
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.
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Jeanne FoxThe Board of Public Utilities President wins the endorsement of the Senate Judiciary Committee as she seeks confirmation for a second term. |
Joe VasThe 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 ANDREWSThe Democratic Congressman gets a potentially high-profile gig as Chairman of a House Armed Services panel to review defense spending. |
NEW JERSEY BUSINESS & INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONRepublican legislators skip their event because they honored two Democrats. |
DAWN ADDIEGO & SCOTT RUDDERThe freshman Republican legislators from Burlington County say they'll take a voluntary 10% pay cut. |
Neil CohenThe former Assembly Deputy Speaker was arraigned on charges of possessing child pornography. |
STEVEN LONEGENThe GOP candidate for Governor gets a pass from ELEC, and more money, and a poll showing him leading Gov. Jon Corzine. |
SCHOOL BUDGETSThe canary in the coalmine -- school budgets are in trouble when voters go to the polls next month. |
Christopher ChristieThe 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 DeBelloThe 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 SchroederThe former GOP gubernatorial candidate wins NERO and is the leading candidate to replace John Rooney in the State Assembly. |
CHRIS CALABRESEThe onetime front runner for the GOP Freeholder nomination in Bergen loses votes at NERO and at the BCRO Policy Committee. |
ALAN KRUEGERThe Princeton Economics Professor is Barack Obama's new Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. |
Tom WilsonHas anyone heard from him? The GOP State Chairman didn't make it into any of the budget address stories. |
Rob CorralesThe talented communications veteran is Gov. Jon Corzine's new press secretary. |
OINK! WAYNE BRYANTThe 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. |
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