By John Nichols – The Nation
The governor needs to peddle a moderate image to win re-election in New Jersey, but on everything from reproductive rights to the environment to austerity, he’s very conservative.
Click to Read More →By Bob Jordan – Asbury Park Press
Despite a cap on local tax levy increases, net property tax bills have continued soaring during Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s time in office, according to data released by the state Department of Community Affairs Tuesday.
Click to Read More →“The Chris Christie who perfected the art of celebrity through late night TV and manufactured Youtube moments has far from perfected the actual job of standing up for New Jersey’s working families and values,” said Joshua Henne, spokesman for One New Jersey. “It’s easy to giggle about Springsteen and the Mets with Jimmy Fallon and David Letterman, but it’s quite another thing to answer for consistently trailing America when it comes to jobs, vetoing women’s health funding and vetoing an increase in the minimum wage while protecting a tax cut for millionaires.”
Click to Read More →By Brent Johnson – The Star-Ledger
More than a million workers in New Jersey can’t keep up with dramatically rising living costs despite having full-time jobs, according to a report scheduled to be released today.
Click to Read More →By The Star-Ledger Editorial Board- The Star-Ledger
The changes demanded by the federal government in the Christie administration’s plan for Hurricane Sandy aid only reinforce what we already knew about this governor: He’s got a persistent blind spot when it comes to the working poor.
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