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No Vote on NJ Budget Today

Backroom negotiations continue today as lawmakers in the State Senate and General Assembly work with Gov. Chris Christie’s Administration to reach a deal on a State Budget. The Senate Budget Committee was expected to approve a budget bill today, but that’s now on hold for up to two days according to Sen. Paul Sarlo, the panel’s chairman.

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Sandy destruction in South Mantoloking (Townsquare Media)
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Post-Sandy Planning Gets $5M

The Post Sandy Planning Assistance Grant Program is getting $5 million in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds.

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NJ College Students Demand More Higher Ed Funding

The State Senate Budget Committee is expected to approve the Fiscal year 2014 budget bill today. The final details are still being hammered out behind closed doors. With that as the backdrop, Rutgers New Brunswick students and recent graduates held a press conference today calling on local legislators to hold Gov. Chris Christie to his promise to increase higher education funding in his first term.

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FEMA Reduces Properties In High-Risk Flood Zones [AUDIO]

Federal Emergency Management Officials explain the drastic reduction in Velocity or "V" zones in the recent release of its Preliminary Work Maps.

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Governor's Office/Tim Larsen
Governor's Office/Tim Larsen
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Deal Could Come Today In NJ Budget Talks [AUDIO]

In February, Governor Chris Christie proposed a $32.9 billion State Budget, and hearings on the spending plan have been going on for months and closed-door negotiations have been taking place for weeks.

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NJ Residents Voice Concerns in New Poll [AUDIO]

Jobs and property taxes are the biggest concerns among likely New Jersey voters, according to a survey conducted by the Stockton Polling Institute.

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Undocumented NJ Students May Soon Pay In-State College Tuition Rate [POLL/AUDIO]

A two-bill legislative package to allow New Jersey students planning to attend a state college or university to pay in-state tuition costs despite their immigration status or that of their parents as long as they meet certain requirements has been approved by an Assembly committee.

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Flickr User Mr T in DC
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Cable TV Customers Could Get Blackout Reimbursement Options

The Garden State is no stranger to strong storms that knock out power, and even if the lights do stay on the cable often goes out. A bill sponsored by State Sen. Linda Greenstein to give consumers greater choice when asking their cable television provider to reimburse them after a lengthy service outage has been approved today by a Senate committee.

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New Jersey Legislature (Tim Larsen, Governor's Office)
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NJ Budget Deal Could Be Close

In February, Governor Chris Christie proposed a $32.9 billion State Budget. Hearings on the spending plan have been going on for months and closed-door negotiations have been taking place for weeks. The constitutionally mandated deadline for a signed and balanced budget is midnight June 30, but it appears the process is way ahead of schedule.

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New Jersey State House in Trenton (Flickr User Mark Stradling)
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Minimum Wage Hike, Gay Marriage Supported in NJ: Poll

New Jersey may have a Republican governor, but according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton poll, most Garden State voters side with Democrats on core issues.

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