Katz on Christie
Christie Flips On Reason For Vetoing Planned Parenthood Funds
Matt Katz, New Jersey Public Radio/WNYC
Just in time for the 2016 Republican primaries, Gov. Christie is changing his explanation for a controversial policy decision he made as governor ...
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Gov. Christie's proposed budget allocates money for open-space preservation projects, but its plan differs in significant ways from how some lawmakers, interest groups and municipalities want to divvy up the funds. With less money available than in previous years for such projects, deep divisions may surface among the many groups, towns, counties and others seeking to obtain a share of the funding. And some key lawmakers have their own priorities for how the money should be spent, including those who want more funding for farmland preservation. Read moreNJ Spotlight Daily News
February 26, 2015
- Chris Christie Takes His Budget Pitch on the Road -- First Stop, Moorestown
- Governor makes it perfectly clear: The only thing wrong with the state’s finances is cost of public-employee benefits
- Districts Get Official Word: State Aid Payments Frozen for Most Schools Next Year
- Some are glad that funds won’t be cut despite fiscal woes; others note than once again Christie isn’t complying with full-funding law
- Administration, Lawmakers Could Clash Over Who Gets Open-Space Funding
- As predicted by some environmentalists and legislators, various potential recipients are getting testy about how much money they’ll receive
- New Emergency Alerts Would Help Find Missing NJ Residents with Disabilities
- People with intellectual, developmental disabilities could be at risk if they wander away from family or caregivers
- Poll: Chris Christie’s Budget Address – Empty Sound Bites or Real Solutions?
- The governor says he can fix what ails New Jersey's finances – Does his message resonate or is it the same old story?
- Op-Ed: The Power of a Simple Idea -- Helping NJ Students Start the Day Healthier
- Serve students the most important meal of the day after the school bell rings, when they are already at their desks
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February 25, 2015
- Christie Is So Focused On New Jersey He May Announce Run For President There
- Gov. Chris Christie's first town hall meeting in six months began with a detailed, if not dry, explanation of his pension reform plan. He pointed to charts around the room at the Moorestown Recreation Center in Burlington County ...
- Missing from Christie’s Budget Address: Substance, Specifics, Solutions
- Governor’s budget speech may have played well outside of NJ, but state lawmakers are left with a number of unanswered questions
- Dispute Erupts Over ‘Agreement’ Between Teachers Union, Governor
- While Christie touts purported deal, NJEA leaders protest that it’s just a ‘road map’ for finding solution to pension crisis
- Christie’s Proposed Health Budget Slashes $148M From Hospital Charity Care
- Administration argues that cuts are counterbalanced by ACA Medicaid expansion, which has thinned the ranks of the uninsured
- Panel Pushes Controversial Nomination for Pinelands Commission to Full Senate
- Critics contend appointment sends wrong message to conservation community, do what governor says or be prepared to be replaced
- Profile: Association’s Leader Deftly Keeps Hospitals in NJ Working Together
- Ryan draws on government, legal experience in advocacy for diverse group of hospitals
- Just When NJ Students Are Making Progress, Some Folks Want to Slow Them Down
- A quick look at the past decade demonstrates that kids who aren’t tested are kids who don’t count
February 24, 2015
- Can Christie, Legislature Defuse Judge's $1.6 Billion Pension Bombshell?
- Double challenge confronts Dems, GOP: Find funds in current budget -- and even more in next year’s
- Judge Rules Against Christie Administration in State-Employee Pension Case
- State on the hook for seven years of increasing payments, as spelled out in the administration’s signature pension-reform law
- In Camden, Housing the Homeless to Ease Strain on Health Resources
- State, county, city, hospitals, nonprofits unite to support Housing First pilot, with eye to potential expansion
- Will Third Time Be the Charm for Controversial Nominee to Pinelands Commission?
- Absence of key panel member could mean OK for nominee turned down twice by Senate Judiciary Committee
- PARCC Testing Opponents Win Victory in State Assembly, But What’s Next?
- Bill would delay use of assessments to rate schools, students and teachers, but passage by Senate appears much less likely
- Explainer: Children’s Health Insurance Program Helps Keep Medical Costs Low
- But families could face skyrocketing out-of-pocket costs if federal funding isn’t renewed before October
- Op-Ed: Opting Out to Help Save Public Education for NJ’s Students and Teachers
- How many standardized state tests did Gov. Christie take as public-school student? Exactly none
February 23, 2015
- NJ Spotlight Editorial Staff Continues to Grow with Award-Winning New Hire
- Veteran reporter and editor to cover budget and public finance for state’s leading source of news about politics and public policy
- Newark Student Sit-In Ends With Superintendent Anderson Still in Place
- Students call action a ‘victory,’ even though state is on course to renew embattled school chief’s contract this week
- Scheduled Induced-Labor Deliveries Continue to Decline at NJ Hospitals
- Number of episiotomies performed also diminishes, but still ranks among highest in the nation, report indicates
- Better Prepared? What Meteorologists Learned from Hurricane Sandy
- National Weather Service makes number of changes, but challenges remain in improving forecasts and communication with public
- The List: 10 Ways to Improve Tracking, Forecasts of Future Superstorms
- Sandy highlighted a number of areas in need of improvement, but many of them have yet to be corrected
- PSEG Continues to Count on Its Utility to Power Profits, Says Earnings Call
- New transmission projects or upgrades to existing infrastructure lead investments being made by company
- Op-Ed: To Get the Answers About Atlantic City, Ask the Right Questions
- Talk about ‘emergency managers’ and uncertain legislative proposals may have contributed to disquiet about the city’s fiscal situation
February 20, 2015
- Port Authority Claims It Can Clean Its Own House, While Legislators Push Reform Bill
- Lawmakers in NJ and NY work to resurrect reform measures vetoed by both Christie and Cuomo
- Atlantic City School District Goes Bust, Fiscal Monitor Put in Place
- School system wracked by aftershocks from collapse of casino industry, city's fiscal calamity
- Mapping Surplus Military Equipment Given to New Jersey's Local Police Forces
- Tactical gear has grabbed the headlines, but surplus equipment also includes bandages, life preservers, and flashslights
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