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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Minimum Wage Increase Could Go to Voters

The state Senate approved a 2013 referendum on raising the minimum wage and tying it to yearly increases

A proposal to raise the state's minimum wage could bypass Governor Christie and go directly to voters. During Monday's Senate hearings, Senate President Steve Sweeney of Gloucester County received preliminary support for a resolution calling for a Constitutional Amendment to allow for an increased minimum wage and tie future yearly increases to national economic data. The initiative would be placed on the 2013 ballot for voter approval. Sweeney's proposal, which was approved by committee 7-6, would effectively remove Christie from the approval process. Christie had previously indicated he would not sign a bill that included automatic indexed adjustments, according to a report on nj.com. “For years, New Jersey has assigned a dollar amount …

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Sparta Turf Decision Delayed After Options Outlined

The board heard three possibilities to build a multi-sport turf field, bleachers and other facilities.

The Sparta Board of Education pushed a decision about the scope of a field improvement referendum question, and the potential date for that public vote, to its Oct. 29 meeting. The board on Monday heard details of three options that  accomplished the construction of a turf field with lights, a rubberized walking track, new bleachers and a concessions building at Sparta High School. Following three and a half hours of facts and figures from the project’s architect, engineers and the board’s bond and legal consultants, comments from the public and board members, board president Keith Smith said he felt the options should be reviewed by the board’s construction committee before the full board again takes up the question. The options presented…

Michael Hegedus

5:12 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Sparta BOE just will not give up on this waste of the taxpayers money. They figure if they keep bringing it up sooner or later the voters will approve it to stop the incessant whinning of the BOE and Sigh School Admin.   more ›

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