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NJ Assembly To Vote On Jobs Bills Today [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:39:51 +0000

Earlier this month, Assembly Democrats announced a plan to post a variety job creation and economic development bills up for a vote in the full Assembly. Today, that's what they plan to do.

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Job Creation Programs Advance in Trenton [AUDIO]

Dino Flammia — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:38:44 +0000

The job creation effort laid out by Democrats in the New Jersey Assembly last week took a step forward on Tuesday.

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Chris Christie Readies Veto Pen For Democrats' Spending In Budget [VIDEO/AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:05:28 +0000

The full State legislature has approved the Democrat-sponsored $31.741 billion State Budget. The State Senate and Assembly passed it yesterday.

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Chris Christie Threatens Democrats With Summer Session [POLL/AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:06:28 +0000

Sometime today, tonight or early tomorrow morning the State Senate and the General Assembly are expected to pass a $31.741 billion Democrat-sponsored State Budget bill.

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Christie Tweets Favorite Bruce Songs While Dems Duke It Out

Matthew White — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:47:40 +0000

As Trenton Democrats hashed out a budget plan to deliver to Governor Christie's desk, what was the Governor doing to pass the time? Tweeting his favorite Bruce Springsteen songs, of course.

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Chris Christie's Veto Looms, But NJ Dems Poised To Pass Millionaires' Tax Hike Again [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:25:32 +0000

Despite Governor Christ Christie's unwavering promise to veto a millionaires' tax increase bill for the third consecutive year, the Senate Budget Committee approved a Democrat-sponsored bill to do it yesterday.

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NJ Budget Deal Could Collapse With Assembly Democrats At Odds [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:49:58 +0000

The deadline for a signed and balanced budget is one week from tomorrow and yesterday a whole bunch of flies fell into the ointment.

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NJ Budget Still On Track For Monday Passage [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:52:43 +0000

Sources tell Townsquare Media news that a faction of Democrats in the Assembly are still waging a bitter internal battle over what the final state budget bill should include or not include.

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Chris Christie Compares Some NJ Democratic Leaders to Vampires [VIDEO]

David Matthau — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:48:38 +0000

With time running out to get a tax cut deal in place, Governor Christie has launched a new kind of attack against some democratic leaders in the Assembly who are opposing his income tax reduction plan - and insisting on a tax hike for millionaires.

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Chris Christie: It Is Time For A Tax Cut [VIDEO/AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:51:57 +0000

Yesterday, Governor Chris Christie announced that New Jersey grew 17,600 jobs in May, 25% of all the jobs created in America.

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