How are inaugurations of new governors funded in a state with some of the toughest pay to play rules? That’s the topic of this NJ.com article. Because of a quirk in state law, it’s up to Christie to decide whether to use the same rules that are in New Jersey’s pay-to-play law, which bars big-money […]
Category: New Jersey
Candidate Christopher Dagget’s payroll in the news
PolitickerNJ.com reports that independent candidate for governor Christopher Daggett treats some campaign workers as independent contractors. Without speaking directly to his situation, campaigns are like small businesses in many ways, but they’re small businesses “plus” because most small businesses don’t have almost everything they do fall under the spotlight of media attention. Campaigns hire and […]
New Jersey’s campaign money race in the spotlight
The Star Ledger looks at the campaign money race in New Jersey. An analysis of campaign finance reports released last week shows Corzine has been receiving significant backing in his bid for re-election from hundreds of state employees — from the governor’s office and state Transportation Department, to the utilities commission and New Jersey Turnpike […]