The newsmaker of the week was Gov. Jon Corzine, who delivered his annual budget address to a joint session of the New Jersey Legislature on Tuesday.  

Winners

Losers

Jeanne Fox

The Board of Public Utilities President wins the endorsement of the Senate Judiciary Committee as she seeks confirmation for a second term.

Joe Vas

The Democratic Assemblyman and former Mayor of Perth Amboy is indicted for theft and bid rigging. Among the items he billed to a city recreation program: his bathing suits.

ROB ANDREWS

The Democratic Congressman gets a potentially high-profile gig as Chairman of a House Armed Services panel to review defense spending.

NEW JERSEY BUSINESS & INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Republican legislators skip their event because they honored two Democrats.

DAWN ADDIEGO & SCOTT RUDDER

The freshman Republican legislators from Burlington County say they'll take a voluntary 10% pay cut.

Neil Cohen

The former Assembly Deputy Speaker was arraigned on charges of possessing child pornography.

STEVEN LONEGEN

The GOP candidate for Governor gets a pass from ELEC, and more money, and a poll showing him leading Gov. Jon Corzine.

SCHOOL BUDGETS

The canary in the coalmine -- school budgets are in trouble when voters go to the polls next month.

Christopher Christie

The Republican gubernatorial candidate sees independent polls that show him leading Gov. Jon Corzine by 9 and 15 points, and leading Steve Lonegan in the primary by 28 points.

Lawrence DeBello

The Superior Court Judge is in trouble for violating court ethics -- e-mails to a former Clerk that might be more appropriate for an online dating site.

Robert Schroeder

The former GOP gubernatorial candidate wins NERO and is the leading candidate to replace John Rooney in the State Assembly.

CHRIS CALABRESE

The onetime front runner for the GOP Freeholder nomination in Bergen loses votes at NERO and at the BCRO Policy Committee.

ALAN KRUEGER

The Princeton Economics Professor is Barack Obama's new Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.

Tom Wilson

Has anyone heard from him? The GOP State Chairman didn't make it into any of the budget address stories.

Rob Corrales

The talented communications veteran is Gov. Jon Corzine's new press secretary.

OINK! WAYNE BRYANT

The convicted former State Senator is going to the state Supreme Court to ask for permission to use his campaign warchest to pay his legal fees.