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NJ Voters May Get To Decide Minimum Wage Hike [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:21:22 +0000

Late last month, the full State Senate completed a two-pronged attack to increase New Jersey's minimum wage and have it adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

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Bogus Emails Confusing NJ Voters [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:27:28 +0000

Spurred by false Internet reports, emails are spreading like wildfire containing incorrect information about what New Jersey voters need to do in order to be eligible to vote in next month's national election. Voting rights advocates are now trying to set the record straight.

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Youth Vote Very Important For 2012 Election [AUDIO]

Ilya Hemlin — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:16:38 +0000

It's must see TV for college students, as dozens of students turn out to watch public viewings of the 2012 Presidential Debates at Monmouth University.

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Does a Political Candidate's Weight Mean Much to You? [POLL]

Jim Gearhart Show — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:20:56 +0000

Jim has been discussing the recent Quinnipiac University survey that said 15% of voters would be less likely to vote for someone who is obese. Who a candidate's weight sway your vote?

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Will NJ Force All Voters to Show a Photo ID? [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:23:31 +0000

Pending appeals, a Pennsylvania judge has upheld a new law in that state that would require all voters to show a current photo I.D. Although they appear to be doing nothing more than gathering dust, there are two bills in the New Jersey legislature that would enact the very same law in the Garden State and that has some Democratic lawmakers very concerned.

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NJ Election Officials Keep Voter Fraud In Check [AUDIO]

Stacy Proebstle — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:54:10 +0000

Voter-registration records across the country are inaccurate, out of date or duplicates, according to a new report from the Pew Center. New Jersey election officials say that's not the case here.

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Political Sideshow – "Send in the Clowns"

Jim Gearhart — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:11:23 +0000

By every poll published in New Jersey and in the United States, politicians,

elected officials, are held in the nth degree of contempt. Single digit approval ratings. And yet, in spite of the low esteem,

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