N.J. Democrats need to show us the pension money, Bramnick says
Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick. MMM file photo
Kyrillos Backing Jeb Bush For President
State Senator Joe Kyrillos is backing former Florida Governor Jeb Bush for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination.
According to The Washington Post, Bush spokesman Tim Miller confirmed that Kyrillos is backing the son and brother of 41st and 43rd presidents to become the 45th. Kyrillos contributed $10,000 to Bush’s political action committee last month.
The news that Kyrillos is supporting Bush over his decades long friend and ally, Governor Chris Christie, caps the news cycle for a day in which a Quinnipiac Poll reported that New Jersey voters don’t approve of the Governor’s job performance at home and don’t think he would make a good president. A CNN poll also released Monday places Christie in 7th place among GOP presidential hopefuls with support of only 4% or Republicans and Republican leaning Independents nationally. Just four months ago, a full year after the Bridgegate scandal broke, Christie ranked second for the 2016 GOP nomination in CNN’s poll with support of 13% of the respondents.
Posted: April 21st, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 13th Legislative District, 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, Joe Kyrillos, Monmouth County | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, Joe Kyrillos | 9 Comments »Christie’s N.J. approval rating sinks to historic lows, poll finds
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie’s job approval rating is hitting historic lows as the governor continues to take steps toward a likely 2016 presidential campaign, according to a new poll. Fifty-six percent of New Jersey voters disapprove of Christie’s work in the Garden State compared to only 38 percent who approve of it, according to a… Read the rest of this entry »
New Book To Reveal Clinton Foundation’s ‘Questionable Deals’
Ex-governor Corzine discussing plans to start hedge fund, report says
NEW YORK CITY — Former governor and U.S. Senator John Corzine may soon add another title to his resume — hedge fund owner. According to the Wall Street Journal, the fund would likely be launched with Corzine’s own personal wealth, along with contributions from a handful of outside investors. Corzine has a background in high finance,… Read the rest of this entry »
Hoax call to Keyport cops caught on live streamed video
KEYPORT – An anonymous call claiming a man was holding hostages and a female was stabbed on Sunday was determined to be a hoax, police said. The police department received the call at 1:37 p.m. and the anonymous male caller said he would shoot police and the hostages, Keyport Police Chief George Casaletto said. Police responded… Read the rest of this entry »
At 80, former N.J. Gov. Tom Kean is still a force to reckon with
TRENTON — You could almost hear the gasps in Trenton when former Gov. Tom Kean criticized Gov. Chris Christie. “You assume that if the governor wins by 20 points or more you’d have coattails,” Kean said in November 2013, a week after Christie had won re-election by a landslide. “No governor I know in any state… Read the rest of this entry »
Whatever happened to Assembly Democrats’ pledge to cut N.J.’s sky-high property taxes?
TRENTON — Minutes after being sworn in for his ninth term in January 2014, Assembly Majority Lou Greenwald pledged that the time had come for real property tax reform. “Let us join together. Let us do the unthinkable and prove the cynics wrong. Let us attack New Jersey’s property tax crisis once and for all,” Greenwald… Read the rest of this entry »
N.J. delegation seeks congressional hearings on FEMA payments to Hurricane Sandy victims
WASHINGTON — All 12 of New Jersey’s U.S. House members called Friday for congressional hearings on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response to allegations of fraud in payouts to Hurricane Sandy victims. The members asked the House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman to convene a hearing to look at how FEMA handled charges that insurance companies… Read the rest of this entry »
Humane Society Reinstates Volunteer Program
The Associated Humane Societies announced on facebook this evening that the volunteer program at their Tinton Falls facility has been reinstated.
AHS announced the suspension of the program last Sunday, claiming that volunteers failure to follow protocol for handling animals housed at the shelter cause animal deaths and injuries to both animals and humans.
Asbury Park Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn, a volunteer at the facility, called the claims by AHS “outrageous” and dubbed the management of the facility “apathetic” to both guests of the facility looking to adopt pets and the animals themselves. The volunteers was wage a PR campaign against the programs termination throughout the week. A protest was scheduled for tomorrow at the facility. It is unclear if the protest will happen, given the reinstatement.
Here is the statement posted today announcing the reinstatement of the program:
Posted: April 17th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Asbury Park, Monmouth County, Monmouth County News, Tinton Falls | Tags: Amy Quinn, Asbury Park, Associated Humane Societies, Monmouth County, Stray dogs and cats, Tinton Falls Animal Shelter | 1 Comment »