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Special Counsel Enlisted to Facilitate Zimmer-Lautenberg Debates
U.S. Senate candidate Dick Zimmer today announced that Randy Mastro, former Deputy Mayor to New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, will serve as Special Counsel for the Zimmer for Senate campaign, tasked with ...
A victory for Open Government - Beth Mason V. Hoboken
In Case You missed it: Hoboken Councilwoman Beth Mason's Supreme Court case against the City of Hoboken for failing to provide government records in a timely manner issued the following responses: FROM THE STAR ...
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Ticket gaffe sullies Lautenberg
Shame on the folks who run the re-election campaign of U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., for trying to get the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority to sell them cut-rate tickets for a Bruce Springsteen ...
Zimmer Responds to Senator Lautenberg's Cancellation of Bruce Springsteen Fundraiser
U.S. Senate candidate Dick Zimmer issued the follow statement in response to Senator Frank Lautenberg's actions today: "Outed by the Bergen Record for trying to raise funds by marking up Springsteen tickets ...
Lautenberg drops Boss tickets request for fundraiser
Sen. Frank Lautenberg's re-election campaign has dropped its request to get the operator of Giants Stadium to provide it with Bruce Springsteen tickets for a fundraiser event this weekend.
NY And NJ Senators Urge Administration To Keep Top 9/11 Health Expert
Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton , Charles E. Schumer , Frank Lautenberg , and Robert Menendez today urged the Bush Administration to extend the contract of a key expert overseeing federally-funded 9/11 health ...
No less than 196 copies of the New Yorker magazine issue that featured presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama , in a not-so-flattering light were fetching rather ...
Lautenberg Scraps 'Boss' Tix for Donations Plan
Sen. Frank Lautenberg's campaign withdrew its order for 40 Bruce Springsteen concert tickets that it planned to use as a fundraiser after New Jersey Republicans criticized the move, according to a report on ...
Zimmer: Lautenberg's 1992 vote became 2008's housing pain
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dick Zimmer criticized U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., on Wednesday for voting years ago to create the federal office designed to oversee the U.S. mortgage giants Fannie Mae ...
Strategic Vision: Corzine job approval at 39%
No sitting statewide Democrat enjoys what might be called popularity in public office here in New Jersey, according to a Friday Strategic Vision poll.
Dems hold big money lead in NJ congressional races
TRENTON, N.J. -- When it comes to raising campaign cash in New Jersey, Republicans are no match for Democrats.
N.J. politicians use doublespeak Sen. Frank Lautenberg and and Rep. Frank Pallone, both D-N.J., told us that despite the fact that 75 percent of the people want to drill offshore, they don't see any value in ...
Environment: The world's leading crusader on climate change is said to be making some fellow Democrats nervous.
Zimmer Criticizes Lautenberg for Failure to Protect Taxpayers from...
"New Jersey taxpayers will be on the hook for the mortgage on this house and trillions of dollars worth of other mortgages because of bad legislation supported by Frank Lautenberg more than 15 years ago," ...
Oyster Creek rival testifies at nuclear re-licensing hearing
WASHINGTON - An opponent of renewing the Oyster Creek Generating Station's license said Wednesday the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's re-licensing and safety compliance procedures are woefully inadequate.
Lautenberg, Menendez Announce More Than $3.3 Million for Morristown Rail & Bus Station
' U.S. Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded more than $3.3 million in federal funds for the rehabilitation of the Morristown Rail and ...
Lautenberg Measure to Fund Security Initiatives for Public Housing Passes Key Committee
' A measure by U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg to set aside funding for emergency safety and security programs in public housing was included in a bill passed by a key Senate committee Thursday.
Voice of the People / Offshore drilling
Should we drill for oil at a risk to our environment? As gas prices continue to climb, more Americans are willing to take that risk.
Editorial lauds, criticizes Amtrak legislation
It started out as a real victory for passenger rail: the House and the Senate voted to give significantly more money to Amtrak to improve service and upgrade tired cars, tracks and other equipment.
Stop-loss amounts to a back draft
Senator Frank Lautenberg speaks about the thousands of men and woman who are serving in Iraq because of stop-loss, which amounts to a back door draft.