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State Of The State

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Christie Talks Sandy, Bipartisan Politics in State of the State Address

Gov. Chris Christie delivered his third State of the State address Tuesday in Trenton.

It’s been a consistent refrain from Gov. Chris Christie’s office following Hurricane Sandy’s landing on New Jersey’s shores. Make no mistake about it, he told the assembled crowd of lawmakers at the Statehouse Tuesday afternoon, New Jersey will be back. As expected, much of Christie’s State of the State address focused on Sandy’s impact on New Jersey and the ongoing effort to restore the areas most devastated by the storm as quickly as possible. During the approximately 45-minute speech—one marked by several standing ovations for both Christie and for residents who performed heroically during and after Sandy—the governor appealed for bipartisanship in politics at both the state and national levels as New Jersey works toward restoration. …

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Dame Bridgid

8:30 am on Thursday, March 21, 2013

The autistic have double the rate of violent schizophrenia than other groups. This information is easy to access on mental health websites, Karen. Autism is characterized by a lack of ability to properly form connections to the world & most importantly to other people. That commonly manifests as lack of empathy. Empathy is one of the traits that keeps us from being sociopaths. By allowing …   more ›

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Click Here to Watch, Discuss Gov. Christie's Speech

New Jersey's governor is giving his State of the State address today, outlining his goals for 2012.

Governor Chris Christie delivered his "State of the State Address" to the 215th Session of the Legislature and New Jersey residents at 3 p.m. Tuesday. In his address, Christie outlined his goals for the coming year and what he has accomplished his first two years in office. In his speech, he touched on hot button issues of education and pension reform and called for a 10 percent state income tax cut. For more details on Christie's speech, read our wrap-up article here. Patch live blogged the speech from 2:30 to about 5 p.m. You can read the minute-by-minute updates with commentary from Huffington Post Political Reporter John Celock in the attached blog. If you missed the live chat and want to leave a comment, please do in the comment …

Concerned

12:01 pm on Sunday, February 5, 2012

Gov Christie is decisive and a very effective leader of a dysfunctional state government he inherited and he is the best Gov period   more ›

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