Samson to chair Christie’s transition
David Samson, who was attorney general under Democratic Gov. James E. McGreevey, will chair Gov.-elect Chris Christie's transition committee. Samson, 70, is registered as an unaffiliated voter and...
View ArticleEight AGs urge change to drug law
Eight of the 13 lawyers who have served as New Jersey's attorney general over the last three decades have signed a letter in support of a bill scheduled for a Senate vote Thursday that would let judges...
View ArticleDow’s confirmation interview unusually early
The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to hold a hearing on the nomination of Essex County prosecutor Paula Dow as the state's next attorney general on Jan. 6th, Senate President Richard Codey and...
View ArticleChristie adds two to Cabinet
Gov. Chris Christie nominated two more members of his Cabinet this morning, choosing Harold J. "Hal" Wirths as commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and Lori Grifa as...
View ArticleWhat’s next for the Christie cabinet?
Let the guessing begin on what changes are in store for Gov. Chris Christie’s cabinet. When Christie announced some personnel tweaks in his administration Monday, he at several points indicated other...
View ArticleNJ fixes for Port Authority pick up NY interest
There’s no shortage of ideas on how to reform the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Two reform bills from Assemblywoman Amy Handlin, R-Monmouth, have picked up a sponsor on the New York side....
View ArticleFrequent phone calls among Christie advisers during GWB incident
David Samson Gov. Chris Christie’s top official at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was in frequent telephone contact with Christie advisers at the authority and in Trenton during the week...
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