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One more time, New York raised a billion in taxes in order to keep increasing spending. Albany is in need of reason.

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He was able to get his budget passed over intense union opposition. Now he was able to get most of what he wanted with a property tax cap. Even better, the legislature has agreed to meet over the summer to consider his 31 bill tool kit to reform local and state government.

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Jack Markell seems to have a thankless task overseeing the demise of the Democrat majority in the statehouses.  Former Governor Bob Ehrlich is loved by the people personally and that seems to be translating into poll numbers. According to the Magellan poll, Mr. Ehrlich was preferred by 46 percent of state voters to 43 percent [...]

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Mary Kane is a working Mom, a small business advocate, and an accomplished attorney who shares Bob Ehrlich’s unwavering commitment to public service. As Special Projects Director for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Mary helps lead the Campaign for Free Enterprise, a multiyear project that inspires Americans to pursue their dreams through individual initiative, and [...]

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It is less than a month before the deadline for ballot measures in New Jersey. The Governor is pushing a constittutional cap on property taxes. A more than 2.5% increase in a year would need voter approval. Make it happen my New Jersey friends if you want anyone in the middle class able to afford [...]

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Democrats in New Jersey have run their state into the ground. They haven’t stopped doing it. They were trying to keep the temporary tax increase on millionaires. Was it to close the budget deficit? No. It was to redistribute to more deserving people. Governor Christie rightly noted that such a policy is hurting the formation [...]

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The results are in. In addition to the earlier posts with Lincoln, Whitman, Halley, Fiorina and Angle, Nevada will have a new Governor as Republicans cleaned house. Virginia Tea Party movement did not follow the trend of upsets. Republicans keep a seat in a special election in Georgia. The NRCC is energized. A pretty good [...]

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I like New Jersey’s shake up of the establishment.  One rich GOP backed Newspaper mogul ignored them and is behind at this hour to the tea party candidate who spent 1/10th in a congressional primary.  Moderates incumbents who voted for cap and tax had to fight for their lives, one got 56%.  Eagles defensive tackle [...]

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Congressman Sestak received a well deserved bounce from his primary victory. For the first time, he has a narrow lead in race for U. S. Senate over former Congressman Pat Toomey. That same polls internals has a lot of good news for Mr. Toomey. Mr. Sestak has pretty much maxed out his base of support. He [...]

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NJN Employees oppose privatization. In other news, a dog bit a man.

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Governor Chris Christie of NJ Kept to his conservative platform and refused to reappoint a sitting state Supreme Court Justice. It was only the second time in 63 years– that one justice opted to retire when he received indications he wouldn’t be reappointed. Chris Christie has kept faith with conservatives. He is a governor of [...]

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  Solar-cell manufacturing in Frederick, Maryland, dates back to the mid-1970s. BP Solar, one such company, was so profitable it was in the middle of building a $97 million expansion to create more jobs in the solar panel industry. Now the BP Solar building is being demolished and 320 people in Maryland are unemployed. What [...]

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As we predicted, Baltimore, MD is being sued for its silly ordinance requiring Crisis Pregnancy Centers to prominently post signs saying what they do not offer.  The city now requires the centers to post that they do not offer birth control and abortion or referrals.    The statement is not even true as a lot of them train [...]

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Less than two weeks ago, Maryland talk show host and former governor Bob Ehrlich joined the race for governor.  He has invited Governor O’Malley to join him on WBAL for one on one discussion of the issues.  The Governor seems too busy to find an opening.   The invisible governor hopes to remain that way.  The [...]

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First a prayer in a Teacher Union email that muses for GOD to take Governor Christie, then the back and forth over corruption in campaigns made for a fun week in NJ politics. The most interesting storyto me is the fact that at risk schools in Newark spend around 18,000 to 19,000 dollars a student [...]

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The executive director of the New Jersey Education Association earned 550K in compensation and benefits.  The average teacher in New Jersey earns 60K in salary.  Interesting.

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Former Democrat House whip in Pennsylvania was sentenced along with his cohorts for bilking taxpayers of 1 million dollars. The thieves received their justice.

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NY Democrat Governor Patterson’s spokesperson resigned.Considering that he is the source of the emails, it is a wonder that he waited so long. He must have been looking for another job. That leaves 3 openings so far. Astrazeneca may not be hiring, but it seems Patterson has some openings.

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The New York Times hit pieces of mostly unnamed sources have done their job. The real damage was done by allegations of covering up a domestic abuse charge by his driver. He allegedly talked the woman out of showing up to court. The case was then dropped. New York Governor David Patterson will end his [...]

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Maryland– Medical use of pot makes sense, but most states have not found a balance which makes the average citizen comfortable. Doctor and House of Delegate member Dan Morhaim is trying to reach that balance of compassion for the ill without de facto legalization.  His legislation may merit attention from Delaware. Maryland is going to [...]

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This is the offical Republican response to the state of the state. Below is an excerpt. Carroll/Howard Senator Allan Kittleman (R-Dist. 9) delivered the Republican response to Governor Martin O’Malley’s State of the State address. I had hoped that Governor O’Malley’s State of the State address would offer concrete plans to create jobs and reduce [...]

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When are you declaring?  The other leading Republican contender has ended his exploratory committee with an apparent no.  If you are waiting for an invitation, Governor O’Malley won’t send one.  Take ours.  Run Bob, Run.

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You are a bad boy. I am suspending you for two years with pay ($11,000 a month). Your punishment is to be shunned for two years, but don’t get too upset with $132,000 being deposited into your bank account over that time. No wonder Governor Christie wants reform, yet the Democrats do not want Governor [...]

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The Loony left has only one more day to get its wish list before Governor Christie imposes sanity. They want to give near dictatorial powers to their friend, the mayor of Camden, give illegals in state tuition rates when there is not enough money for the colleges already, and impose new rules “unionizing more employees in [...]

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New Jersey keeps marriage between a man and a woman with the state senate voting down efforts to scrap civil unions and redefine marriage.  Now the state can focus on the out of wack budget and weak economy. Maryland’s largest city is getting a new mayor with the resignation of Shelia Dixon as part of a plea deal. [...]

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Baltimore, MD needs a new mayor.  In an effort to head off the coming perjury trial, Mayor Shelia Dixon made a deal which included leaving office.

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George Pataki, you cannot give Gillibrand a pass on a race that you should win. This seat is ours for the taking. Please reconsider. The country needs all good Republicans to step up and do their part.

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If the election were held today, Pennsylvania would have a new senator, Pat Toomey. He leads both his potiential Democrat candidates. But Toomey’s big turnaround is against Joe Sestak, the liberal Philadelphia-area congressman, who hopes to deny Specter the Democratic nomination for the seat he has held for nearly 30 years. Toomey now beats Sestak [...]

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From Baltimore to Annapolis, Democrats in neighboring Maryland had a bad week.  Mayor Shelia Dixion was convictedof being a reverse Santa.  She stole from the poor to fund her Best Buy addiction. City Alderman Samuel Shropshire had a more serious charge of sexual assault. An Anne Arundel County judge convicted an Annapolis alderman Thursday of [...]

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Chris Christie ran on identifiable three planks; attack corruption, cut taxes and spending, and protect traditional marriage. Democrats, who were fearful of having to deal show their hand before the election, are now trying to push a lame duck session vote to change Marriage in defiance of the will of the people. The good news [...]

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