By “Concerned New Brunswick Resident”, The history is this. In 2006, Corzine floated a BILLION dollar bond for 15 school projects. The rebuild of Redshaw and improvement of Paul Robison School were two of the projects, long delayed, that would be accomplished through this funding. 15 million (of the BILLION) was allocated for these two…
Illustration by Sam Romero When Jon Corzine left office on Tuesday, he left a parting gift for political machine bosses across the state. S3157, which has come to be known as the Referendum Kill Bill, helps entrenched incumbent politicians shield themselves from public displeasure by making citizens wait 10 years between city-wide referendums concerning: length…
Outgoing Governor vetoes bill which would limited citizen participation by extending the waiting period between municipal referendums to 10 years.
Outgoing Governor vetoes bill which would limited citizen participation by extending the waiting period between municipal referendums to 10 years.
Dear Governor, I’m writing to you to ask you to veto S3157. S3157/A4264 is a bill that would extend the time citizens have to wait between proposing referenda to their city ballots.  It would more than double the waiting period from 4 years to an unjustifiably long 10 years.  So if an organized, enthusiastic, and…
The vote count from the actual voting booths PLUS the early votes (by mail, by messenger, and in person): YES – 2311 NO – 2427 There are also 203 provisional ballots that are being counted tomorrow. The election is not over. At 7pm there is an IMPORTANT MEETING TONIGHT AT KAIRO CAFE! Rampant voter suppression and…
City council seats are serious positions, we need serious people to fill them. The New Brunswick City Council has made it perfectly clear they are only interested in communicating with those who speak English. It is also clear that a Rutgers Student who is fighting for change in New Brunswick is more concerned with our…
City council seats are serious positions, we need serious people to fill them. The New Brunswick City Council has made it perfectly clear they are only interested in communicating with those who speak English. It is also clear that a Rutgers Student who is fighting for change in New Brunswick is more concerned with our…