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Kevin McArdle

Kevin McArdle has been the State House Correspondent since 2002. He's covered the resignation of former Governor Jim McGreevey, the Governor Dick Codey Administration, the Jon Corzine/Doug Forrester 2005 gubernatorial campaign, the State government shutdown of 2006, the near fatal car crash of former Governor Jon Corzine, the 2009 Jon Corzine/Chris Christie gubernatorial campaign and the Christie Administration to date including acting as pool reporter for Governor Christie has he toured the state (via helicopter and motorcade) in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. McArdle has won multiple Associated Press awards for spot reporting and received the Edward R. Murrow Award in 2008 for coverage of then-Governor Jon Corzine's 800% toll increase proposal.

Firefighter (Flickr User Jason Edward Scott Bain)
Firefighter (Flickr User Jason Edward Scott Bain)
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Bill Would Help Spouses of Fallen Officers, Firefighters

New Jersey would provide lifetime workers compensation benefits to surviving spouses of fire and police personnel who die in the line of duty under a bill that has passed the full Assembly. The measure is sponsored by Assembly members Annette Quijano, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Jason O’Donnell, Ruben Ramos and Nelson Albano.

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Ban the Box Rally held in Trenton (Photo by Kevin McArdle, Townsquare Media)
Ban the Box Rally held in Trenton (Photo by Kevin McArdle, Townsquare Media)
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Ban The Box Rally Held at the State House [AUDIO]

Pretty much everybody has applied for a job at some point and that means pretty much everybody has seen that box on an application that asks you to check it if you have a criminal record.

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Tom Grill, Getty Images
Tom Grill, Getty Images
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Compulsive Gambling Needs to be Addressed in New Jersey

Teens and young adults, especially college students are twice as likely to become compulsive gamblers than any other segment of society and something must be done to stem that tide. That’s the takeaway following a meeting today at the State House with gaming industry leaders, law enforcement and state officials.

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Newtown Parents Implore Jersey To Pass Gun Clip Limit [AUDIO]

Excerpts from Newtown Parents' News Conference in Support of Limiting Ammo Magazine Size (A-1329) from NJ Assembly Democratic Office on Vimeo.

Parents of victims of the horrific Newtown school massacre filled Assembly Democratic Leader Lou Greenwald's State House office yesterday and fought back tears as they pleaded for the legislature to pass a bill to impose a 10-bullet limitation on the capacity of semiautomatic ammunition magazines.

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Photos of Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre victims sits at a small memorial near the school
Photos of Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre victims sits at a small memorial near the school (John Moore/Getty Images)
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Gun Control Divide Persists, Questions Remain About Sandy Hook, Poll Shows [AUDIO]

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is proposing a litany of gun control and violence prevention legislation.

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