STATEWATCH: New Jersey's Shadow Government Casts Itself on Christie

STATEWATCH: New Jersey's shadow government casts itself on Christie
Only 17 percent of the 74,400 positions on the Trenton-based central state payroll are outside the supervision of civil service rules — “only” 17 percent from the politicians' perspective. … Nearly all of the above are included in the vast turfdom …
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Memorial remembers, honors the homeless
On Saturday night — the longest night of the year — candlelight vigils in about 150 cities across the United States, Canada, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico remembered the homeless who died in 2013. Started … Twenty-six in Washington, D.C …
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Holiday helpers, Dec. 23
3 at these locations: City Hall, 1737 Main St.; Charles R. Drew Wellness Center, 2101 Walker Solomon Way; City Water Customer Service, Washington Square, 1339 Main St.; City Human Resources Office, 1225 Lady St.; James E. Clyburn Golf Center, 2091 …
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