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News Roundup & Open Thread for Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Home Posted June 26, 2012 - 8:08am

WTF was with that swastika flying over LBI?

Budget

  • New Jersey's $32B budget sent to Christie.
  • The Budget: What Will the Governor Do Next?
  • Democrats Buck Christie Demand for Tax Cut.
  • 7 from 9: Who peeled away Eustace & Wagner from the Cryan 9?
  • Cryan to vote for the budget.
  • Christie threatens Dems with summer session. (audio)
  • Christie's in a bind, but he's not trapped. (Stile)

    Power Grab

  • Christie to have Attorney General take over 2 Democratic county prosecutor offices, sources say.

    After the New York Times exposé of NJ privitization

  • Legislature looks to tighten halfway house oversight.
  • CEC Investigation: Christie And The Watchdogs - Part II.

    Trentonia

  • Ruiz tenure bill passes legislature, ready for Christie's signature.
  • Assembly Budget approves higher ed merger bill.
  • No fracking waste in NJ, says NJ Senate.
  • NJ Senate passes bill cracking down on fake farms.
  • Trial mandatory drug court program bill clears Assembly.
  • NJ Assembly passes bill easing pot punishments.
  • Lawmakers approve bill requiring for-profit hospitals to post financial records.
  • Senate & Assembly pass bills allowing towns to convert foreclosed homes into affordable housing.
  • In bill approved by Senate, court fees would increase to support upgrades to NJ legal system for the poor.

    U.S. Supreme Court

  • 'Obamacare' ruling comes Thursday: Rejection of health care law could hamper NJ plans to insure more people.
  • Citizens United: Outside campaign funds could flow in New Jersey governor's race.

    Woulda Coulda Shoulda Been at Netroots Nation

  • Barbara Buono, Loretta Weinberg, Hetty Rosenstein, Marie Corfield ...

    Christie's former chief of staff backed by Senate committee for Port Authority job

  • Richard Bagger is of course also a former NJ senator.

    2013 Governor's race gets its first Democrat

  • Union carpenter says he's running for governor.

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