From The Newsroom – 01/03/12

Happy New Year's everybody from all of us here in the NJ 101.5 newsroom.  We turn the page on 2011, and get started right back up with what is sure to be an action-packed year in New Jersey.

TUESDAY'S HEADLINES

• Eric Scott writes about New Jersey's push to legalize online gambling.
• Will the Yellow Dot program be making its way to NJ?
• David Matthau spoke with drivers dealing with the reality of new Parkway and Turnpike toll hikes that are now in effect.
• The stock market improved slightly in 2011, but...
• A new survey says that many people are planning to search for a new job in 2012, but experts say to make sure you cover your tracks.
• Kelly Waldron explains the state's growing problem of controlling the coyote populations.
• Kevin McArdle reports that by the time the New Jersey presidential primary gets here, your vote may not matter.

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Our holiday poll asked your thoughts on the job Governor Christie did in 2011.  63% thought he was successful, while 22% were not happy with the job he did, and 15% were somewhere in the middle.

TODAY'S POLL

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