50 Years Later, New Book Marks 1963 As A Most Pivotal Year in US History
Ask someone about the most important year of the tumultuous '60s and it'll probably come down to either 1963 or 1968. But author Byron Williams has made his choice.
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Ask someone about the most important year of the tumultuous '60s and it'll probably come down to either 1963 or 1968. But author Byron Williams has made his choice.
A key legislative staffer involved in negotiations over a transportation funding bill says he's optimistic a bipartisan compromise will be ready for a vote next week in the Pennsylvania House.
The deal struck funds the government only through mid-January, and allows the nation to borrow through February 7th.
After a sixteen-day shutdown, the visitors' center, the theatre, the trails and the buildings are open.
Lonegan says his message of less government failed to ring through for a majority of New Jersey voters.
Just hours before the midnight deadline, a deal is struck.
Booker was elected to complete the 15 months remaining on the term of Frank Lautenberg, whose death in June at age 89 gave rise to an unusual and abbreviated campaign. If he wants to keep the seat for a full six-year term — and all indications are that he does — Booker will be on the ballot again in November 2014.
The money had been approved by the state legislature this year but held up by the Corbett administration, which said the money was contingent on whether the school district obtained sufficient concessions from the Philadelphia teachers' union.
New Jersey residents head to the polls today to select a replacement for the late Frank Lautenberg in the U.S. Senate.
Gov. Chris Christie promised to lead New Jersey with the same aggressive style if he wins a second term, while his re-election opponent, Democrat Barbara Buono, pledged Tuesday to remain independent from party bosses who have been sitting on their hands during her campaign if she becomes governor.
The Visitor Center, at 6th and Market Streets, is on federal property but gets only one-fifth of its funding from the federal government.
For New Jerseyans, October 16th is the United States Senate special election. Here's what you need to know.
As Congress works on a plan to raise the debt ceiling, taxpayers may be wondering how they will be affected if there is no agreement.
The race tilts 54-40 percent in favor of Booker in the Quinnipiac University survey of almost 1,700 likely voters.
With the special election to fill New Jersey's vacant Senate seat in Congress just a few days away, Democrat Newark Mayor Cory Booker and Republican Steve Lonegan are hitting the campaign trail hard.
