Politics

More than $123 million in voter-approved funding would be set aside to help preserve open space and acquire properties that are prone to flooding in New Jersey under a package of bills that have been approved by the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he wasn't about to take the bait: a question dealing with that quintessential junk food, Twinkies.

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With electricity finally restored to most New Jersey homes and businesses after super-storm Sandy-related blackouts that stretched up to two weeks, a trio of lawmakers is launching a campaign to minimize future outages.

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Gov. Chris Christie is refusing to tip his hand on whether New Jersey will set up a federally mandated health insurance exchange or let the federal government handle it for the state.

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Gov. Chris Christie says New Jersey's on-the-fly accommodations for voters displaced by the storm mostly worked but are worth studying further.

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President Barack Obama dives back into campaigning after three days immersed in managing the federal response to the storm that battered the East Coast.

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President Obama is paying a visit to Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters ahead of his trip to New Jersey to see the damage done by superstorm Sandy.

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U.S. Treasury officials said Wednesday that they still expect the government will hit the current debt borrowing limit at the end of this year. But they said they can employ "extraordinary" measures that have been used in the past to keep the government functioning until sometime early next year.

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President Barack Obama said Sunday that the storm taking aim at the East Coast is a "serious and big storm" that will be slow-moving and might take time to clear up.

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