Michael Drewniak
With Legalized Sports Betting On Tap, NCAA To Move Championship Games Out Of N.J.
The college athletic association said that it cannot host games in states where gambling is allowed in them. New Jersey plans to license sports betting as soon as Jan. 9.
Lack Of State Oversight Has Reportedly Led To Widespread Problems At N.J. Halfway Houses
Roughly 5,100 inmates have escaped from the state’s privately run halfway houses since 2005, according to a report. By contrast, the state’s prisons had three escapes in 2010 and none in the first nine months of 2011.
Gov. Christie, Wife Seek Extension For Filing Tax Returns
The governor’s office said the Christies have filed for a six-month filing extension, though it did not specify why it was sought.
Christie Pressed To Make NJ Supreme Court More Diverse
Groups representing minorities in New Jersey have appealed to Gov. Chris Christie to make the state Supreme Court more diverse. The Legislative Black Caucus sent a letter this month urging Christie to use his next appointment to nominate a minority.
Officials Want Probe Of Elizabeth School Lunch Program
The action comes amid a report that a principal, the school board president, and a supervisor of custodians had enrolled their children in the free or reduced lunch program even though they don’t meet requirements.
It’s Time For NJ To Pay Up For Cancelled Tunnel
Tuesday is the deadline for New Jersey to repay costs associated with the scuttled Hudson River rail tunnel.
Christie Unapologetic About Vacationing During Blizzard
No regrets and no apologies from Gov. Chris Christie, who was vacationing in Disney World with his family while New Jersey was being battered by the fifth largest storm in the last 100 years.
Liberal Group Criticizes Christie With Parody Website
The website features photos from Gov. Christie’s out-of-state campaign trips for Republican candidates altered to depict him in a red-and-white stocking cap a la “Where’s Waldo?”
Panel: NJ State Workers Get Black Friday Off
New Jersey’s Public Employment Relations Commission says state workers would be ‘irreparably harmed” if they don’t get the day after Thanksgiving off.
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