new jersey issues

The full report The Splinter News Article. A few highlights: I would really love to see more reporting like this.

http://news.yahoo.com/smart-gun-law-passes-n-j-assembly-awaits-233057732.html I'm at work right now and for some reason the shipyard firewall blocks the NJ legislature's websites. Weird. Until I can find the text of the bill I don't have any idea what it actually requires. This part is good...

Chris Christie on marijuana legalization: Yep, it's tourism and small businesses that are making Colorado the hellhole it is today. I'm sure every resident of that unfortunate state wishes Colorado could be more like New Jersey. ;) The man's pretty far out of touch if he really thinks that...

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who recently appointed a gay man to the New Jersey Supreme court, has now come out in favor of a referendum on whether to legalize gay marriage. Although in the past, he vowed to veto gay marriage if passed, this would sort of take the issue out of his hands...

http://www.northjersey.com/news/state/politics/052510_NJ_Gov_Chris_Christie_defends_cuts_promotes_property_tax_cap_in_Rutherford.html By the way … listen to the tape (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw0aBkt8CPA&feature=player_embedded ). Not some but almost EVERYONE in that audience applauded...