Sweeney Calls For NJ Transportation 'Master Plan'
Sen. Steve Sweeney on Wednesday introduced Kris Kolluri and Martin Robins as advisers to help the West Deptford Democrat craft a long-term plan.
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Sen. Steve Sweeney on Wednesday introduced Kris Kolluri and Martin Robins as advisers to help the West Deptford Democrat craft a long-term plan.
Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto said Port Authority Chairman John Degnan agreed to put the proposal on hold.
Chris Christie was at Lambeau Field to watch his beloved Cowboys, and he couldn't believe the call. The reaction from the governor, who was wearing his lucky orange sweater, was priceless.
Christie's lifelong Cowboys fandom has sparked outrage from Eagles, Jets and Giants fans in New Jersey furious about his allegiances, along with ethical question.
Many have criticized the New Jersey governor for carrying the flag for an out-of-state team. Not me.
The co-chairs of the legislative committee investigating the Port Authority have discussed whether they want to look into the possibility of ethics violations stemming from the relationship between Gov. Chris Christie and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.
A new report alleges New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie advocated for one of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' business interests to land a deal with the Port Authority.
"I don't know how we, in any way, can think about going up there without having him," the owner said. "With the way we're playing, and the mojo."
Christie has taken considerable ribbing about his allegiance to the Cowboys, who are bitter rivals of the Eagles and Giants, teams favored by most from N.J.
A citizen group and the mayor of Jersey City are worried that Liberty State Park is under threat by developers.
The suggestion to eliminate PATH service between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. on weeknights was part of a report from a special panel formed by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reform the Port Authority.
"How about Governor Christie?" Vermeil told Angelo Cataldi and the 94WIP Morning Show on Friday morning. "I was pissed, I'll tell you that."
Democrat Jim Kenney is either really passionate about his Eagles or simply a sore loser. Maybe it's both.
The four Republican members of the Democrat-led legislative panel probing Gov. Chris Christie's connection to the traffic jams unveiled their own 119-page report Monday, just before the panel approved releasing the group's report to the public.
State Senator Richard Codey (D) Essex County, has proposed a bill that would study whether students should start classes an hour later.
Declaring "New York City is Ebola free," Mayor Bill de Blasio hugged Dr. Craig Spencer after he walked out of Bellevue Hospital Tuesday as medical team members cheered and applauded.
The Monmouth University Poll finds that 53 percent approve of the way Gov. Chris Christie has handled the issue.
Republican incumbent Kathleen Donovan lost the Bergen County executive race to Democrat James Tedesco.
Connecticut voters will once again decide whether to choose Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy or Republican Tom Foley to run the state.
New Jersey's protocol to manage patients being screened for possible Ebola includes providing financial assistance to anyone who loses income because of a state-ordered quarantine.
On the second anniversary of the day Superstorm Sandy devastated New York, many people are still recovering -- and waiting for funding.
A nurse who was forcibly quarantined at a hospital isolation unit in New Jersey after testing negative for Ebola has been released.
Now, as the fall legislative session begins democrats and republicans are working to overturn the state's decision to take them out of their treatment facilities and put them into group homes.
The director of the CDC said the program will begin Monday and cover visitors as well as aid workers, journalists and other Americans returning from Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea.
Gov. Chris Christie said he has signed an executive order to create an Ebola virus joint response team to coordinate on Ebola preparedness in the state.
