Share/Save – Economic Development Subsidies: New Jersey Policy Perspective’s recent “The Good, the Bad and the ERGly” report shows how the state and municipalities take advantage of New Jersey’s newest tax increment financing law — the Economic Redevelopment and Growth (ERG) Grant program — to redirect state and local taxes to subsidize private projects. The [...]
Share/Save- Hoboken Joins Opposition to Spectra: Hoboken has joined the fight against a proposed natural gas pipeline that would run through Jersey City to Manhattan, via an October 1 letter from mayor Dawn Zimmer to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Meanwhile, Spectra Energy has hired a research firm to conduct a phone survey in order [...]
Share/SaveWhen the New Jersey Education Association’s (NJEA) 125-member political action committee last week released its endorsements for this fall’s Congressional elections, one notable local name was not included on the list: Rep. Albio Sires. Sires, a former West New York mayor, was first elected in 2006 to represent the 13th District, which includes large parts [...]
Share/Save- Sires’ GOP Opponent: Henrietta Dwyer, who is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Albio Sires is this fall’s Congressional election, says she was sitting on her couch watching news about the health care debate earlier this year when she decided to run for office. She dubs herself as “fiscally conservative [and] socially moderate.” – Wheelchair Athletic [...]
Share/Save- More Bad News at Liberty Humane: The state Department of Health and Human Services says Liberty Humane Society has failed three inspections and the inhumane conditions must be fixed by Friday, or else face potential fines, closure or the removal of all the animals. Volunteers at the shelter are also upset because they say [...]
Share/Save- Unions Claim Port Authority is Jeopardizing Security: Police union officials are publicly accusing the Port Authority of jeopardizing security at its Hudson River crossings and spending unnecessarily on overtime by understaffing the department. Agency officials deny the accusations, pointing to billions of dollars spent on security in recent years and staffing levels at the [...]
Share/SaveEnvironment New Jersey, along with its national umbrella organization Environment America, last week released its biannual Congressional Scorecard on major environmental issues, and all three House of Representatives members who represent Jersey City, along with the state’s two senators, received 100 percent scores for their votes over the past two years. Steve Rothman (9th District), [...]
Share/SaveCampaign filings released Monday show that U.S. Reps. Donald Payne (10th District) and Albio Sires (13th District) will face challengers from within their own party in the June 8 primary election. Voters have until April 19 to change party affiliation for the primary election, and until May 18 to register. Here’s the skinny after Monday’s [...]
Share/Save- Help for Transit? U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and other elected officials are set to announce this morning plans for a federal recovery act that would help offset the massive cuts that have come recently to NJ Transit, resulting in worker layoffs, fare hikes and service cuts. – Cuts to UEZ Funds Hurting Cities: More [...]
Share/SaveAccording to the National Journal‘s annual tally of select House votes, in 2009, Donald Payne was the most liberal Rep. that represents Jersey City. Parts of Jersey City are covered by three different Congressional districts: Payne represents the 10th, which covers a sliver of the city’s south and west sides. Steve Rothman represents the 9th, [...]
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