Josh Fox, whose first-person experiences and research on fracking became the Oscar-nominated documentary "Gasland," was arrested today at the order of Republicans at a meeting of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Fox was denied press credentials, and asked a credentialed crew to film the hearing for him, which was also denied. Turning away journalists on Capitol Hill? Very, very rare.
Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy is packing up his Rhode Island digs (where repped the 1st District for 8 terms) and moving to New Jersey, where he's married to middle school teacher Amy Petitgout. Kennedy bought a house in Brigantine a few months ago.
Veto-Proof Majority in Both Chambers for ME?
(denniscmcgrath)
Well, I dunno ... I'm not getting irrationally exuberant (yet). But when the WSJ is reporting that both the Assembly and Senate could imaginably override a Christie veto of A-1 and S-1, you've got to at least take notice:
A state administrative law judge has ruled that the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association violated the state's Law Against Discrimination when it denied Ocean Grove residents Harriet Bernstein and Luisa Paster the use of its boardwalk pavilion for their 2007 civil union ceremony.
Barbara Buono stripped of committee chairmanship
(Rosi Efthim)
Sen. Barbara Buono, who was ousted from the position of Senate Majority Leader shortly after November's election, has been removed as chair of Legislative Oversight, and replaced with Sen. Bob Gordon.
Sweeney opens federal PAC for Senate run
(Rosi Efthim)
via Politickernj, Senate President Steve Sweeney has opened a federal PAC, apparently with an eye toward a U.S. Senate run. Unknown whether Sweeney's action signifies a challenge to Sen. Frank Lautenberg, 88, who is in the middle of his current Senate term, and would next stand for office in 2014.
Education Law Center Blasts Christie NCLB Waiver
(Rosi Efthim)
In a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, the center protested that the Christie plan to track school progress could tap some federal money intended for disadvantaged students and use it instead to reward gains in schools with few at-risk children.
