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New Jersey’s Christie Entering Presidential Race?

26 September 2011

Is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) about to throw his hat into the race for the GOP nomination for President? It sure looks like it despite declining to enter the fray earlier. Gov. Christie is a relative newcomer to the national scene. He made news by handily besting former Gov. Jon Corzine (D) in [...]

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New Jersey Says No To Tax Credit for “Jersey Shore”

26 September 2011

As it turns out, the New Jersey tax credit wasn’t a “shore” thing after all (I know, it was a terrible pun but I couldn’t help it). New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) has decided against a $420,000 tax credit for the hit MTV show, Jersey Shore, taking his veto pen to the credit after [...]

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New Jersey Caps Property Taxes: Will It Be Enough?

13 July 2010

Nobody likes a tax hike. It especially hurts when you’re already tops for taxes in the nation. New Jersey, which holds the distinction of having the highest tax burden in the nation for three years running, has been pushing back at a budget with increases that Governor Christie (R) insists are necessary. This week, the [...]

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NJ Governor Takes a Beating for Tax Cuts

18 March 2010

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) has taken some lumps for his hard nose approach to spending cuts in an efforts to salvage the state’s budget. In his brief stint, Gov. Christie has stood up to teacher’s unions, wealthy municipalities and transit – without too much fuss to date. Property tax rebates are disappearing and [...]

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Surprise! NJ Doesn’t Like High Taxes

4 November 2009

Despite three campaign appearances by President Obama, Governor John Corzine lost his gubernatorial seat in New Jersey to GOP challenger Chris Christie last night. Exit polls showed that the top two concerns for New Jersey voters were the economy and the state’s high property taxes. How high are those property taxes? For the year 2008, [...]

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