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Even with the promise of bipartisan support, this governor has failed to get his package or any meaningful ethics legislation through the Legislature. It's no wonder voters are questioning whether the governor really wants reform or if his September announcement was merely an attempt to pander to the polls in an election year.

The dismissal of a lawsuit by a whistleblower doesn't lessen the impact of evidence showing mismanagement and political motivated maneuvering at the Board of Public Utilities under President Jeanne Fox.

If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't.
-- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll

Democrats should stop leaking information about a few grants and reveal all grants and which Democrats decided where the money would go. The Treasurer has all these facts. The Governor should order him to put it on the Governor's Web site immediately. 

Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James was convicted on federal corruption charges today: Getty Images Photo

Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James was convicted on all counts of a 5-count federal corruption indictment today, and co-defendant Tamika Riley was also found guilty on all 13 charges against her.

James, 72, was the Mayor from 1986 to 2006, and served in the State Senate from 1999 to 2008.

James will remain free on bail until sentencing, and could face several years in prison.

A federal jury found that James rigged the sale of city-owned land to Riley, his former girlfriend. Riley was able to quickly resell the land at a huge profit.

James was indicted last summer on 33 counts.