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Chris Christie claims nonmembers of the NJEA must pay 85 percent of annual dues

By Bill Wichert

April 5, 2012

"To get out of the (teachers) union, you pay 85 percent of $731. Then you're out of the union, but you've got to pay it…

New Jersey GOP credit Chris Christie for New Jersey having the lowest risk of corruption in the nation

By Bill Wichert

April 2, 2012

"And the #jerseycomeback keeps rolling! Thanks to @GovChristie NJ now has lowest corruption risk of any state."

Bill Pascrell claims Steve Rothman voted against funding for auto bailout and would have let automakers go bankrupt

By Bill Wichert

March 29, 2012

Says Congressman Steve Rothman voted against funding for President Barack Obama’s auto bailout and would have let automakers go bankrupt.

Steve Rothman claims Bill Pascrell “voted to remove” the public option from the national health care reform law

By Bill Wichert

March 28, 2012

Says Congressman Bill Pascrell "voted to remove the public option from the Affordable Health Care Act."

Sheila Oliver claims New Jerseyans are the “most educated” in the nation

By Bill Wichert

March 23, 2012

Says "New Jersey has the most educated population of all the states in this country."

Bill Pascrell claims 90 percent of U.S. workers are employed by companies with under 100 employees

By Bill Wichert

March 21, 2012

"Ninety percent of the people who work in this country work for companies under 100 people, maybe even less than that."

Chris Christie cut $1 billion in rebates, leading to 20 percent property tax hikes, assemblyman says

By Bill Wichert

March 19, 2012

Says "the governor took away a billion dollars of rebates, so in real dollars, our property taxes have gone up 20 percent."

Stephen Sweeney claims his tax cut proposal would lower property taxes

By Bill Wichert

March 15, 2012

Says "my plan is a property tax cut."

Congressman Steve Rothman claims the wealthiest Americans pay a lower tax rate “than they have in the last 80 years”

By Bill Wichert

March 11, 2012

"They're paying a less rate of tax -- these richest people in America -- than they have in the last 80 years."

Chris Christie claims proposed budget is smaller than the level of state spending when he took office

By Bill Wichert

March 8, 2012

Says the proposed fiscal year 2013 budget "is still below the level of state spending when I took office."

Christie’s pension contributions would represent 75 percent of the total payments made between 1995 and 2010, assemblyman says

By Bill Wichert

March 7, 2012

Says pension contributions under Gov. Chris Christie would represent "75 percent of the total contribution made between the years 1995 and 2010. That's right, in…

Michael Doherty claims New Jersey towns are artificially lowering property values to receive more school aid

By Bill Wichert

March 5, 2012

Says State Comptroller Matthew Boxer "pointed out that many towns are artificially lowering the real estate values that they report to Trenton" in order to…

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Chris Christie claims nonmembers of the NJEA must pay 85 percent of annual dues

New Jersey GOP credit Chris Christie for New Jersey having the lowest risk of corruption in the nation

Bill Pascrell claims Steve Rothman voted against funding for auto bailout and would have let automakers go bankrupt

Steve Rothman claims Bill Pascrell “voted to remove” the public option from the national health care reform law

Sheila Oliver claims New Jerseyans are the “most educated” in the nation

Bill Pascrell claims 90 percent of U.S. workers are employed by companies with under 100 employees

Chris Christie cut $1 billion in rebates, leading to 20 percent property tax hikes, assemblyman says

Stephen Sweeney claims his tax cut proposal would lower property taxes

Congressman Steve Rothman claims the wealthiest Americans pay a lower tax rate “than they have in the last 80 years”

Chris Christie claims proposed budget is smaller than the level of state spending when he took office

Christie’s pension contributions would represent 75 percent of the total payments made between 1995 and 2010, assemblyman says

Michael Doherty claims New Jersey towns are artificially lowering property values to receive more school aid