Rep. Spencer Bachus faces insider-trading investigation

By Scott Higham and Dan Keating, Published: February 9

The Office of Congressional Ethics is investigating the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee over possible violations of insider-trading laws, according to individuals familiar with the case.

Rep.…

February 09. 2012 1:26PM

Labor Department: Unemployment insurance fund will be solvent before 2014

By Andrew Kitchenman

The fund, which peaked at $2.1 billion in loans to the federal government, is scheduled to become solvent again by the end of 2013, officials said.

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Fraud crackdown helps N.J. cut unemployment tab

By Timothy J. Carroll | February 9th, 2012 - 4:53pm

Governor Christie today also approved appointments for local housing authorities by Acting Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Richard E. Constable,…

10 States Given Waivers From No Child Left Behind Law

By WINNIE HU

Published: February 9, 2012

The 10 states — the first group to receive the waivers — are Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, New Jersey and Tennessee. New Mexico was the only state that applied for and did not receive a waiver, but it is…

Port Authority ripped by auditor's report for wasting billions of dollars

By Darryl R. Isherwood | February 7th, 2012 - 1:11pm

O’Malley, 48, of Upper Saddle River, was a founder and co-owner of Diversified Financial Group, which did business as Residential Mortgage Corporation.…

Milwaukee Official Gets Stung

Friday, February 3, 2012

By Yvette Shields

CHICAGO — Milwaukee County Supervisor Johnny L. Thomas Jr. has suspended his campaign for Milwaukee city comptroller after criminal charges were filed against him late last week for accepting a bribe during a sting operation in exchange for advancing a financial advisory contract.…

By The Numbers: New Jersey’s Renewable Energy Program

After blasting Christie for Port Authority patronage, N.J. lawmakers seek agency jobs for constituents

Published: Thursday, February 02, 2012, 8:15 AM

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School Districts Sign on to Move Board Elections to November

Revenue Shortfall Fuels Debate Over Tax Cut

New Jersey governor wants all tax brackets cut by 10 percent

(Reuters) - All New Jersey income tax brackets should be cut 10 percent, Governor Chris Christie proposed on Tuesday, saying the state was on the comeback trail due to harsh budget measures taken last year.…

Somerset County freeholders continue spending cuts plan

Published: Sunday, January 15, 2012, 6:00 AM

By Eugene Paik/The Star-Ledger

Freeholder Patricia Walsh, recently appointed the board’s director, said county…

Customers tapped by water rate increases

N.J. lawmakers poised to consider logging measure

N.J. lawmakers poised to consider logging measure

Special Report: Did N.J. property tax reform help most taxpayers?

Published: Sunday, January 08, 2012, 6:15 AM     Updated: Sunday, January 08, 2012, 2:57 PM

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U.S. Unemployment Falls to 8.5% as Jobs Gain

By Timothy R. Homan - Jan 6, 2012 9:07 AM ET

The 200,000 increase followed a revised 100,000 rise in November that was smaller than first estimated, Labor Department figures showed in Washington. The median projection in a Bloomberg News survey called for a December gain of…

Christie Administration Divvies Up Its Race to the Top Winnings