The Record: Port Authority cops wanted to reopen GWB lanes; told to 'shut up'

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Wednesday September 03, 2014 · 12:42 PM PDT

2014/09/03 · 12:42

Things have been pretty quiet on the GWB scandal front, but here's one that adds more color to the day the jam unfolded in Fort Lee. From The Record:

On the second day of the George Washington Bridge lane closures last year, a Port Authority police officer stationed at a traffic-clogged intersection near the bridge picked up his radio. The traffic was creating “hazardous conditions,” he told fellow officers over the radio, and the lanes needed to be re-opened.
“Shut up,” a Port Authority police supervisor at the bridge replied, instructing the officer not to discuss the apparently secret operation over an open radio channel.

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The Record: Christie staff gets hefty pay increases; biggest raises go to former campaign aides

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Thursday May 29, 2014 · 11:40 AM PDT

2014/05/29 · 11:40

Breaking a few minutes ago, The Bergen Record is reporting that Chris Christie gave large raises to staffers who were responsible for crafting his public image, with the biggest raises going to former campaign employees now on his administration payroll.

Some of those who received the biggest boosts temporarily left state government to work on Christie's reelection campaign last year, then returned with new titles and higher salaries. A deputy press secretary in the governor’s office who earned $75,000 last year before he left to serve as press secretary for the campaign, for example, now makes $110,000 as a deputy communications director.

So much for crafting a positive public image for the Governor. This report comes on the heels of Christie backing out of a $2.4 billion payment into the public employee pension fund, and--possibly more damaging--cancelling property tax relief to homeowners, all in the name of trying to balance the budget.

Report: New Jersey uninsured rate DROPS 38%

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Friday May 23, 2014 · 7:30 AM PDT

2014/05/23 · 07:30

New Jersey's uninsured rate has fallen more than one-third since before the federal deadline to sign up on HealthCare.gov, The Bergen Record reported last night.

The number of people without health insurance in New Jersey has fallen to its lowest level since 1990, dropping more than a third even before the late March surge in insurance sign-ups, according to a report released on Thursday.
An estimated 430,000 people in New Jersey gained coverage from October through March, said the report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy.

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Sokolich: Christie administration courted him for 2 years w/gifts, promises

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Friday February 07, 2014 · 2:15 PM PST

2014/02/07 · 14:15

Just when things were settling down for the long siege of subpoenas and investigations, Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich gave a few interviews this week, accusing the Christie administration of orchestrating a 2-year courtship of his endorsement, complete with "gifts" and promises for his town.

From NorthJersey.com/The Record:

Governor Christie’s campaign orchestrated an extensive operation over two years that involved gifts to Fort Lee — including Port Authority funded shuttle buses, snow plowing, pothole repair and emergency radios — to convince the borough’s mayor to offer his endorsement of the governor during his reelection campaign, Mayor Mark Sokolich said in his most extensive comments to date on the George Washington Bridge scandal.
When Sokolich did not offer his endorsement, he says he was punished by paralyzing traffic jams at the bridge that were ordered by Christie’s appointees at the Port Authority during five days last September.

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Feds now investigating Christie's use of Sandy relief funds for 'stronger than the storm' ads

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Monday January 13, 2014 · 6:05 AM PST

2014/01/13 · 06:05

The hits just keep on coming, via The Record:

Federal auditors are looking at New Jersey's use of superstorm Sandy relief funds for ads that featured Governor Christie, according to a Democratic congressman's office.

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Wednesday January 08, 2014 · 6:29 AM PST

2014/01/08 · 06:29

This is going to be a shorter diary because the story is breaking now. But The Record is reporting this, and apparently another, even bigger story following this up will break on their site within the hour.

'Top Christie aide linked to GWB tieups' -- read more below the break.

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Tuesday November 12, 2013 · 8:20 AM PST

2013/11/12 · 08:20

Figured it's time to introduce the new majority in the borough. After the last version of the Democratic Party imploded around 2007, the local GOP seized complete control of the council. My, how times have changed in this working-class New Jersey community.

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