John McKeon has introduced legislation to save the state some money in case a US Senator vacates his office: A bill introduced in the Assembly would eliminate special elections to fill seats vacated by New Jersey’s U.S. senators, requiring the governor to appoint a replacement from the same party as the departing senator. Yeah, except [...]
You had to see this coming: Governor-elect Chris Christie and his team got their first hands-on look at New Jersey’s already bleak state finances Monday and he says it’s even worse than he realized. Christie declined to offer specific details about how he’s planning to address the fiscal problems, saying he is still gathering information. [...]
During the campaign, it was said that Chris Christie was “just like George Bush.” Okay, maybe he is: “I can assure you this, for those who haven’t been inside — it’s much nicer inside than it is on the outside,” said Christie, who was sharply critical of Xanadu’s multicolored exterior while on the campaign trail. [...]
Yet another member of Jerramiah Healy’s Administration has been arrested, but not for corruption: Police today arrested the assistant city comptroller on charges of engaging in “sexually explicit” online chats with undercover cops posing as children, authorities said. Joseph Ambrosio, 41, was arrested this morning at his Wall Township home after months of investigators engaging [...]
Congratulations, New Jersey! We’re close to financial ruin: New Jersey: The Garden State, which has been plagued by years of fiscal mismanagement, spends more than it collects in revenue. The collapse of Wall Street, which supports about one-third of New Jersey’s economy, has only made matters worse. Well, not the most descriptive factoid around there, [...]
Give Jerramiah Healy credit for great timing: The city applied to the state Civil Service Commission to temporarily lay off staff for 12 days over a six-month period beginning Dec. 24. The approval came through this week and notices were sent yesterday, said Jennifer Morrill, a spokeswoman for Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy. Nice. Now we [...]
Bring a sign, get a dime. God, I wish there was a law to make campaigns take down their signs the day after the elections. At best, they are only eyesores. At worst, they clog our wastewater drains and create tons (literally!) of garbage to be blown around by the wind. Share on Facebook Sphere: [...]
Myth Number 1: Democrats always finish strong in New Jersey Of course, I’ve been saying for a while now that I thought this was due to a bandwagon effect. Democrats have never run anyone as unpopular as Jon Corzine – and I’m willing to bet they won’t do it again any time soon. Because Democrats [...]
With 81% of precincts reporting: Christie – 951,009 (49%) Corzine – 852,303 (44%) Daggett – 105,053 (5%) I’m done for the night. The only question still remaining is whether Christie can get an actual majority of the vote. I’m guessing there are somewhere around 447K votes still to be counted (for a total of just [...]
With 79% reporting: Christie: 921,809 (49%) Corzine: 834,349 (45%) Daggett: 101,378 (5%) It’s been called for Christie. I agree. Corzine might make it closer, but he won’t make up a 90K deficit at this point – not with Hudson and Essex showing net losses for him (and gains for Christie) over 2005. Share on Facebook [...]
