if N.J. should legalize same-sex marriage, which Sen. Sweeney said was not going to be considered, about 2 seconds after Bateman said it during Senate Judiciary testimony on S-1 Jan. 24.
"Fearless"? Or "Stupid"? Christie comes to Denville for "Town Hall"
At Christie's 5th "Town Hall" this year, most of the questions were education-flavored, but one woman rose to comment on his vow to veto same-sex marriage, calling him "fearless". "Or stupid," he shot back.
Christie appoints new director of NJ Office of Homeland Security & Preparedness
Edward Dickson.
Dark dreams of Chris Christie
The desire, and the scenaria-imaginings continue ... (The Hill)
Christie pining continues: Growing concern about the weakness of the GOP field, and hope for a late entrant to jump in ... (Politico)
Mitt Romney's Struggles Take Republican Angst to New Heights (Huffington Post)
Yes, it's right-wing Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin's fangirl enthusiasm for Christie going after NJEA's Giordano that inspired some of the latest wave of Christie Guv-Luv.
Life's not fair, and neither is Christie
Al Doblin provides a little context to Christie's flaming reaction to NJEA Giordano's remark.
Rothman & Pascrell & the Giants
Sigh.
Menendez takes the right side in the trumped-up response to Obama's contraceptive mandate
Good for him.
More Menendez: The Senator, Chair of the Senate Housing Committee, introduces a bill designed to keep homeowners whose mortgage debt exceeds the value of their home, in their homes.
"The Gubernatorial Bruise Brothers"
New York Times finds the political bellowing from Christie & Cuomo over Port Authority spending little rooted in reality. (NYT)
Port Authority officials answer questions on Christie-Cuomo audit, but say little. (Capital)
Additional Assorted Christie
Christie's Israel remarks: Is he thinking beyond N.J.?
Passaic is considering charging disabled residents for street parking
Really, Passaic?
Jerseynomics
Gov. Christie's plan to spend $300M less on Medicaid this year has hit a snag with the federal government that jeopardizes about $107M of the savings he anticipated in the current state budget.
New Jersey and residents damaged by the foreclosure crisis would receive an estimated $838M from a $26B national settlement among the states and 5 major lenders. But that's just pennies on the dollar.
Fraud crackdown helps NJ cut unemployment tab.
Is Atlantic City back in black?
Wired MD: NJ gets federal funding to digitize patient records.
Grievance filed, partially resolved over philly.com stories removed or altered without consulting the reporter
One of those stories was about the Ed Rendell-George Norcross investor group looking to buy the company, which includes Philadelphia Inquirer and its online philly.com.
Christie talks about the possible Inky takeover: "That would certainly be interesting," a giggling Christie said. "I would love to have Norcross be (Inquirer scribe Matt) Katz's new boss. Norcross and Katz: perfect together."
Education
New Jersey gets No Child Left Behind waiver, with 9 other states. Stan Karp, at Education Law Center called NJ's waiver "essentially a blank check, without significant funding, for Gov. Christie's 'reform agenda' of massive increases in testing and state intervention in local schools and districts."
Elizabeth BOE unleashes political combatants.
Trentonia
NJ Senate Committee Again Passes Measure to Ban Fracking. |
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