The sweeping pension and health benefit reform bills that the majority Democrats said a few weeks ago were going to be an early priority was proposed in the state Senate on Monday. Text of the bills probably won't be online until the end of the week. But here's a glance' [...]
Northern NJ was spared the massive snow storm that blanketed the state further south over the weekend and wreaked havoc on power lines, but it's time to get the salt and shovels out. A winter storm warning is in effect for Essex County, and weather officials are [...] This installment of the New Jersey Legal Update podcast is an interview with Adam J. Siegelheim, member of Stark & Stark's Franchise group, and Paul Rocchio, Director of Development & Member Services for the International Franchise Association, at the International Franchise Association's 2010 Franchise Expo South in [...]
Today in the Wall Street Journal, a front page story reveals that for $30,000 you can buy a United States Senator, Bobby “I am not guilty” Menendez. Here is a little part of that article:
Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey urged the Federal Reserve last July to approve an acquisition [...]
| February 9, 2010 TO: All concerned taxpayers
FROM: Steven Lonegan, State Director, Americans for Prosperity NJ
Re: Exposing the HOAX of Senate Bill One
Reference: The truth about Senate Bill One (1), hereafter referred to as S1. This bill falsely represents itself to abolish the radical Council on [...]
It's Tuesday, Feb. 9th, 2010, and the pause between snowstorm is just about over. Here's what state government folks are up to while readying the shovels yet again.
Gov. Chris Christie holds an afternoon press availability at his office in Trenton. He ends the day speaking at the delegates' dinner at the annual' [...]From Rasmussen Reports:
| February 9, 2010 
Good morning. Here I sit reading in the paper that at a MINIMUM we in Cumberland County will get 6-12 inches and Philly will get 12-18 inches. The pattern is the same ole thing except that it will start tonite and snow all night into [...] | February 9, 2010
Last week, the commercial that was going to be shown during the Super Bowl with Tim Tebow and his mother talking about life was considered the most controversial ad that would appear during the broadcast. Well another commercial shown during the game should bring nightmares to every single American. That [...]
As always, it’s nice to see that secular liberal society has it’s standards and priorities in tact.
The latest controversy that caused such a huff with the likes of the Huffington Post has been the highly anticipated “pro-life” ad run by Focus on the Family that [...]
Details have been scarce about Gov. Chris Christie's planned Thursday speech before a joint session of the Legislature, where he's expected to detail how he intends to cure the deficit in the current-year budget.
According to the Legislature's website, the speech will be at 10:30 a.m. One reason for the dearth [...]
NJ Today: Circus Science Returns To Newark Museum
Circus clowns, magicians, jugglers, acrobats, face painters and balloon artists will convert Newark Museum into a festive “big top” from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 27 and 28.
For the seventh consecutive year, Newark Museum and its Science [...]
What will happen to John Murtha’s seat? I spoke to sources in the Democratic party and they are telling me they are expecting to LOSE his seat to the GOP. This is still speculation, but without a strong Dem like Murtha running, the chances of them keeping the seat in [...]
Do you have a young aspiring artist in your home? Find out how your child can join Tony Capparelli, sports artist and educator, for an art lesson on Barista Kids. [...] 
U.S. Rep. John Murtha, the longest-serving congressman in Pennsylvania history, died today at 1:18 p.m. at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., his office announced today.
He was 77.
Murtha had been hospitalized since Tuesday with an infection that arose from gallbladder surgery in late January.
Murtha was [...]
I don’t kid around about my opposition to abortion. It’s murder and it’s wrong. Anyone who claims not to believe this is lying to themselves good. I’ll get into it more on this blog in due time.
A little tidbit today, though, from a new site I found, [...]
| February 8, 2010 
Aquariums are soothing, says Joe Schinn of Joe's Aquariums, a company that sets up and cares for aquariums in the tri-state area. That's why you sometimes see them in dentists' or doctors' waiting rooms. In fact, Joe once met a psychiatrist who believed so strongly that [...] Pointing to the colossal N.J. sting operation in July and the fallout in Hudson, Corzine said that accepting campaign contributions in cash in exchange for favors is highly unacceptable.
"None of this" [...]
Feb. 8, 2010One of the bills passed last month by the lame-duck Legislature was one increasing the length of time that must pass between municipal ballot questions that change the form of local government. It passed with the minimum votes needed for passage, and then-Gov. Jon Corzine signed it -- after first [...]
Montclair State University will start construction on two new student-housing units by the Recreation Center this spring.
This will be the first new construction project under the New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009, signed by former Gov. Jon Corzine this past August. The bill allowed public universities [...]
Personally, this is a great thing to see, as the Democratic' [...]
| February 8, 2010 As Republicans bask in the glow of Scott Brown’s upset victory in deep Blue Massachusetts, many in Conservative circles talk as though it is inevitable that the Democratic majorities in Congress will end next November. This is a huge mistake. There is a single question that Democrats can ask that [...]
Otherwise, in the words of Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th Dist.), "we have faith-based" [...]
From Patrick Kerkstra at the Philadelphia Inquirer:As they do each year around this time, economists at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics have gone back to rework past numbers to account for updated info. The new count comes mostly from unemployment tax records from March 2009. On top of that, the labor department changed the [...]
The NY Times has the 
