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Register to Vote in Monmouth and Ocean County
Election Day is Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Monmouth and Ocean counties.
Political News
Political News
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New Jersey U.S. Senate Candidates Ready To Go Head-To-Head
A new survey finds President Obama and incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Menendez are pulling ahead of their Republican challengers in the Garden State.
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Can Atlantic City Be Saved? [POLL/AUDIO]
The economic news coming out of New Jersey's gambling mecca has been miserable. Still, leaders on the state and local level claim there is progress under the surface; one just needs to look beyond the casinos.
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NJ Assembly Speaker Says Minimum Wage Hike Is Not A Job Killer [AUDIO]
New Jersey Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver has had her team tracking U.S. Labor Department numbers to see how increasing the minimum wage has worked out for other states this year.
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NJ Ban On Bath Salts, Synthetic Marijuana Yields Results [AUDIO]
Abuse of so-called designer drugs, synthetic marijuana and bath salts has taken a big drop following a statewide ban in New Jersey.
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Is NJ’s 2% Property Tax Cap Working? [POLL/AUDIO]
Governor Chris Christie insists New Jersey 2% cap on property tax increases is working. Critics say Christie is misleading the public. One lawmaker is pushing legislation that would establish a task force to study the issue.
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Chris Christie and Cory Booker Become Verbal Sparring Partners [AUDIO]
In Charlotte for the Democratic National Convention, Newark Mayor Cory Booker told a crowd that if more Democrats turned out to vote in New Jersey’s 2009 gubernatorial election, “the world wouldn’t know who (Chris) Christie is.” Asked if he thinks the statement might have been Booker’s opening salvo in an effort to unseat him next year, Governor Christie seemed unfazed.
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Do You Know Who’s Running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey? [AUDIO]
With the fall election only a couple of months away, a new Quinnipiac University poll finds Democratic incumbent U.S.Senator Bob Menendez has a commanding lead over Republican challenger Joe Kyrillos.
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Chris Christie Takes Action To Protect Jerseyans From Power Outrages
Last year, a tropical storm and a freak October ice storm hit the Garden State causing lengthy power outages that displaced thousands of New Jerseyans for days on end, some for more than a week.
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NJ Gang Problem Increasing In Cities, Suburbs [AUDIO]
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NJ State Police Attracting More Diverse Recruits [AUDIO]
The New Jersey State Police is looking for a few good men and women, but they’re getting an overflow reaction from trooper candidates that wasn’t expected.
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Laws Won’t Prevent Against Risky Swimming Behavior, Says Professor
The summer heat hasn’t let up, but the rate of fatal drowning has significantly fallen off from early in the season when lifeguards weren’t on duty.