Thursday Morning News Roundup
By Shane Smith • Jun 25th, 2009 • Category: Blog
- In a ruling that’s bad news for already cash-strapped municipalities like Jersey City, the state Supreme Court has ruled they must reimburse apartment complexes for use of garbage dumpsters if requiring them to leave trash curbside would have adverse public-health consequences. (The New Jersey Law Journal‘s story is not available on the web.)
- Alfa Demmellash, whose Jersey City nonprofit provides education and training to entrepreneurs in low-income communities, will appear on CNN’s “Larry King Live” tonight.
- Nicole Puzio, chef and owner of Downtown restaurant Ox, competed on an episode of the Food Network’s cooking challenge “Chopped.”
- Rumor has it that Jersey City native and former St. Anthony Friar Ahmad Nivins may be drafted into the NBA tonight.
- A team of students from McNair Academic High School is one of only 24 teams in the country to advance to the finals of the national Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps academic bowl.
In statewide news:
- The state legislature considers Gov. Corzine’s proposed $29 billion budget today. The budget has faced stiff criticism from Republicans because it raises some taxes and reduces property tax rebates, but Democrats expect to overcome GOP opposition.
- Also scheduled for a vote in both houses today is a bill that seeks to stimulate construction by giving tax breaks to developers.
- Despite a reduction in funding cuts they would have faced in previous drafts of the state budget, some of New Jersey’s adult medical day care centers are in danger of closure.
- Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie will appear before a U.S. House committee today to testify about monitoring contracts he awarded when he was New Jersey’s U.S. Attorney.
- The state Senate budget committee approved a bill that would levy a $300 fee on lenders when they foreclose on a property, with the proceeds benefiting the nonprofit Legal Services of New Jersey, which provides legal representation for low-income residents in civil cases.
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Shane Smith is the managing editor of Jersey City Independent.
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