Weekend TV

By Matt Friedman | November 21st, 2009 - 1:43am
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On the Record

Michael Aron hosts Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts (D-Camden), Assembly Minority Leader Alex DeCroce (R-Parsippany), Senate Majority Leader Stephen Sweeney (D-West Deptford) and Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr (R-Westfield) to discuss the budget crisis and the election.

Airs: Sunday at 9am and 11am, Monday at 6:30am

Reporters Roundtable with Michael Aron

The Record’s Charles Stile, The Star-Ledger’s Josh Margolin, WHYY-WBGO’s Phil Gregory and PolitickerNJ.com’s Matt Friedman (me) discuss the Corzine and Christie addresses the League of Municipalities in Atlantic City, the gubernatorial transition and gay marriage.

Airs: Sunday at 12pm on NJN

Power & Politics

Highlights of Gov.-Elect Chris Christie and Gov. Jon Corzine's speeches from League of Municipalities; interviews with Senator Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) on his Senate President Vote, gay marriage and other lame duck issues; state Sen. Nick Scutari (D-Linden) talks about chairing the judiciary committee; Garden State Equality Chairman Steven Goldstein on gay marriage; clips of Kim Guadango , Brendan Byrne, Christie Whitman and Cory Booker from their speeches at the League.  

Airs: Saturday and Sunday at 10am and 3pm on News 12 New Jersey

New Jersey Now

Political Strategists Tara Dowdell and Steven Some discuss Governor-elect Chris Christie and steps to deal with crisis in the Garden State; Assemblywomen Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Englewood) and Amy Handlin (R-Middletown) on the Party Democracy Act and new guidelines by a government task force on mammograms.

Airs: Sunday at 12pm on My9

Caucus: New Jersey's Democracy Works: NJ Race for Governor Roundtable Wrap Up

A panel of print, electronic, television and radio media members doing a post-mortem analysis of the campaigns of New Jersey gubernatorial candidates Jon Corzine, Chris Christie and Chris Daggett. The panel will also discuss what lies ahea for the new governor and how he will deal with a legislature that isn’t his own party.

Airs:  Saturday at 12:30pm on Thirteen, Sunday at 8:00am on WPSJ, Sunday at 8:30am on NJN, Monday at 5:00pm on Cablevision of Morris, Monday at 9:00pm on Comcast Channel 57 , Monday at 11:30pm on NJN

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Wake-Up Call

Morning News Digest: February 9, 2010

Garden State Equality fires new broadside at Dems Smarting over the state Senate's refusal to pass marriage equality and disillusioned at the moment with the Democratic Party majority, Garden State Equality’s 85-member Board of Directors unanimously decided against giving financial contributions to political parties and their affiliated committees. ...

Wally Edge

Prediction: Jim Piro will be out of a job soon
As the new administration looks to reorganize the embattled Passaic Valley Sewerage Authority (PVSA), watch for at least two part-time $53,420-a-year lawyers to be on the termination short list: James Piro, a former Essex County GOP Chairman and...
Pallone's brother runs for Councilman
The brother of U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone has announced his candidacy for the Long Branch City Council.  John Pallone, who served as a Councilman from 1990 to 1994, said today that he would run with David Brown, the former Roselle Business...
Does anyone know whose handwriting this is?
A handwritten note left behind during a Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee meeting indicates that Senate Majority Leader Barbara Buono (D-Metuchen) would support a plan to require all current public employees to contribute at least 1.5% of...
This is how you get re-elected
As New Jersey braces for another snowstorm, noteworthy is Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo’s website, where residents can use “Snow Plow Sal” to monitor the movements of snow plows to determine when their street will be plowed.  Hamilton also has...
Sweeney may void Codey redistricting pick
Just before leaving the Senate Presidency, Richard Codey (D-Roseland) appointed Orange Mayor Eldridge Hawkins to the Congressional Redistricting Commission.  Now his successor, Stephen Sweeney (D-West Deptford) is considering making his own...
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Contributors

Robert
Torricelli
Everybody needs to start a new job with a list of priorities and Chris Christie is no exception. There might be a thousand things that need to get done... more »
Jeff
Michaels
A new Governor and Legislature offer the perfect opportunity to re-think the Trenton status quo and for experienced observers and practitioners to offer their best ideas on improving the... more »
Steve
Adubato, Jr.
 I grew up in a neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey where gambling was part of every day life.  Many of my relatives gambled.  The guys gambled on games, and... more »
Alan
Steinberg
Due to a highly inappropriate breach of etiquette by President Barack Obama in his State of the Union Address, the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United... more »
Carla
Katz
When life is bad---natural disasters, families losing homes or jobs, an attack on our country, health crises--people come together and do things that are inspiringly good.  After the... more »
Michael
Patrick Carroll
Our new Governor suffers from no lack of advice.  Much of it, contained in the transition reports, deserves prompt attention.  Obviously, economic prosperity benefits everyone, and – as... more »
Michael
Kempner
The agenda has been ambitious.Jobs.  Homeland security.  Iraq.  Afghanistan.  Healthcare.  Energy.  Banking.   Taken together, the Obama Presidency has all the makings of a compelling story -- action, adventure, emotion,... more »
Richard
J. LaRossa
The new regime pushes the only conservative off the Budget Committee.   This is a direct result of pressure from a certain Republican County Chairperson who was hired by Garden... more »
Dr.
Joseph R. Marbach
Now that  the dust has finally settled after the grueling campaign for governor, there are a number of lessons that we can draw from this election. First and... more »
Joey
Novick
A  few years ago, my brother Paul gave me a birthday present of Tim Russert’s book, The Wisdom of Our Fathers. Great book. Read it cover to cover. Or skim... more »
Murray
Sabrin
New Jersey's spending and borrowing spree over the past three decades is coming home to roost.  State debt has increased 700% under both Republican and Democratic administrations, and spending... more »
Anthony
M. Bucco
On January 11th New Jersey’s 213th Legislature ended its session, followed the next day by the commencement of the 214th Legislature, with newly elected officials being sworn into office,... more »
Julio
Tavarez
On January 6, 2010, several newspapers published articles with titles like “no more aid for struggling cities”, “Christie will cut state aid” and the like; furthermore, in the body... more »
Rafael
Román Martel
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, you target teachers. That’s not a positive note to start your tenure. You forget that the Teachers’ Union makes decisions on its own, such... more »