
Gov. Christie dropped the budget bomb today and tonight he will take questions from you on 101.5 FM's "Ask The Governor" program that starts at 7 p.m. From 5 p.m. until the governor starts, you can join me and my radio pals The Jersey Guys, Casey [...]
| March 16, 2010
Later tonight, Governor Christie will join NJ 101.5 FM’s Eric Scott in-studio for the latest' [...]
Senate President Stephen Sweeney says Gov. Chris Christie's so-called "tool kit" to help school district and municipal taxpayers contains good ideas that the Legislature will be eager to work on enacting, but he says Christie's fooling voters by suggesting it can offset the impact of reductions in spending on rebates [...]
Senate President Stephen Sweeney says Gov. Chris Christie's so-called "tool kit" to help school district and municipal taxpayers contains good ideas that the Legislature will be eager to work on enacting, but he says Christie's fooling voters by suggesting it can offset the impact of reductions in spending on rebates [...]

President Obama has thrown down the gauntlet in his quest to reform health care take over our health care system and destroy this Country:
The president will refuse to make fund-raising visits during November elections to any district whose representative has not backed the bill.
A one-night presidential [...]





You didn't hear this in Christie's speech but the budget has some good news for people who are sick and tired of political hacks hanging on to the too generous state pension system by getting appointed to some agency with pay just enough to keep them' [...]

This week: We're joined by NJ-5 Congressional Candidate [...]
Gov. Chris Christie | March 16 2010
Mr. President, Madame Speaker, members of the Senate and Assembly.
I am required by statute to report to you today on my plan for the state’s budget for fiscal year 2011.
When a nationally-renowed Yale a capella group plays this Friday night in Montclair, it will be a homecoming for one member, Michael Blume, a 2008 Montclair High School graduate and former member of the high school's Passing Notes.
The Duke's Men of Yale University will play at St. [...] Star Ledger: Former Essex County Jail transformed into $24M office space welcomes new tenants
Lawrence S. Feinsod officially landed in his new digs today at the old Essex County Jail, transformed in a $24 million makeover into premiere office space and now featuring pristine views of a new 2.7-acre park [...]


The American people have spoken — and they have rejected the Democrats’ health care plan. Poll after poll, rally after rally, constiuent phone call after constituent phone call leave no room for guessing. But President Obama and Nancy Pelosi don’t care. They don’t care that Americans — [...]

A state appeals court this morning ruled that state officials must allow a longshot effort by conservative Tea Party activists to recall U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez from office to move forward.
State election officials had refused to accept the application to organize a petition drive seeking a recall vote, saying [...]
PNC Bank is vacating this building on Ridgewood Avenue in Glen Ridge. In a "Dear Customer" letter to account holders, Senior Vice President Cameron D. McGregor said, "At the close of business, 3pm, on June 4,2010, your accounts will be maintained at the newly built Glen Ridge" [...] A New Jersey appeals court ruled today that the effort to recall Bobby “I am not guilty” Menendez may go forward! Although the ruling could still be reversed, the Sussex Teaparty’s plan to collect signatures can now start since the New Jersey’s secretary of state must accept their petition to start [...]

Lou Manzo, former Assemblyman charged with extortion in that roundup last summer of the gang of 44 the world watched in awe, has a novel defense. He says the FBI and federal prosecutors orchestrated the roundup to help then-U.S. Attorney Chris Christie get elected. The proof, he said, is prosecutors [...]
Except for some severe flooding, Hoboken came out of the storm fairly unscathed.
Severe flooding caused the NJ Transit station to shut down, and made parts of the city look like Venice. But hey, no big trees fell down, and the lights stayed on, [...]
From Michael O'Brien at The Hill:
The House's healthcare vote could be delayed until as late as Easter, House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Tuesday.
Clyburn, in an interview with McClatchy Newspapers, said it is possible that the House vote on healthcare reform could take place long past' [...]

We're not sure American schools teach civics any more, but once upon a time they taught that under the U.S. Constitution a bill had to pass both the House and Senate to become law. Until this week, that is, when Speaker' [...]
The governor sets forth his financial vision for the state at 1 p.m. today.
Hope all will be ready to comment on what he had to say.
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We woke up to sunshine for the first time in four days, and power suddenly popped on over on Midland Ave. in Glen Ridge, but the situation is dire over in Little Falls, where schools are closed, people have had to move to shelters and [...] Free and Strong America Fact of the Day: In this day in 1802, The Army Corps of Engineers was established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point.__________________________________________________ - U.S. and U.K. closer to losing AAA rating.
Gov. Chris Christie is apparently on the verge of proposing to eliminate property tax rebates for 2010, after having said as a candidate last year that they shouldn't be reduced during a bad economy. (They're supposed to return as a quarterly credit on property tax bills next year.)
That actually won't' [...]
| March 16, 2010 
