Posts Tagged ‘ Jon Corzine ’

Cryan Committee Commits Dirty Tricks

November 3, 2009

STATE -- The Democratic State Committee admitted to paying for a automated phone calls that disparaged GOP nominee Christopher Christie and encouraged Republican voters to support independent gubernatorial candidate Christopher Daggett.

Analysis Says Corzine Budget Leaves NJ $100M Short

April 8, 2009

STATE – Gov. Jon Corzine’s $29.8 billion budget proposal relies on revenue projections that are too optimistic, according to a consensus of economic reports used by the non-partisan Office of Legislative Services...

Scandal Shocks Perth Amboy

March 25, 2009

Vas Collaborators One Admits Guilt… PERTH AMBOY — Jeffrey D. Gumbs, who was a top city administrator under former Mayor Joseph Vas, pleaded guilty Monday to theft, tampering with public records and the misapplication of the...

Heeding Criticism, Corzine Restores Property Tax Deduction

March 25, 2009

STATE – Gov. Jon Corzine’s draconian budget proposal has drawn a lot of criticism, but the most controversial component was the plan to eliminate the property tax deduction on the state income...

This week's top newsmakers

March 12, 2009

Assemblyman Joseph Vas was indicted on 11 counts of conspiring with municipal employees to bill the city for $5,000 worth of clothing, sneakers and other personal items. The former Perth Amboy mayor is also accused of...

NJ Residents More Confident In Obama Than Corzine

March 6, 2009

For the first time since April 2003, a majority of Garden Staters (51 percent) say the country is headed in the right direction, up from a low of 13 percent before November’s...

Rebates On The Chopping Block, Tax Increases Loom As Corzine Tries To Balance Budget

March 4, 2009

TRENTON – Don’t look for a property tax rebate check this year. Unless you’re a senior citizen, it’s probably not coming. In a meeting with the...

Gov. Extends School Board Filing Deadline

March 4, 2009

TRENTON – Gov. Jon Corzine issued an executive order to extend the deadline for candidates to file to run in April’s school board election because Monday’s snowstorm closed most of the schools in the...

State Offers Financial Incentives For NJ Businesses

January 22, 2009

TRENTON – Applications are now available online from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) for $170 million in financing assistance to help state businesses face the fiscal challenges of the national economic...

Jersey Jobless Fund Going Broke

December 10, 2008

STATE – An increasing number of claims is rapidly draining the fund that bankrolls unemployment benefits in New Jersey, raising the unwelcome prospect that taxpayers will be required to provide a cash infusion. According to...