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Weekend News Roundup and Open Thread for October 11-12, 2008

by: Scott Weingart

Sun Oct 12, 2008 at 11:15:22 AM EDT


Campaign roundup
  • Chris Myers fails to earn the endorsement of yet another group that regularly backed Jim Saxton.

  • Myers and his Democratic opponent John Adler debated once again this weekend. Dennis Shulman and Scott Garrett have agreed to a schedule of three debates, while Leonard Lance and Josh Zeitz clamor for more debates.

  • Apparently there aren't many Obama or McCain signs on South Jersey lawns.
  • Toll roads

  • The New Jersey Turnpike Authority approved toll hikes for the Parkway, Turnpike, and Atlantic City Expressway at their Friday meeting.
  • Corzine on MTP

  • John Corzine appeared on Meet The Press this morning.
  • Economy

  • The credit crisis has slowed and even halted many construction projects.
  • Voter registration

  • Tuesday is the voter registration deadline in New Jersey.

  • The increase in voter registrations this year has mostly benefitted Democrats.
  • Energy
    The Press of Atlantic City applauds the plan to build a wind farm off the Jersey Shore.

    Paterson

  • A State Department of Education investigation found that Paterson schools superintendent Michael Glascoe broke district hiring rules by hiring a friend as a consultant and then overpaying her.
  • Plainfield

  • A group of Plainfield residents will take to the streets to protest a recent spike in violent crime in the city.
  • Scott Weingart :: Weekend News Roundup and Open Thread for October 11-12, 2008
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