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FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2013 file photo, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Menendez´s office says he traveled on a plane owned by a Florida physician who is a friend and political donor, but denied that the senator had engaged with prostitutes in the Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Ethics committee eyes Menendez as new concerns emerge
CapitolInq: The Senate Ethics Committee has an eye on the allegations surrounding New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, the panel’s top Republican indicated, as news reports show that Menendez used a public hearing to advocate for a business tied to Salomon Melgen, a South Florida eye doctor now under federal investigation.
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2013 file photo, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Menendez´s office says he traveled on a plane owned by a Florida physician who is a friend and political donor, but denied that the senator had engaged with prostitutes in the Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Harry Reid backs Menendez
Under fire New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez got some key words of support Sunday from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who said he had the “utmost...
FILE: Jan. 2011: Camden Police Officer Raymond Rusi, who was laid off but was in uniform because he had to appear in court, watches with daughter Jaymilie, 11, as laid-off co-workers file past to place their boots in a symbolic row.
Camden officers struggle with jobs, feelings on county force
Until Thursday's deadline to apply to a new county police force, one veteran Camden officer struggled with being practical or principled.
U.S. Rep. Jon Runyan, elected in 2010, may face a more northern constituency. (April Saul / Staff Photographer)
Runyan says he's undecided on adding new gun limits
U.S. Rep. Jon Runyan says he has not decided whether to support any of the new gun restrictions being proposed in Washington, saying Wednesday that existing laws should be better enforced.
In this Nov. 17, 2010 photo, Camden Police Officer L.A. Sanchez walks a beat in a downtown shopping area in Camden, N.J. Mayor Dana Redd said last week that the proposed layoffs would not be as deep as the worst-case scenario she laid out last month that called for laying off 225 of the 375-member police force, including dispatchers and civilian staff. Police Chief Scott Thomson says that when layoffs come, he will realign his force in ways that the public won´t notice. "The Camden Police Department will not abandon its community policing philosophy," said Thomson. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Camden police officers reject county offer of terms for new force
Camden police on Thursday emphatically rejected what the county had said was its final offer of terms to consider hiring them onto a new county-run force that would replace the 141-year-old city department.
The Delaware River Port Authority operates four toll bridges and the PATCO commuter rail line.
DRPA keeps contractors' political donations secret
Even as it touts greater transparency, the Delaware River Port Authority is keeping secret the political contributions made by its contractors.
FOXNews reporter Geraldo Rivera arrives at the Orange County Courthouse for the murder trial of Casey Anthony, Tuesday, May 24, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. Anthony is charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in 2008. (AP Photo/Joe Burbank, Pool)
Geraldo Rivera considers N.J. Senate bid
NEWARK, N.J. - Geraldo Rivera, who hosts a weekend show on Fox News Channel, said Thursday that he was seriously thinking about running for a U.S. Senate seat from New Jersey.
The Atlantic City skyline as seen from the south. Has the sun finally set on A.C. after having a 30-year monopoly on legalized gambling in all of New Jersey? A state senator sure thinks so. (Eric Mencher / Staff Photographer)
Union urges Christie to sign Internet betting bill
The president of Atlantic City's largest casino workers' union called on Gov. Chris Christie to sign an Internet gambling bill, saying online betting revenue could make the difference between two or more casinos surviving or having to close.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (left) and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett are both Republicans. (File photos)
Figuring out Medicaid Expansion is not easy
Corbett, Christie not rushing in. Who's already covered?
U.S. Rep. Jon Runyan, elected in 2010, may face a more northern constituency. (April Saul / Staff Photographer)
Runyan invites gun seller to anti-violence summit
Burlco Buzz: As the Senate Judiciary Committee was debating gun control measures and hearing emotional testimony from Gabrielle Giffords, Congressman Jon Runyan (R-NJ) was holding his own "gun summit" in Mount Holly, Burlington County.
Legislation seeks to ban new jughandles in NJ
They might have been a good idea in the 1950s and 60s, but a New Jersey lawmaker says any new ones should be banned.
