Jon Corzine News

As a Non-Denominational Minister here in New Jersey for the last 10 years, I have had the opportunity to perform many civil, spiritual and religious wedding ceremonies for more than 1,000 couples.

T he job of Morris County Superintendent of Elections has been vacant since the death last year of RoseAnne Travaglia.That job, which includes maintaining voter registration lists, is filled by the governor.

Before Republican Chris Christie takes the oath of office in January, Democrats will have one last shot to enact laws all by themselves - including measures the governor-elect may not like - in the upcoming lame-duck legislative session.

Marriage equality advocates believe that outgoing NJ Gov. Jon Corzine would sign a marriage equality bill--if state lawmakers would put one on his desk A new poll shows that a majority of New Jersey residents support marriage equality of the state's gay and lesbian families.

Chet Culver's 40 percent approval rating in The Des Moines Register's Iowa Poll follows two difficult months for the administration.

New Jersey's municipal leaders today will hear two views of the state's state of affairs.

Gov.-elect Chris Christie and Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Guadagno visit the Robert Treat Academy in Newark the day after the election.

The polls on Tuesday closed; the voters tossed out Democratic incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine in New Jersey and gave Republican Bob McDonnell a massive victory over his Democratic challenger, Creigh Deeds, in Virginia, and the analysis was immediate.

Already, taxpayers are giving $1.3 million a year to 62 retirees of three Trenton organizations: the League of Municipalities, the School Boards Association and the Association of Counties, records show.

As Democrats whisper about Mayor Cory Booker's possible candidacy for governor in 2013, an analysis released this week by Public Policy Polling predicts he would be a solid candidate for the office.

Israeli politicians and diplomats expressed surprise over Gov. Jon Corzine's loss to Republican Chris Christie in last Tuesday's New Jersey gubernatorial election.

During "that roller-coaster ride," the campaign focused on independent voters, and the issues.

Two top lawmakers cast doubt on whether New Jersey will give a green light to marriage equality for gays and lesbians before the Garden State gets a new governor who has vowed to stop the civil liberties legislation.

According to a Gallup poll released Wednesday, 48 percent of voters said they would back a Republican, while 44 percent said they would support a Democrat, if the 2010 House elections were held today.

Taxes are on the agenda today for New Jersey's governor-elect. Republican Chris Christie and the co-chairmen of his transition team's budget and taxes committee are scheduled to speak about their plans.

With the victory of Republican Chris Christie over incumbent Democratic governor Jon Corzine, despite the campaign of conservative Independent Chris Daggett, New Jersey Republicans have reason to celebrate.

People from groups opposing gay marriage gather in front of the Statehouse in Trenton.

3 portend little for the governor's race in Ohio next year, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern harrumphed in his post-election news conference.

A year after Barack Obama's election stirred broad hopes for change among American voters, persistent high unemployment and the spectacle of continued gridlock in Washington threaten Democratic dominance of the political landscape.

A week after voters declined to give him a second term, Gov. Jon Corzine today said he is working with the man who defeated him, Gov.-elect Chris Christie, to make the transition "as smooth as possible." "I want the governor-elect to be successful, because the people of New Jersey need a successful governor," Corzine said.