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- Back in February the fiscal outlook for New Jersey was grim. State Treasurer David Rousseau warned of a looming $133 million budget shortfall and predicted draconian cuts in state services. Yesterday, Mr. Rousseau reversed his tune , and sang "Happy Days are Here Again". In testimony before the ... |
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- To help pay for their affordable housing dreams the regulations adopted by the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) call for an 8 to 10 percent "fee" to be assessed on any new commercial construction. The proceeds of this fee would be paid to the state, and doled out to subsidize construction ... Posted on Monday, 12 May 2008 at 16:18 by Chris |
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- After 18 months the State of NJ finally completed a legislatively mandated audit of the financial status of the 31 Abbott school districts. Their conclusion? More than 25 cents of every dollar was misspent . In fact, only 71% of the expenditures they investigated were deemed justifiable; the other ... |
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- We picked up our new (well, actually certified pre-owned) Range Rover today. Tammy was ecstatic, and our sales guy Jim snapped this picture just before we drove off. He gave us a shirt for Sophie too, which she is now sleeping in. This is the fourth Land Rover we've owned. We bought an original ... |
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- The NJ State Assembly is scheduled to consider a bill mandating a 10 to 20 cent deposit on all bottles and cans sold in the state. The new bottle tax would be refunded when you returned the empties to the store and would apply to all juice, sport drinks, water, soda, wine and beer containers. Posted on Friday, 09 May 2008 at 12:48 by Chris |
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- When I came home last night I noticed all my tulips were gone. Tammy said she watched a family of deer wander up the driveway, munch away on my flowers, and then head into the neighbor's yard to eat his tulips too. As I looked at my other plants it became apparent that the deer have been having a ... Posted on Thursday, 08 May 2008 at 12:49 by Chris |
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- Last month I blogged about the dismal state of the fence on the California - Mexico border south of San Diego. Well, according to this story in the San Diego Union-Tribune the US government is finally going to repair it: More than two years after a precedent-setting move by the federal government ... Posted on Wednesday, 07 May 2008 at 16:02 by Chris |
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- The House Republicans held a meeting yesterday with the NRCC (National Republican Congressional Committee) which featured some bleak and frank comments from Newt Gingrich and Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK). Both said the party's prosects in the November election are "grim" and that their message "isn't ... Posted on Wednesday, 07 May 2008 at 10:24 by Chris |
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- The New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) has finally released their revised rules for municipalities to follow in order to meet their affordable housing obligations. The new statewide target is 115,000 affordable houses and apartments by 2015. The previous target of 52,000 was never met, ... Posted on Tuesday, 06 May 2008 at 21:33 by Chris |
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- In a move sure to enhance the traveling public's airport experience the TSA (Transportation Security Agency) has recently received permission from the US Court of Appeals in Los Angeles to download and store the contents of any passenger's laptop or mobile phone . Tourists visiting the US face even ... Posted on Monday, 05 May 2008 at 15:07 by Chris |
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- New economic news released today indicates that predictions of a recession may be premature: The economy is showing unexpected signs of resilience, as job losses slowed, the dollar gained a bit of muscle and there were indications food prices may be easing. The latest barometers suggest the ... Posted on Saturday, 03 May 2008 at 17:38 by Chris |
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- Hillary Clinton would like us to believe that she is prepared for anything, even that apocryphal 3 AM phone call. But, when faced with an ordinary, run-of-the-mill, convenience store cappuccino machine, she was completely befuddled: What makes this so funny (and relevent, of course) is the big joke ... Posted on Friday, 02 May 2008 at 09:45 by Chris |
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