
Jon Corzine may not be a serious candidate for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury -- few people missed the sign last Friday when the Governor was not part on an Obama economic policy meeting and news conference in Chicago -- but his incoming Chief of Staff may be. Lisa Jackson, the state Commissioner of Environmental Protection who is about to move to the front office, is short-listed for U.S. Environmental Protection Agnecy administrator in Barack Obama's administration, according to an Associated Press report of possible cabinet picks.
Former Gov. Thomas Kean's name comes up again as an Obama cabinet pick -- the AP lists him as a candidate for U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. Last week, Politico said Kean, who served as Governor from 1982 to 1990, was a possible candidate for U.S. Secretary of Education.
Morning News Digest: May 24, 2012By Missy RebovichTry State Street Wire, Follow PolitickerNJ on Twitter and Facebook. Text "PNJ" to 89800 to receive alerts In News 12 debate in Teaneck, Pascrell hounds Rothman on decision not to face Garrett After diving into a five-month slugfest...
A fundraiser for embattled Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo has been cancelled, according to a source close to event coordinator Bob Mule.
Read More >By Roberto Muñiz The NJ Department of Health and Human Services has documented the many financial abuses in the adult day care system, reporting numerous providers who have scammed Medicaid to reap small fortunes off the backs of taxpayers. Negative... Read More >
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"Wow." - U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-9), in response to U.S. Rep. Steve Rothman's assertion that Pascrell could have moved out of the district to challenge U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen.
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