By Alan Steinberg PolitickerNJ March 30, 2012 Governor Chris Christie and his family will be travelling to Israel next Sunday, April 1 through Thursday, April 5. He will be following the tradition of the special sister-state relationship between Israel and New Jersey that was established by former Governor Tom Kean in a 1988 executive order. [...]
Former N.J. gov. plugs for nuclear power at Dover editorial board meeting
By Jim Haddadin Foster's Daily Democrat March 8, 2012 DOVER — With better technology and safety measures in place, and with lingering mistrust of nuclear power beginning to abate, the nuclear industry is set for a resurgence in the United States, according to former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman. [...]
Rooting for Santorum
By Joe Nocera New York Times March 2, 2012 I’m rooting for Rick Santorum to win the Republican nomination. Seriously. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]