Several governors who are usually proponents of fiscal responsibility including New Jersey's Chris Christie, Florida's Rick Scott, Ohio's John Kasich and Michigan's Rick Snyder, among others are ignoring the cliff on the horizon and stepping on the gas when they should be hitting the brake.
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Lamentably, the two governors involved in this drama, New Jersey's Chris Christie and New York's Andrew Cuomo, have done nothing to stop the Port Authority's shameless gambit to squeeze more money out of a charity to which 900, 000 mostly small donors have contributed.
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He represents the GOP's new generation of reformers that includes such Governors as Louisiana's Bobby Jindal and New Jersey's Chris Christie.
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Chris Christie's efforts to pull New Jersey back from its cliff and restore economic growth have been the basis for his aggressive governing style.
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Gov. Chris Christie's dust-ups with the public sector unions in New Jersey have won no awards for congeniality, but he is pushing forward and his approval has recently been as high as 59%, an astounding number in a relatively blue state.
The Sandy Hook shooting also was the impetus Friday behind New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's proposed legislative package that included an expansion of existing gun laws, mandatory mental-health screenings and the requirement that juveniles get permission from their parents or guardians before they are allowed to buy violent video games.
"FEMA has been very responsive, " said New Jersey's Republican Gov. Chris Christie.
New Jersey governor Chris Christie vetoed his state's law, while opponents have promised challenges to Maryland and Washington's laws.
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Although Chris Christie, New Jersey's governor, suspended COLAs last year, he also deferred some of his state's pension payments earlier this year.
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Rutgers President Robert Barchi came under harsh questioning from reporters at a news conference Friday over what he knew about the video months ago, but he got a nod of support from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the school's board of governors.
"This was a storm that obviously came upon us very quickly, without a great deal of notice, and the devastation that was caused is very significant, " New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said, noting there's a particular need for fuel, generators and communications equipment in light of the storms.
"There is major damage on each and every one of New Jersey's rail lines, " Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday.
While the unions had an easy time vilifying New Jersey's pro-reform Republican governor, Chris Christie, the petite, pro-government Democrat will be more of a challenge.
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The Rice video drew outrage on campus and all the way to the capital in Trenton, with lawmakers and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie supporting the firing at the state's flagship public university.
Another poll released Thursday by Quinnipiac University showed Obama leading Romney in New Jersey, even under the hypothetical scenario that popular Republican Gov. Chris Christie was on the GOP ticket as Romney's running mate.
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As part of her visit, the Secretary will travel to Monmouth County and Hoboken, and will meet local officials including Governor Chris Christie, Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno, U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer and other state and local officials.
None of NJ Transit's 11 commuter rail lines were spared, Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday.
For example, Gov. Chris Christie has been a persistent critic of the state's practice of sending more aid to 31 districts identified by courts as being particularly poor or underfunded.
The city hired the consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff in early 2011 to study the merits of extending the subway, shortly after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie canceled the planned "Access to the Region's Core" cross-river tunnel project, which was a blow to those who believe the region is hampered by the limited capacity for trains crossing the Hudson between Manhattan and the suburbs.
In New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie issued a stark warning Friday to people on the state's barrier islands.
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Marco Rubio of Florida and Rand Paul of Kentucky, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, the 2012 vice presidential nominee who is the governor's friend.
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