On Sandy anniversary, Christie applauds progress, vows to help those without homes (via NJ.com)
Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-Ledger By Erin O’Neill and MaryAnn Spoto In churches and firehouses, at a school and a community center, in a rebuilt restaurant and a private home still in need of work, Gov. Chris Christie commemorated the anniversary…
How vulnerable is New Jersey to flooding caused by rising sea levels and climate change? Very vulnerable, according to a new tool developed by Climate Central, a Princeton-based nonprofit that researches the effects of climate change. A year after Sandy…
Feds Strike Down State’s Plan to Use Customer Subsidies For New Power Plants (via NJSpotlight)
A federal court has struck down the state’s efforts to spur development of new power plants, a decision with potentially big implications for what electricity customers will pay on their future energy bills. The ruling, handed down late Friday by…
The List: Who Spent the Most on Lobbying in New Jersey Last Year? (via NJSpotlight)
Lobbying is a big business in New Jersey. The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission reports that more than $58 million was spent last year by businesses, organizations, and lobbyists to try to influence lawmakers, the governor, and the general…
Booker, Lonegan call each other ‘extreme’ during first U.S. Senate debate (via NJ.com)
TRENTON — Democrat Cory Booker and Republican Steve Lonegan repeatedly pegged each other as “extreme” during a heated U.S. Senate debate this afternoon. In the first of two televised debate between the candidates — who are running in New Jersey’…
Man plans commute to NYC — by riding a bike on the Hudson River (via NJ.com)
Photo courtesy of Fanny Kim Judah Schiller doesn’t walk on water. He rides a bike on it, though. Fresh off last week’s traversing of the San Francisco Bay on his bicycle-powered pontoon, Schiller plans today to be the first person to bike across…
Maryland Ruling Could Save NJ Consumers Billions on Electric Bills (via NJSpotlight)
In a case with the potential to save New Jersey’s utility customers billions of dollars on their electric bills, a federal district court this week declared Maryland’s effort to spur building of new power plants unconstitutional. The ruling does…
Homeowners Hit By Sandy Get More Time to Appeal Settlements (via NJSpotlight)
Sandy survivors still battling over their flood insurance claims will now have more time to appeal their settlements. In a bulletin issued yesterday FEMA announced it will extend for another six months the period for Sandy-impacted homeowners to file…
N.J. Supreme Court to issue major affordable housing decision (via NJ.com)
Keith A. Muccilli/For The Star-Ledger TRENTON — The state Supreme Court will hand down a long-awaited decision today on how many affordable-housing units New Jersey’s towns must provide for their lowest-income residents. At issue, again, is the…
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