Archive for December, 2011

UPDATED: The House Judiciary Committee will resume markup of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) on Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 9 a.m. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has postponed further debate on a controversial bill that would give the government the power to block access to entire websites accused of hosting content... »

Barry Bonds’ Dec. 16 sentencing for obstruction of justice is an anticlimactic addendum to a sterling, though marred, baseball career. »

STATE--As part of Governor Christie's "Season of Service," the Department of Education and Department of Military and Veteran Affairs announced today that they have collected more than 125,000 holiday cards from across the state for U.S. military service members. »

TRENTON – A bill sponsored to help local governments clean contaminated properties continues advancing in the state Legislature. »

TRENTON – The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee yesterday approved a bill that would create an outreach and enrollment initiative to increase the number of New Jersey’s children and low-income adults enrolled in New Jersey FamilyCare and other safety net programs. »

TRENTON - The dramatic recovery of the American bald eagle has reached a milestone in New Jersey, with more than 100 pairs now nesting in the Garden State, according to a newly released analysis of the species' population. »

The U.S. government lost a spy drone over Iran. Is it part of an ongoing covert war? »

The Environmental Protection Agency has allowed the use of unapproved methods to demolish buildings containing asbestos, threatening public health and possibly violating worker safety rules, the EPA’s inspector general has concluded. »

STATE – New Jersey received low marks in a new report that looks at state spending on corporate tax credits, cash grants and other economic development subsidies that are supposed to foster job creation. »

TRENTON – A Superior Court judge sentenced a former Madison Borough police officer to six years in state prison for soliciting a nude photo online from a person he believed was a 13-year-old girl, Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor announced. »

TRENTON – Lawmakers gave final legislative approval to a Democrat-sponsored bill to create a “Back to Work NJ” job creation and economic growth program on Thursday. The Senate passed the bill by a 24-13 vote; the Assembly approved the bill 47-32, along party lines, earlier this month. »

TRENTON – Legislation to promote the establishment of partnerships between institutions of higher education and the business community to increase collaborative research and innovation was approved Thursday by the full Senate. »

TRENTON – The state Senate approved a bill which would create a registration and reporting system for privately-owned tigers within the State of New Jersey in order to discourage the worldwide black market for tiger body parts on Thursday by a vote of 37-0. »

TRENTON – Legislation that would revamp the emergency medical services system in New Jersey has passed the full Senate. »

TRENTON – Legislation that would allow some police officers who have had their jobs cut to skip re-taking the basic police training course received final legislative approval Thursday. »

OLD BRIDGE -- Police safely recovered two children this morning at a motel in upstate New York after their mother was killed in Old Bridge, and their father subsequently died at the motel, an apparent victim of suicide, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Chief William Volkert of the Old Bridge Police Department... »

TRENTON – Legislation aimed at ensuring that people with chronic or terminal illnesses are treated with dignity and respect in their final days by ensuring their medical wishes are known by medical professionals providing them care was approved today by both houses of the Legislature. It now heads to the desk of Gov. Chris... »

TRENTON – Lawmakers approved a bill to restore $139 million in transitional aid to 11 New Jersey cities yesterday, and Gov. Chris Christie has pledged to sign it. »

TRENTON – A bipartisan bill which would create the “Grow New Jersey” program to provide tax incentives for companies which maintain existing employment levels and create new jobs in New Jersey received final approval in both the State Senate and the General Assembly on Thursday. »

TRENTON – The state Senate approved a bill intended to help ease gas prices by allowing retailers to offer rebates and promotions for purchasing gasoline by a 38-0 vote on Thursday, giving it final legislative approval. »