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Monmouth NJ Poll: Obama approval at 60%
Full Story Politickernj.com Reversing course after a downward trend, President Barack Obama’s job approval rating jumped 13 points with New Jerseyans, according to this morning’s Monmouth University?NJ Press Media Poll. The President’s job approval rating stands at 60%, compared to 35% who disapprove among all state residents, and 60% to 36% among registered voters. In [...]
Christie considers moving N.J. presidential primary
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 The Record THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TRENTON — Governor Christie says he’s looking into moving the state’s presidential primary from February to June of next year. The move could save New Jersey the cost of holding two primaries, one for president and another for state offices. It also would keep the state [...]
Gov. Christie seeks more power over independent regional agencies
BY RICHARD COWEN The Record STAFF WRITER Governor Christie this week introduced a series of reforms that would give him the power to undo the actions of the state’s regional authorities, boards and commissions — the so-called “shadow government” that he says operates with little oversight. A bill written by the governor’s office also would [...]
N.J. Gov. Christie ‘skeptical’ humans cause global warming
TOMS RIVER — Governor Christie says he’s skeptical that humans are responsible for global warming. AP FILE PHOTO Christie made the remark at a town hall meeting in Toms River. The governor, a new darling of the Republican Party, made the remark at a town hall meeting he hosted in Toms River Tuesday afternoon. Asked [...]
State education official snubs N.J.’s largest teachers union
Bucking decades of tradition, New Jersey’s acting education commissioner has declined an invitation to address the state’s largest teachers union at its annual convention in Atlantic City this week. The acting commissioner, Rochelle Hendricks, told Barbara Keshishian, president of the New Jersey Education Association, in a letter dated Monday that she was declining the union’s [...]
