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Chris Christie touts accomplishments in video previewing State of the State address

By Bill Wichert , Erin O'Neill

January 17, 2012

Says "we’ve accomplished balancing two budgets without raising taxes. We’ve now created 60,000 new private-sector jobs. We’ve made government smaller."

Education advocate claims New Jersey officials “have not started or completed one single school project” in the last two years

By Bill Wichert

January 16, 2012

Says over the last two years, New Jersey Schools Development Authority employees "have not started or completed one single school project, and I’m not talking…

Gay marriage supported by majority of Americans and majority of New Jersey residents, assemblyman says

By Bill Wichert

January 12, 2012

"Opinion polls show that the majority of Americans, and the majority of New Jerseyans, favor marriage equality for same sex couples."

Jon Huntsman says President Barack Obama threw deficit reduction plan ‘in the garbage can’

By Becky Bowers , Bill Wichert , Erin O'Neill , Louis Jacobson

January 8, 2012

Says the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction proposal went from President Barack Obama's desk to "the garbage can."

Bob Menendez attacked by GOP challenger over federal debt increases

By Bill Wichert

January 8, 2012

"Bob Menendez just voted to increase the government's debt ceiling to $1.9 TRILLION! In his 19 years in Congress, Menendez has helped overspend America over…

New Jersey residents earning $1 million face an effective tax rate about four times greater than residents at $100,000, assemblyman says

By Bill Wichert

January 4, 2012

"Taxpayers earning $1 million pay an effective tax rate that is about four times what taxpayers earning $100,000 pay."

Chris Christie blames Corzine for New Year’s toll hikes

By Bill Wichert

January 3, 2012

"By the way, I'm not raising tolls 50 percent....Jon Corzine did."

Chris Christie claims New Jersey has fewer state employees than when former Gov. Christie Whitman left office in 2001

By Bill Wichert

December 29, 2011

"And, as of today, New Jersey state government has less employees than when Christie Whitman left office in 2001."

Obama’s former “girlfriends” sought by conspiracy theorists in chain e-mail

By Bill Wichert

December 26, 2011

"Ever wonder why no one ever came forward from Obama's past, saying they knew him, attended school with him, was his friend, etc.? Not one…

State Sen. Mike Doherty claims financial collapse led to no prosecutions, hearings or reforms

By Bill Wichert

December 19, 2011

"Following the catastrophic, cascading collapse of major investment banks on Wall Street in 2007.....Nobody was prosecuted, no hearings were held and no reforms were implemented."

Anti-voucher advocate claims proposed scholarship program would be funded out of public school budgets

By Bill Wichert

December 15, 2011

"(The Opportunity Scholarship Act) would be funded directly from public school budgets. So it would absolutely take money out of the public school system to…

New Jersey’s unemployment benefits fund is broke, with more than $1 billion owed to the federal government

By Bill Wichert

December 11, 2011

Says "our unemployment insurance trust fund is broke. We're over a billion dollars in debt to the federal government."

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Chris Christie touts accomplishments in video previewing State of the State address

Education advocate claims New Jersey officials “have not started or completed one single school project” in the last two years

Gay marriage supported by majority of Americans and majority of New Jersey residents, assemblyman says

Jon Huntsman says President Barack Obama threw deficit reduction plan ‘in the garbage can’

Bob Menendez attacked by GOP challenger over federal debt increases

New Jersey residents earning $1 million face an effective tax rate about four times greater than residents at $100,000, assemblyman says

Chris Christie blames Corzine for New Year’s toll hikes

Chris Christie claims New Jersey has fewer state employees than when former Gov. Christie Whitman left office in 2001

Obama’s former “girlfriends” sought by conspiracy theorists in chain e-mail

State Sen. Mike Doherty claims financial collapse led to no prosecutions, hearings or reforms

Anti-voucher advocate claims proposed scholarship program would be funded out of public school budgets

New Jersey’s unemployment benefits fund is broke, with more than $1 billion owed to the federal government