Former NJ Governors Support Gay Marriage
By Brian Thompson NBC News January 31, 2012 Current Gov. Chris Christie remains opposed to gay marriage. [...]
Agency dissects Christie’s 10% tax cut plan
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. [...]
Christie Quiet on How to Fund 10% New Jersey Income-Tax Cut
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. [...]
Generating electricity and jobs
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. [...]
N.H. environmentalists lament EPA bashing, lack of science support within GOP field
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. [...]
Nuclear power needs to remain central to our energy mix
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. [...]
Group reframes case to legalize gay marriage
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. [...]
Election 2012 with a third party option
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. [...]
Gov. Chris Christie must support EPA-ordered coal plant cleanup, not partisan politics
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. [...]
Tagliabue, Whitman on NY-NJ Super Bowl committee
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. [...]