Weekend TV

By Matt Friedman | February 5th, 2010 - 4:39pm
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Reporters Roundtable with Michael Aron

Nick Acocella of Politiax; Angela Delli Santi of the AP; Andrew Kitchenman of NJBIZ and yours truly, Matt Friedman of PolitickerNJ.com discuss Governor Christopher Christie and the NJSEA; the budget shortfall; Christie’s promise not to raise tolls or the gas tax; and the assembly’s public hearing.

Airs: Tonight at 7:00, Sunday at 10am


On the Record

Michael Aron sits down with Rutgers President Richard McCormack.

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


New Jersey Capitol Report

Steve Malanga, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and NJ Biz Reporter Beth Fitzgerald discuss the state of the economy and future of business of New Jersey; Jeff Michaels, Republican Strategist and columnist for PolitckerNJ.com and Julie Roginsky, Democratic Strategist and President of Comprehensive Communications Group, discuss about the changing landscape of New Jersey politics. Hosted by Steve Adubato Jr. and Rafael Pi Roman. 

Airs: Thirteen: 2/6/2010 @ 8:30am,  NJN: 2/7/2010 @ 7:00am,         WHYY TV: 2/7/2010 @ 11:30am, FiOS 1: 2/7/2010 @6:30pm, WLIW: 2/7/2010 @ 9:00am, WORLD: 2/11/2010 @7:00am, WBGO: 2/8/2010 @ 7:30pm


New Jersey Now

Assemblywoman Nellie Pou (D-Paterson) and Assemblyman Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) discuss the bipartisan leadership committee hearings and the concerns of New Jersey residents; Debbie Mans of NY/NJ Baykeeper and John Galandak of the Commerce & Industry Association of New Jersey discuss Governor Christopher Christie’s transition team reports on business and the environment; and Attorney Jim Ventantonio and Political Consultant George Ajjan debate the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on corporate contributions to support or oppose political candidates, and the impact it could have here in the Garden State.  Hosted by Brenda Blackmon.

Airs: Sunday at 12pm on My9/WWOR

Wake-Up Call

Morning News Digest: July 30, 2010

Follow PolitickerNJ updates on Twitter and on Facebook Task force begins look at prosecutors A task force examining an Essex-backed bill usurping county crime prosecution duties and throwing them to the state kicked off their study today. Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo, a Democrat whose longtime friendship...

The Back Room

Trenton makes the world takes

Check out the familiar face gracing the cover of the most recent copy of The National Review.

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Op-Ed

Starting the Dialogue of Shared Services in Passaic County

Sharing services between local communities is an obvious and pragmatic approach to stabilizing our taxes and maintaining a high level of municipal services our residents have come to expect.  As a result of decreasing tax revenues, a new... Read More >

Contributors

State Pension Reality Check - Numbers matter.  Poll results, budget deficits, health statistics.  Attach a number to any issue and it becomes reality.  But sometimes a reality... more »
The Americans with Disabilities Act at 20 -- Our country is observing a significant milestone this week – one that has literally transformed the lives of millions of Americans... more »
It’s easy to criticize a bold and decisive plan to change the status quo, even when the status quo isn’t getting the job done.  But, the alternative—staying the course—is... more »
David Twersky, Rest in Peace, My Dear Friend   Today on the Jewish calendar is Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the month of Av on which we Jews fast... more »
How many times can a Tea Partier take a  bus to DC without getting frustrated to the point of throwing in the... more »
Governor Christie’s proposal to submit a constitutional amendment to cap property taxes at 2.5 percent to the voters is a classic example of “doing the wrong thing for the... more »
 7.2.10----Now you may have thought that the only people from Their Side who say wacky things are Sarah Palin and Glen Beck, But nooooo. Here are others---What Their Side... more »
The enactment of the State’s annual budget this week was the end product of a remarkable and historic mastery of state policy, politics, and the legislative process by Governor... more »
The New Jersey state budget is in perpetual crisis.  Every year the governor and the legislature engage in the June 30th soap opera:  Will a budget be... more »
Members of the Legislature and fellow citizens and taxpayers: Earlier this week, I signed into law the budget for Fiscal Year 2011.  I thank you for your cooperation and... more »
There are more opinions in New Jersey than proposals for dealing with our soaring property taxes. People will differ on the proper formula for state ... more »
New Jersey businesses – both large and small – are facing daunting obstacles during the current economic climate that has slowed down, and in many cases stopped... more »

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