Friday, March 29, 2013
Gov. Chris Christie, along with several other dignitaries, stopped by Lockheed Martin Moorestown Thursday to congratulate the company on receiving a big government contract.
Gov. Chris Christie is used to receiving accolades, but his message at Lockheed Martin in Moorestown Thursday was clear: "Thank you." Christie—along with several other elected officials, including Mayor Stacey Jordan, Sen. Diane Allen and congressmen Rob Andrews and Frank LoBiondo—attended a presentation at Lockheed regarding the $100 million contract recently awarded to the company for the Aegis Combat System Engineering Agent (CSEA), the Navy’s primary system for detecting and intercepting threats to surface ships. Much of the work on the Aegis system will be performed in Moorestown, where Lockheed employs roughly 4,000 workers, many of whom work on the Aegis system. The awarding of the contract won't create new jobs, but will allow the…
Friday, January 4, 2013
John Boehner yelled at Frank LoBiondo about his Sandy relief plea, but the South Jersey rep and others still voted for their fellow Republican congressman
House Speaker John Boehner lost some love from his fellow Republican congressmen in New Jersey this week after delaying a $60 billion Sandy relief aid package. But he didn't lose their loyalty. New Jersey's Republican congressmen unanimously voted to re-elect the speaker to his post Thursday. All Democrats voted for former House speaker Nancy Pelosi. "There were only two choices—John Boehner and Nancy Pelosi—and the congressman was not going to vote for Nancy Pelosi," said Jason Galanes, a spokesman for Frank LoBiondo, a Republican who represents much of South Jersey. LoBiondo and Boehner had a widely reported heated exchange when the speaker informed the New York and New Jersey congressmen and women that the aid package had been shelved. …
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Governor held a press conference outside of Resorts Casino in Atlantic City on Thursday.
With music and the sun blaring on the Atlantic City boardwalk outside of Resorts Casino, Gov. Chris Christie discussed the importance of tourism for the state, announced a potential law that would bring sports gambling to the Jersey shore and spoke about the safety and the reputation of the city during a press conference Thursday afternoon, May 24. Christie announced that he is submitting sports gambling regulations that he predicts may come into effect in the fall of this year, but he also said he expects there to be a fight over the law and that he would not be surprised to see the issue hit the courts. "We intend to go forward and allow sports gambling," he said. "If someone wants to stop us, they'll have to try to stop us." Christie …
josie miller
10:41 pm on Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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