The state is facing a staggering budget gap of around $10B dollars and Democrats in the legislature want to add almost $18M in more spending! Here is the story from Assemblyman Rible.
Assemblyman Dave Rible, R-Monmouth and a member of the Law and Public Safety Committee, said the [...]
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Where do you get most of your information about politics and public affairs in New Jersey - from newspapers, television, radio, the Internet, or [...]
The latest Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Poll contains a piece of information that probably sent Jon Corzine & Co. to the locker room. New Jersey 101.5 FM radio's audience considers itself to be mostly politically independent -- 29 percent are Democrats and 18 percent Republican. In [...]
Gov. Corzine declared a state of emergency for the 6 counties slammed by a nor'easter - Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Monmouth and Ocean - and is awaiting a decision from the President on declaring a disaster.
Know whose' [...]
With all the of the attention being given to Governor-Elect Chris Christie this past week, it is no wonder that one of the biggest stories coming out of Monmouth County last week was the creation of an Ethics Board by the Board of Chosen Freeholders.
Patrick Murray is the founding director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute. According to their website, “The Monmouth University Polling Institute has become a premier independent survey research center known for its in-depth tracking of public policy and quality of life issues.” Murray is a [...]
Gov. Corzine is on vacation, which leaves Senate President Dick Codey in charge, again. No word on where Corzine is going but it's a safe bet it won't be Belmar, Point Pleasant or any Monmouth/Ocean County resort. He will probably ignore Gloucester County too. Perhaps he [...]
The Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University's Eagleton Institute says Tuesday's election results will, as expected, drop New Jersey from its brief visit to the top 10 states for women in its legislature. The state did elect a woman, Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno, as its [...]
I am happy to announce a new feature to this blog, from time to time there will be a column about how faith and politics or often interlinked.According to the Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey analysis of the National Election Poll exit poll done by Edison Research, the economy and jobs ranked tops among the issues that determined voters' decision today.
The economy and jobs was named by 33% and property taxes by 27%. They were followed by corruption' [...]
State Sen. Joe Kyrillos, R-Monmouth, another early arriver, was still smarting over the state Democratic Committee's tactic of making robo calls in support of Chris Daggett.
How, he asked, do you explain to a 10-year-old that the governor was telling people not to vote for him, but for his opponent?
Well, [...]
