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New Jersey Minimum Wage Debate Taken Up Today in the Assembly – How Would You Vote? [POLL]

Ray Rossi — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:24:05 +0000

As of this writing, the debate is taking place in the New Jersey State Assembly to send a ballot question to voters that would make the minimum wage part of the State’s Constitution.

Once it gets passed onto the voters, you then have the choice of increasing the minimum wage to 8

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Same Sex Marriage in New Jersey – Should the Voters Decide? [POLL]

Ray Rossi — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:52:00 +0000

We know from past experience that civil unions among same sex couples, for some reason, don’t carry the same weight as unions that include the word “marriage.”

So here we go again…would you support the effort to get a same sex marriage referendum initiative…much like the one openly gay lawmaker Assemblyman Reid Gusciora is calling?

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Last Meal Before the Apocalypse – Moose's Law – Tonight's Late Show

Ray Rossi — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:11:52 +0000

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New Jersey Minimum Wage Debate Begins Anew – Is It Time to Raise It? [POLL]

Ray Rossi — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:52:24 +0000

With Superstorm Sandy’s remnants littering parts of the state, the Senate and Assembly are tackling once again the question of how to raise the minimum wage here in New Jersey.

There’s some agreement between Senate Democrats to back the Assembly version of the bill that would raise the minimum wage from its current 7

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NJ Looks to Ban Kids from Public Hot Tubs – Do You Support it? [POLL]

Ray Rossi — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:05:16 +0000

New Jersey teens could be banned from using hot tubs. Do you think it's fair?

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Sen. Sweeney to Replacement NFL Refs – No Work for You Here [POLL]

Ray Rossi — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:05:41 +0000

While many eyes were on the Packers and the Seahawks and the blown call in the final seconds of play which should have resulted in an interception for the Packers…one Packers’ fan is actually moving to bite off our collective noses to spite our collective face

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The Jessica Lunsford Act – Is It Time to Pass It into Law [POLL]

Ray Rossi — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:20:53 +0000

Earlier this evening on the O’Reilley factor there was a story about a judge in New York that sentenced a convicted child molester….someone who’d been copped a plea on 48 counts of child molestation…and sentenced him to just 2 years in jail

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No Negotiations on Millionaire's Tax, NJ Senators Say

Townsquare News Network — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:04:13 +0000

New Jersey senate leaders say they're not in negotiations with the Assembly to reinstate a tax on millionaires as part of a property tax credit plan.

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Sweeney,Christie Scrap Plans For Joint Announcement

Townsquare News Network — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:35:55 +0000

Gov. Chris Christie and the state Senate president have scrapped plans to make a joint announcement with less than seven weeks to go before the state deadline to adopt a budget.

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Property Tax Reduction vs Income Tax Reduction – Which Would You Rather [POLL]

Ray Rossi — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:01:11 +0000

A funny thing happened on the way to the gold dome.

Assembly Majority leader and former head of the Assembly Budget committee Lou Greenwald had a revelation, and that is that property taxes in New Jersey are the highest in the nation

One wonders, how long did it take him to come to this conclusion

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