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Feds, others still probing NJ traffic-jam plot

 Investigations led by federal authorities and New Jersey legislators are continuing to delve into a traffic-blocking operation near a major bridge, even as Gov. Chris Christie’s own probe has concluded that he was not involved in the plot. Politically connected New York lawyer Randy Mastro released a report exonerating Christie on Thursday, 10 weeks after […] Continue reading →

NJ Gov. Christie cancels party because of weather

 Gov. Chris Christie, who starts a second term with multiple investigations into his administration’s tactics underway, will accentuate bipartisanship and diversity in his inaugural speech Tuesday. “We have to be willing to play outside the red and blue boxes,” Christie said in prepared remarks obtained by The Associated Press. “We have to be willing to […] Continue reading →

NJ mayor: Sandy aid ultimatum came from Christie

 The Democratic mayor of a town severely flooded by Superstorm Sandy said Sunday that she was told an ultimatum tying recovery funds to her support for a prime real estate project came directly from Republican Gov. Chris Christie, a claim a Christie spokesman called “categorically false.” Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer said she met with federal […] Continue reading →

New subpoenas seek to unravel NJ bridge scandal

 Seventeen people involved in New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration or his re-election campaign are receiving subpoenas for documents that could shed light on who was behind a plot to create traffic jams and whether it was to settle a political score. The legislative panel investigating the plot will release a list of those subpoenaed […] Continue reading →

Dems, GOP, tea party dig in after NJ, VA elections

As partisanship renders Washington largely dysfunctional, voters in two states signaled this week that they want consensus-building even when there’s divided government. Even so, heading into a 2014 midterm election year, Tuesday’s results in New Jersey and Virginia carry plenty of warning signs for both parties that despite the voter angst, hyper-partisanship still is likely […] Continue reading →

NJ asks for stay of judge’s gay-marriage ruling

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration on Tuesday asked a judge to delay implementation of her order that the state allow gay marriage until an appeal can be decided, saying the state will suffer “irreparable harm” if same-sex marriages are allowed without its highest court weighing in. The motion was an expected part of the […] Continue reading →