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    • N.J. court: Towns can't ban sex offenders

      Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

      Appellate Judge Joseph F. Lisa, writing for the court, said the Cherry Hill and Galloway ordinances "interfere with and frustrate the purposes and operation of the statewide scheme." Cherry Hill Mayor Bernie Platt was considering whether to appeal the ruling and maintained that the ordinance "is valuable to our community," spokesman Dan Keashen said.

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    • Same old New Jersey

      Posted by fozapd from The Scientist

      Stem cell prospects dim in NJ. Without funds, plans for a new state stem cell institute were recently canned and an empty lot now sits where the research hub might have been.

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      N.J. Governor Corzine Critical After SUV Crash

      Posted by Jeff from Huffington Post

      Corzine was headed to a meeting regarding Don Imus and Rutgers: Corzine, 60, did not suffer any brain damage in the crash. But he won't be able to resume his duties as governor for several days, if not weeks, and he won't walk normally for months, Dr. Robert Ostrum said performing surgery on the governor Thursday night at Cooper University Hospital.

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    • New Jersey Government Shuts Down

      Posted by Billbar from Washington Post

      Gov. Jon S. Corzine (D) shut down the state government Saturday after a deadline to adopt a new balanced budget expired, bringing road construction projects to a halt and furloughing tens of thousands of state employees indefinitely. It was a grim climax to a bitter dispute with Corzine's fellow Democrats in the state Assembly over his plan to increase the sales tax.

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    N.J. court: Towns can't ban sex offenders

    Interesting clash between local home rule (also known as democracy) and state law.

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    6:01 pm 7/15/08
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