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2013 file photo, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Menendez´s office says he traveled on a plane owned by a Florida physician who is a friend and political donor, but denied that the senator had engaged with prostitutes in the Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Harry Reid backs Menendez
Under fire New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez got some key words of support Sunday from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who said he had the “utmost...
New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa, right, listens as Gov. Chris Christie answers a question Thursday, Jan.17, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. Christie discussed efforts to reduce gun violence including mental health, addiction and overall violence in society. The governor also referred to the NRA´s ad referencing President Obama´s children as "reprehensible." (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
What's happened to Gov. Christie's Twitter chatter?
TRENTON - Back in the day, before the Republican convention keynote address and the nationally televised Sandy news conferences and the Saturday Night Live skit - before Chris Christie was called the Most Popular Governor in America - the New Jersey governor was just another Twitterer.
New Jersey Sen. Barbara Buono appeared to clinch the Democratic nomination when potential big- name challengers opted out. AP
Buono's uphill run against Christie for N.J. governor
Christie's ratings are high, but his likely Democratic opponent says, "Anything can happen."
WASHINGTON - The race for New Jersey governor began in earnest last week with a bumpy walk through 14 loud Amtrak cars jam-packed with several hundred state politicos.
State Sen. Barbara Buono is the only major Democrat in the race for New Jersey governor so far. (Mel Evans / Associated Press)
Democrat kicks off campaign for NJ governor
State Sen. Barbara Buono officially kicks off her campaign for New Jersey governor with a rally in New Brunswick on Saturday.
Former Gov. Brendan Byrne accepts his induction into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2011. (Associated Press)
Ex-Gov. Byrne makes 50th 'schmooze cruise' trip to D.C.
When former Gov. Brendan Byrne first rode the "schmooze cruise" - an annual trip from Newark, N.J., to Washington on a train packed with politicians and business leaders - the atmosphere was rowdier.
FILE: Jan. 2011: Camden Police Officer Raymond Rusi, who was laid off but was in uniform because he had to appear in court, watches with daughter Jaymilie, 11, as laid-off co-workers file past to place their boots in a symbolic row.
Camden officers struggle with jobs, feelings on county force
Until Thursday's deadline to apply to a new county police force, one veteran Camden officer struggled with being practical or principled.
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2013 file photo, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Menendez´s office says he traveled on a plane owned by a Florida physician who is a friend and political donor, but denied that the senator had engaged with prostitutes in the Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Ethics committee eyes Menendez as new concerns emerge
CapitolInq: The Senate Ethics Committee has an eye on the allegations surrounding New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, the panel’s top Republican indicated, as news reports show that Menendez used a public hearing to advocate for a business tied to Salomon Melgen, a South Florida eye doctor now under federal investigation.
In this Nov. 17, 2010 photo, Camden Police Officer L.A. Sanchez walks a beat in a downtown shopping area in Camden, N.J. Mayor Dana Redd said last week that the proposed layoffs would not be as deep as the worst-case scenario she laid out last month that called for laying off 225 of the 375-member police force, including dispatchers and civilian staff. Police Chief Scott Thomson says that when layoffs come, he will realign his force in ways that the public won´t notice. "The Camden Police Department will not abandon its community policing philosophy," said Thomson. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Camden police officers reject county offer of terms for new force
Camden police on Thursday emphatically rejected what the county had said was its final offer of terms to consider hiring them onto a new county-run force that would replace the 141-year-old city department.
U.S. Rep. Jon Runyan, elected in 2010, may face a more northern constituency. (April Saul / Staff Photographer)
Runyan says he's undecided on adding new gun limits
U.S. Rep. Jon Runyan says he has not decided whether to support any of the new gun restrictions being proposed in Washington, saying Wednesday that existing laws should be better enforced.
New Jersey Sen. Barbara Buono appeared to clinch the Democratic nomination when potential big- name challengers opted out. AP
Buono's uphill run against Christie for N.J. governor
Christie's ratings are high, but his likely Democratic opponent says, "Anything can happen."
WASHINGTON - The race for New Jersey governor began in earnest last week with a bumpy walk through 14 loud Amtrak cars jam-packed with several hundred state politicos.
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