Christie highlights Camden in State of the State speech, challenges cities; Baraka, Newark legislators respond
TRENTON - In his State of the State speech on Tuesday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie pointedly noted progress made in terms of governance, economic development, education and public safety in a major Garden State city: Camden, not Newark, the state's largest city. Then in the same address, he challenged the leadership of urban New Jersey, stating that all cities can do the same.