Archives for July 2006
Taxes driving people out of Jersey
Published on 30 Jul 2006 at 9:51 pm.
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BY KARIN PRICE MUELLER Star-Ledger Staff Some see it as an exodus. Others call it a mass migration. But it’s really a financial flight.
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Why some low property tax bills are no bargain
Published on 30 Jul 2006 at 9:45 pm.
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BY ROBERT GEBELOFF Star-Ledger Staff In a state where homeowners pay the nation’s highest per-capita property taxes, a town such as Roselle might seem like a tax haven.
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Tax session will flop if turf wars rule
Published on 27 Jul 2006 at 8:05 am.
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Courier News Opinion We hoped the Legislature would actually begin its summer session on property tax failure Friday before lawmakers started labeling it a failure.
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Senate to Consider Parental Notification for Minors Wanting Abortions
Published on 25 Jul 2006 at 9:51 am.
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Fox News WASHINGTON???A pregnant 14-year-old from Lancaster, Pa., decides to keep and raise her baby. Her boyfriend’s parents drive her to a New Jersey abortion clinic to get around her home state’s parental notification law. They then refuse to take her home until she ends her pregnancy.
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Buckley: Bush Not A True Conservative
Published on 24 Jul 2006 at 8:47 am.
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By Thalia Assuras President Bush ran for office as a “compassionate conservative.” And he continues to nurture his conservative base ? even issuing his first veto this week against embryonic stem cell research.
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North Plainfield man charged as identity thief
Published on 19 Jul 2006 at 9:57 am.
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By BRANDON LAUSCH Staff Writer Courier News NORTH PLAINFIELD — A 43-year-old North Plainfield man faces theft charges after 33 credit cards under various names were seized from his car and home, authorities said.
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If legislators can’t deliver, time for tax convention
Published on 18 Jul 2006 at 8:27 am.
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?Courier News Opinion New Jerseyans clamoring for a constitutional convention on property tax reform may actually see their hopes boosted by a special summer legislative session on the same topic.
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Somerset County knows how to share
Published on 17 Jul 2006 at 8:03 am.
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Courier News Opinion The phrase gets tossed around a lot in these parts: Somerset County, a leader in shared services.
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Fight for school vouchers going to court
Published on 12 Jul 2006 at 5:02 pm.
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Star Ledger Contributed by John Mooney Voucher advocates hope to make New Jersey the next legal battleground over private school vouchers with a class-action lawsuit planned for tomorrow that will claim the state and at least two dozen school districts have failed to adequately educate their children.
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Property tax reform could get ugly
Published on 11 Jul 2006 at 5:39 am.
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If you think the budget battle was bad just wait until July 28 when Gov. Corzine plans to address lawmakers about cutting Jersey’s property taxes. BY DEBORAH HOWLETT Star-Ledger Staff Just two days after the long battle over the state budget ended, Gov. Jon Corzine and legislative leaders yesterday agreed to wait until the end [...]