February 20, 2009 - 5:26pm
News

Weekend TV: schools, the budget, Corzine

New Jersey Education Association President Joyce Powell will be on NJN this weekend to talk about school district consolidation.

Governor Corzine will appear on Face the Nation on Sunday, airing 10:30a.m. on CBS.    

Today at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m., Michael Aron will host Reporters Roundtable, where four journalists will discuss Gov. Corzine’s budget announcement, the plan to furlough state workers, Chris Christie and Steve Lonegan’s contrasting budget ideas, Chris Daggett’s run for governor and the federal stimulus package.  Panelists are Max Pizarro of PolitickerNJ, Mary Fuchs of WBGO-WHYY Public Radio, The AP’s Angela Delli Santi and The Record’s John Reitmeyer.

This weekend’s On the Record, also hosted by Aron, will be about school district consolidation and will feature a discussion with NJEA President Joyce Powell; Assemblyman/Democratic State Chairman Joe Cryan; Dr. Gerald Vernotica from the Department of Education and a school district attorney Vito Gagliardi.  The show airs Sunday at 9a.m. and 11a.m., and again on Monday at 6:30a.m.

Matt Friedman is a PolitickerNJ.com Reporter and can be reached via email at matt@politicsnj.com.