By Star-Ledger Staff January 31, 2012 Gov. Chris Christie’s proposal to cut income taxes by 10 percent would provide only modest financial relief to middle-class families who are struggling more under the weight of their property taxes, according to analysis by the nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services. [...]
By Terrence Dopp Bloomberg January 18, 2012 Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie proposed a 10 percent income-tax cut yesterday without saying how he’d address the gap in lost revenue that Democratic lawmakers said might top $1.1 billion. [...]
By Christine Todd Whitman McClatchy-Tribune News Service December 22, 2011 As state leaders struggle to meet rising energy demand in a sluggish economy, some are embracing nuclear energy as a solution that provides jobs as well as affordable electricity. Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Virginia are among the states that are expanding the role of nuclear in their energy portfolios to provide a stable power supply that powers economic growth. [...]
By Shira Schoenberg Boston Globe November 16, 2011 As the Republican presidential candidates descend on New Hampshire, Rick Russman, a former GOP state senator who leads backpacking trips to the Rocky Mountains, feels “a little lost in the wilderness.” Russman is unenthusiastic about the 2012 candidates, several of whom have denied climate change and advocated the rollback of environmental regulations. [...]
By Christine Todd Whitman The Hill 15 November, 2011 Today, the U.S. is undergoing a decisive change in how we use and produce energy. A green revolution is seeing wind and solar power grow at unprecedented rates. In the first five months of 2011, wind generation had grown by 35 percent, and solar generation grew by 49 percent over the same time period in 2010. Coal generation, for comparison, saw a 5 percent decrease in that same timespan. [...]
By Aamer Madhani Tuscon Citizen November 06, 2011 A group of high-profile Democrats and Republicans who back legalizing gay marriage are calling on advocates to shift the focus on the issue from an argument about equal rights to promoting the value of commitment. [...]
By Christine Todd Whitman and and Dennis Blair The Washington Post November 4, 2011 Partisan politics have brought our government to a standstill. Washington has forgotten that, for U.S. democracy to work, every citizen must be represented. [...]
By Star-Ledger Editorial Board November 4, 2011 New Jersey governors, both Democratic and Republican, have long pressed for a cleanup of coal plants in other states that are spewing toxins into our air. [...]
Associated Press Novemner 2, 2011 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman are among nine people chosen to serve on the board of trustees for the 2014 New York/New Jersey Super Bowl Host Committee. [...]
By Christine Todd Whitman Bloomberg Business Week November 1, 2011 Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- “You reap what you sow” used to be a widely understood principle. Today, we seem to have lost that understanding as we watch the occupation of Wall Street and cities across the country. [...]