NATIONAL – Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), chairman of the Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force and the only Latino Democrat in the United States Senate, today announced the commencement of a third survey to continue to measure the progress leading companies…
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Municipal merger moves
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The State Local Finance Board gave its unanimous approval this morning of an application calling for the creation of a municipal consolidation commission for Roxbury and Mount Arlington. Representatives of both communities will be appointed to serve on the commission,…
Outside spending plagues our electoral process
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by Jeff Brindle Much has been written about the magnitude of campaign spending by independent special interest groups but until now, there has been little discussion about the impact. During the 2012 Presidential and Congressional contests, the Center for Responsive Politics…
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TRENTON – A former Elizabeth resident was among four people charged criminally today with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related to Superstorm Sandy. Since March, the Attorney General’s Office has filed criminal charges against 12 people for allegedly engaging…
Bully Busters at Barnes & Noble July 30
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UNION COUNTY — After anti-bullying activists Lorrie Christel Sanchez and Carol Blank created a “Bully Busters” club at the Livingston Avenue School in Cranford, schools in the neighboring towns of Linden and Rahway followed suit. The success of the club…
Booker bill would remove barriers for convicts
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Last week, Cory Booker introduced the REDEEM Act, which will remove some of the almost insurmountable barriers Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes face when trying to reenter society. The bill will help them find a job, support their families, and…
How Long Will You Wait at the Emergency Room?
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Nationwide data recently released by the federal government shows you how long it takes, on average, to see a doctor or other licensed professional at hospitals. For an average hospital in New Jersey, patients wait in emergency rooms 33 minutes…
Half the jobs taxpayers subsidize are already here
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by Jon Whiten As New Jersey Policy Perspective documented in our most recent report on New Jersey’s business tax subsidy surge, the state’s use of tax breaks to “create jobs” has increasingly focused on both shifting existing jobs around different…
$2.5 million awarded to research, treat & prevent autism
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STATE – Medical schools, universities, a hospital and a specialty medical center will share $2.5 million in grant funds to advance research, treatment and prevention of autism. The Governor’s Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism awarded grants for a…
The Gateway Family YMCA Selected to Receive LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA Implementation Grant
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Initiative designed to improve quality of life for cancer survivors and their families to launch this fall in Eastern Union County and Northern Middlesex County. Elizabeth – July 10, 2014 – The Gateway Family YMCA will become a provider of…
