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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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