Christie Doubles Down as Dems Push Back
One year into Gov. Christie's tenure, the Democrats, who control both houses of the legislature, are still struggling to get even a quarter of the media attention that he gets daily.In his first State...
View ArticleNJ Education Chief Details Tenure Reforms
During Governor Chris Christie's State of the State last month it was his rhetorical flourish calling for the abolition of teacher tenure that made news. Without the details, it sounded like just an...
View ArticleChristie Blasts Bipartisan Beltway Evasion on Nation's Fiscal Fix
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie blasted both President Barack Obama and incoming Republican House members for what he said was failing to lead the country courageously when its fiscal future remains...
View ArticleChristie Asks Ex-Sheriff Spicuzzo to Resign From Board
In the aftermath of his arrest on corruption, former Middlesex County Sheriff Joseph Spicuzzo was asked by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to resign from the board of the state's Sports and...
View ArticleLate Assemblyman Alex DeCroce Got Governor Chris Christie His Start in Politics
The New Jersey Assemblyman who died at the statehouse Monday night helped Governor Chris Christie get his start in politics nearly two decades ago and was a close friend and mentor, the governor said...
View ArticleThe State of Gov. Christie's State
Governor Chris Christie postponed New Jersey's State of the State address, but WNYC reporter Bob Hennelly and New Jersey News Service managing editor Nancy Solomon will round up New Jersey's political...
View ArticleSandy Charities Track Record a Mixed Bag
The tracking of charities is spotty and there's no way to know exactly how much has been donated. But at least half of the donations surveyed has yet to reach storm victims.The New York attorney...
View ArticleAre Attacks on Quinn Having An Effect?
This week in politics, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn came under fire from animal rights activists and some union members, and her poll numbers ticked down. Former Congressman Anthony Weiner...
View ArticleTN Moving Stories: More finger pointing in Hudson River Rail Tunnel, Google...
The Department of Transportation wants airlines to refund baggage fees in the event of lost or delayed luggage. Unsurprisingly, there's opposition from an airline trade group, which says defining a...
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TN Moving Stories: MTA's "Stealth" Fare Hike, and World Traffic Deaths...
World traffic deaths falling in developed nations--like in Denmark, which, in 2009, posted the lowest number of traffic fatalities since 1932. (Detroit News)Transportation leaders gather in DC to trade...
View ArticleTN Moving Stories: Road Work Grinds to A Halt in NJ, and A Look at the MTA's...
In NJ, work on $1.7 billion of state Department of Transportation projects halts today as Gov. Christie and state Democrats clash over funding (WNYC). An emergency meeting between Governor Christie and...
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To Save ARC Tunnel, Lautenberg Abandons Carrot, Moves to Stick
(Kate Hinds, Transportation Nation) Earlier this week New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg tried to save the ARC tunnel by asking the Port Authority to guarantee to pay for any cost overruns on the ARC...
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Christie Kills ARC Tunnel
(Kate Hinds, Transportation Nation) Governor Christie has formally put the nail in the coffin on the ARC tunnel. He issued a press release today that said:"The ARC project costs far more than New...
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Christie says the ARC Tunnel is Dead. But Does the DOT Agree?
(Kate Hinds, Transportation Nation) We reached out to the Department of Transportation for comment and received this response:"Secretary LaHood and Governor Christie plan to meet tomorrow afternoon to...
View ArticleTN Moving Stories: Emergency ARC Meeting in Trenton, and BRT Begins in NYC...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff head to Trenton to meet with Governor Christie about the ARC tunnel. (WNYC)Paul Krugman gets into the ARC fray...
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The ARC of the Covenant: ARC Tunnel Update
NJ Senator Frank Lautenberg, speaking at Newark Penn Station (photo by Kate Hinds)(Kate Hinds, Transportation Nation) ARC tunnel supporters are taking advantage of the two-week reprieve that New Jersey...
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Construction Workers Rally to Save ARC Tunnel
(North Bergen, NJ -- Scott Gurian, WNYC) Supporters of a new commuter rail tunnel under the Hudson River rallied Tuesday in North Bergen, New Jersey, to save the project, saying it represents thousands...
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"This Decision Is Final:" Christie on ARC
(Matthew Schuerman, WNYC) New Jersey Governor Chris Christie killed a new train tunnel project under the Hudson River for a second time. "This decision is final," Christies said at a news conference...
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Amtrak, NJ Transit Talks Break Down
(Matthew Schuerman, WNYC) Talks between Amtrak and New Jersey Transit over an abandoned commuter train tunnel have broken down just two weeks after they began.The two parties began discussions late...
View ArticleTN Moving Stories: Christie Considers $128 Million Offer, Vote on Taxi Driver...
Governor Christie will consider the FTA's offer to credit New Jersey with $128 million towards the $271 million the feds say the state owes. "I would say that offer was a nice start, and we’ll...
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