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  • NJ official steps down amid corruption arrests

    07/23/2009 1:53:53 PM PDT · by TexasNative2000 · 28 replies · 748+ views
    Ap via yahoo.com ^ | 7.23.2009 | DAVID PORTER
    NEWARK, N.J. – A member of the New Jersey governor's cabinet has resigned amid a sweeping corruption investigation that has ensnared three mayors, two state legislators and several rabbis. Speaking Thursday at a news conference, Gov. Jon Corzine said he asked Community Affairs Commissioner Joseph Doria to step down and that Doria agreed to leave office. Corzine says Doria could not be effective with such a serious investigation going on. Among the 44 people arrested Thursday were the mayors of Hoboken, Ridgefield and Secaucus.
  • Will Codey be just another career pol?

    12/21/2004 10:10:52 AM PST · by BATNF · 6 replies · 418+ views
    In Jersey ^ | 12/19/04 | BOB INGLE
    TRENTON -- It's hard not to like acting Gov. Dick Codey. He's down-to-earth, funny and anything but a show horse. He acknowledges, as a member of the Legislature for 31 years, he shares responsibility for the way things are screwed up. Refreshing. He has a plain way of speaking reminiscent of President Harry Truman. Former Gov. Jim McGreevey complained New Jersey wasn't getting its share of anti-terrorism money from the feds. Codey says, "We're getting hosed." McGreevey stood behind an oh-so-trendy acrylic podium and bristled if reporters dared defile it with their tape recorders. Codey returned to using the wooden...