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Experts critical of Christie’s transportation funding fix
Transportation experts on Friday criticized Governor Christie’s proposal to spend Port Authority money on state-owned roads and bridges, saying it amounts to using the bi-state agency as a “piggy bank” for projects outside of its control. FILE PHOTO Gov. Chris Christie “It sets a bad precedent because New York has the same fiscal problems,” said [...]
Charges against Paterson council president go to grand jury
PATERSON — Criminal and disorderly persons complaints filed against Council President Aslan Goow by a fellow councilman and a local newspaper publisher have been referred by prosecutors to a grand jury. The complaints all stem from a heated exchange that erupted during an Oct. 26 City Council meeting, prosecutors said. Councilman Julio Tavarez signed two [...]
Newfound political strategy shines a light on Latino communities
Boosts voter turnout but also invites abuses On any given day in the weeks leading up to Paterson‘s May election, Jose Gonzalez would get the call. “Are you coming to pick up the ballot?” the man from the Rigo Rodriguez campaign would ask. “Yes,” Gonzalez would respond. “Give me the address.” It would not be [...]
Paterson voter fraud cases waived to grand jury
Councilman Rigo Rodriguez and 13 of his supporters will face possible indictment on charges of ballot- and witness-tampering for which they were arrested earlier this month, prosecutors determined in state court Tuesday. Rodriguez and his co-defendants attended brief and routine conferences in Pre-Indictment Court inPaterson, the vehicle through which criminal complaints are generally referred to [...]
Paterson Councilman Rodriquez, charged with voter fraud, says he is the victim of a conspiracy
In his first public comments since his arrest, Councilman Rigo Rodriguez said Tuesday night that the voter fraud charges against him were part of a long-running conspiracy to divide minority communities and prevent their star politicians from advancing. FILE PHOTO Councilman Rigo Rodriguez “A lot of good people were trapped,” he said in front of [...]
