Senate OKs Christie’s offer to DCJ chief

By   /  February 28, 2013  /  New Jersey, News  /  No Comments

THAT'S JUDGE TAYLOR: Stephen J. Taylor was approved to serve as a Superior Court judge.

Without asking any questions, the New Jersey Senate rubber-stamped Stephen J. Taylor as Superior Court judge.

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Double-dips mean millions for ‘retired’ school chiefs

By   /  February 28, 2013  /  Education, Ethics, Featured, Issues, New Jersey, News, Pensions  /  1 Comment

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Part 2 of 2 in the series Double-dippers

By Mark Lagerkvist │ New Jersey Watchdog
Thomas Butler can take you to school on the study of double-dipping in New Jersey.
Since he retired as a school superintendent 18 years ago, Butler has held 23 jobs as an interim or temporary chief at public school districts in eight different [...]

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Christie to probe leader: Want to be a judge?

By   /  February 11, 2013  /  Featured, New Jersey, News  /  2 Comments

DEAL MAKER: Gov. Chris Christie's nomination of Stephen J. Taylor to be a Superior Court judge raises even more questions in the investigation into Lt. Gov. Kim Guadangno. (AP photo)

Gov. Chris Christie has offered a judgeship to a state official who heads the agency investigating a pension scandal involving Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, Christie’s running mate.

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‘Disabled’ partners in crime scenes will mop-up for life

By   /  January 31, 2013  /  Featured, New Jersey, News, Pensions  /  3 Comments

HAPPY ENDING?: Timothy Carroll, left, and Thomas Rohling are co-owners of Tragic Solutions. Both men are receiving disability retirement payments from the state of New Jersey. (AP photo)

 
By Mark Lagerkvist | New Jersey Watchdog
Timothy Carroll retired at age 33. He claimed he was “totally and permanently” disabled by the trauma of seeing dead bodies while working as a sheriff’s officer in Morris County, New Jersey.
“I suffer from crime scene flashbacks and hallucinations due to all the years I served as a crime [...]

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Will Guadagno turn Christie’s 2016 dreams into guano?

By   /  January 7, 2013  /  Featured, New Jersey, News  /  No Comments

HEAVY WEIGHT: How much baggage will Christie carry into a possible bid for president in 2016>

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie made a crucial decision last month on Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, his second-in-command who’s embroiled by scandal and entangled in a criminal investigation riddled with conflicts of interest.

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