Port Authority chairman David Samson, also the co-founder of powerful West Orange-based law firm Wolff & Samson, is the target of a new ethics complaint filed with the state Ethics Commission by the New Jersey Working Families Alliance.
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Poll Cory Booker in position to defeat any Republican challenger
According to a new Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press Poll released Monday, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat, seems poised to defeat any Republican challenger in his bid for re-election this November.
Read More »Candidate QA Newark mayoral candidate Ras Baraka talks rebranding with NJBIZ
Those who can remember Newark both in its industrial heyday and its years of decline have to admit one thing: The high-profile tenure of former Mayor Cory Booker put the city back on the map. Where it goes from here will be decided in May, when it will pick between Shavar Jeffries and Ras Baraka. NJBIZ got a chance recently to sit down with both...
Read More »Candidate QA Newark mayoral candidate Shavar Jeffries puts focus on neighborhoods
Those who can remember Newark both in its industrial heyday and its years of decline have to admit one thing: The high-profile tenure of former Mayor Cory Booker put the city back on the map. Where it goes from here will be decided in May, when it will pick between Shavar Jeffries and Ras Baraka. NJBIZ got a chance recently to sit down with both...
Read More »Sweeney introduces two bills aimed at tackling unemployment
Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) announced Thursday that he would be introducing two bills aimed at spurring job growth and will be looking to move on them immediately.
Read More »Latest poll numbers are worst yet for Christie
Chris Christie's 2016 presidential prospect poll numbers continue to drop.
Read More »Business community applauds Christie budget with no tax hikes
Gov. Chris Christie presented a $34.5 billion budget Tuesday afternoon that calls for no new taxes and a $2.25 billion pension payment, the largest ever of its kind.
Read More »EDA approves 36.5M in incentives for Newark, Camden residential projects
New Jersey’s revamped incentive programs have been put to work for the second time this month, this time for key residential projects in Newark and Camden and a new Dietz & Watson distribution center in Burlington County.
Read More »SBA selects Newark for entrepreneur training initiative
The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced that Newark will be one of four new cities selected to participate in its Emerging Leaders Initiative, an “executive-level” entrepreneurship training program for small business owners.
Read More »Ahead of budget address, Democrats demand full pension payment
Make a full payment into the state workers' pension fund or else there won't be a budget agreement, thus setting the stage for a government shutdown.
Read More »Poll Christie job approval rating down 20 points from past year
A new Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press Poll released Monday shows that in the past 12 months, Gov. Chris Christie's job approval rating among New Jersey residents has fallen by 20 percentage points from a high of 70 percent to 50 percent, where it sits currently.
Read More »Thoughtful, pragmatic Johnson getting high marks
As one of the first orders of business after being appointed chair of the Assembly Commerce & Economic Development Committee, Assemblyman Gordon Johnson (D-Teaneck) called a meeting.
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