Chris Christie attends fundraiser by lawyer who benefitted from no-bid contract
Christopher Christie is attending a campaign fundraiser hosted by a lawyer whose firm got a lucrative no-bid contract when the Republican gubernatorial candidate was U.S. attorney. (AP)
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/chris_christie_attends_fundrai.html
Jury in Coniglio corruption trial reaches no verdict after first day of deliberations
The federal jury in the political corruption case of former state senator Joseph Coniglio ended its first day of deliberations today without a verdict. U.S. District Court Judge Dennis M. Cavanaugh in Newark sent the panel of seven men and five women home at 4:30. They return tomorrow at 9 a.m. (Sherman, Star-Ledger)
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/jury_in_coniglio_corruption_tr.html
GOP candidate Steve Lonegan mails dollar bills to donors
State election law officials are questioning the campaign of Republican gubernatorial hopeful Steve Lonegan over mailings he sent to donors with dollar bills inside, Lonegan said today. (Heininger, Star-Ledger)
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/gop_candidate_steve_lonegan_ma.html
State Sen. Cunningham endorses incumbent Healy in Jersey City mayoral race
As expected, this afternoon, on the front steps of Jersey City City Hall at 280 Grove St., state Sen. Sandra B. Cunningham endorsed the return of Mayor Jerramiah Healy as chief executive of the city in the May 12 municipal election. (Jersey Journal)
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2009/04/state_sen_cunningham_endorses.html
Bayonne Assemblyman Chiappone confirms probe by state AG
Bayonne Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone confirmed today he is being investigated by the state Attorney General's Office for allegedly forging checks paid to Assembly aides and then cashing them — actions he says he never did. (Thorbourne, Jersey Journal)
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2009/04/bayonne_assemblyman_chiappone.html
Chris Christie echoes Newark mayor's concern over renovation of Meadowlands' arena
A day after Newark Mayor Cory Booker slammed a state-backed plan to improve the Meadowlands' Izod Center arena and asked Gov. Jon Corzine to stop it, the governor's leading Republican opponent today said he is also concerned about the effort. (Heininger, Star-Ledger)
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/chris_christie_joins_newark_ma.html
Camden workers block bridge in protest
Calling the gubernatorial appointee who runs Camden a dictator who is endangering lives and civil rights, city employees marched through rainy streets yesterday, briefly blocking the Ben Franklin Bridge toll gates before massing at a raucous City Council meeting. (Katz, Inquirer)
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20090415_Camden_workers_block_bridge_in_protest.html
N.J. Republicans take aim at city aid program
New Jersey Senate Republicans plan to take aim today at a state aid program that funnels money to a handful of financially struggling cities, including Camden, arguing that such support rewards bad management without demanding accountability or improvement. (Tamari, Inquirer)
New Administration’s Changes Affect New Jerseyans
Birth control at campus clinics will be cheaper. Train commuters will see 1930’s-era equipment upgraded. And a Westwood lawyer finds the Justice Department less ideological as he represents Guantanamo Bay detainees. Those are just some of the effects New Jersey is seeing from President Obama’s decisions to reverse many of former President George W. Bush’s policies during his first three months in office. (Jackson, Record)
http://www.northjersey.com/breakingnews/New_administrations_changes_affect_New_Jerseyans.html
Jury in Coniglio trial fails to reach verdict
The jury in the federal corruption trial of former state Sen. Joseph Coniglio deliberated for a full day today without reaching a verdict. The jurors made several requests throughout the day, including asking for more copies of the indictment, a copy of a letter endorsing a grant request, and that the testimony of a hospital executive be read back to them. (Record)
http://www.northjersey.com/news/crimeandcourts/conigliofile041409.html
Bergen sheriff lobbies for cut money
Bergen County Sheriff Leo McGuire requested today that the freeholder board preserve $1.3 million that County Executive Dennis McNerney has proposed cutting from the department’s 2009 budget. (Gartland, Record)
http://www.northjersey.com/bergen/Bergen_sheriff_lobbies_for_cut_money.html
Spending down, taxes up in Brick schools budget
BRICK — The budget school officials are presenting to voters next Tuesday will not close schools, reduce faculty or staff, or add new programs, district Business Administrator James W. Edwards said at a Township Council meeting Tuesday. Further, it would cut spending by about $5 million from last year, officials said. (McGrath, APP)
http://app.com/article/20090414/NEWS/90414129
Anti-tax 'tea parties' to be held Wednesday throughout Central Jersey
PISCATAWAY — Franklin Mayor Brian Levine, who is scheduled to appear at a "tea party" anti-tax protest Wednesday night at Johnson Park in Piscataway, will be wearing two hats. He wears one hat as the mayor of a township — and the other as a certified public accountant. (Malwitz, Courier News)
http://mycentraljersey.com/article/20090414/NEWS/904140361&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL
Camden police, firefighters protest
More than 200 protesters from Camden police, fire and other city departments rallied before City Council Tuesday to demand the removal of Chief Operating Officer Theodore Davis. Union members raised yellow-and-white placards and chanted "fire Judge Davis" for about two minutes as council members filed into the 5 p.m. meeting. (Mast, Courier-Post)
http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20090415/NEWS01/904150345&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL
Senator tries a new tack on shady employers
TRENTON A top state senator is doing away with legislation that would sanction employers that hire illegal immigrants. Instead, Senate Majority Leader Stephen Sweeney is going after companies that pay employees "off the books," he said, targeting the broader problem that creates an unlevel playing field among New Jersey businesses. (Graber, Gloucester County Times)
http://www.nj.com/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1239775816292410.xml&coll=8
Full slate of hopefuls for Deptford BOE
DEPTFORD TWP. The township's school election ballot is full of new names this year. Most candidates say they're running for a change in the way that the board of education interacts with parents and community. (Driscoll, Gloucester County Times)
http://www.nj.com/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1239775803292410.xml&coll=8
Corzine and Booker back Payne 12th term
NEWARK – When it comes to U.S. Rep. Donald Payne (D-Newark), the local political battles don’t diminish his standing, and if anything, taking fire overseas only augments his party cred. (Pizarro, PolitickerNJ)
http://www.politickernj.com/max/28988/corzine-and-booker-back-payne
Shaftan says Lonegan campaign will get matching funds tomorrow — really
This time it’s for real, according to Steve Lonegan’s gubernatorial campaign. They will receive their sixth submission for matching funds, which has been held up by the Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), tomorrow. (Friedman, PolitickerNJ)
