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Jon Shure on dual oficeholding
OPINION The head of a prominent Texas Center think tank was amazed when I explained one particular quirk of New Jersey politics to him at a conference of state-level policy organizations. Texas isn’t known as a bastion of integrity in government, but this was too much even for him. “Wait,” he asked, incredulously, “Y’all let people hold two offices in New Jersey?” He walked away shaking his head.
A governor and his speech |NJ Spotlight News
In the shorthand of headlines, we were alerted Monday to the death of a former New Jersey governor “Undone by Tax Hike.” Those of us at his side in the tumultuous years of 1990 – 1993, remember Jim Florio for so much more. “If there was a political price to pay, it was worth it.” The words come from Gov. Jim Florio’s fourth — and final — State of the State address in 1994, a bittersweet speech that, to me, his communications director, is an ideal lens to view the man.
Jon Shure on his former boss, Jim Florio
Home>Governor>Jon Shure on his former boss, Jim Florio In 1990, it was up to Gov. Jim Florio to tell the people the state’s finances were a house of cards and that painful steps had to be taken. What a four years that turned out to be. New Jersey got a sneak preview of many things to come. In Hands Across New Jersey, we saw the Tea Party before there was a Tea Party.
Op-Ed: NJ’s new property-tax relief is latest patch
It’s fall 1977, I’m covering some legislative races in Bergen County for The Record. In September, Republican candidates proudly wear “Ray Bateman for Governor” buttons. Bateman, the amicable and well-respected Senate president, is viewed as a shoo-in, given that Democratic Gov. Brendan T. Byrne had won passage of New Jersey’s first state income tax the year before and plummeted in the polls to around 20%.
Shure: 'When I learned how powerful the New Jersey Legislature could be'
Home>Highlight>Shure: ‘When I learned how powerful the New Jersey Legislature could be’ New Jersey Policy Perspective interim president Jon Shure. (Photo: Jon Shure). To a young newspaper reporter watching from the back of the chamber as the New Jersey Assembly’s proceedings dragged on at a pace that would have made “glacially” seem supersonic, something seemed to be amiss.
There are a lot of fakers in politics. Jeremiah F. O'Connor was far from one | Opinion
Bruce S. Rosen and Jon Shure It was the late 1970s, not so long after Woodward, Bernstein and Watergate, and the two of us — in our mid 20s — liked to think of ourselves as pretty hard-nosed political and government reporters for The Record. Bruce was assigned to cover Bergen County government, Jon was on county politics.
Hillsborough Neighbor Posts | Hillsborough, NJ Patch
Ask a question or share local news Featured Announcement Featured Announcement Elina Burdin, Business Hillsborough, NJ | May 13 Full Day Kindergarten Program in Hillsborough NJ Hillsborough | Neighbor Post | 12h Hillsborough | Neighbor Post | 12h Special Needs Students Ejected From Senior Prom A festive table of students with disabilities were forced out of prom early by HHS district personnel defying school protocol By Katherine Trusky, Neighbor Hillsborough | Neighbor Post | May 16...
Short Distances to Big Health Gaps Along the Shore
This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own. Neighbor Posts How Does Life Expectancy in Your Town Compare to Others? By Jon Shure, Neighbor | May 8, 2019 10:46 am ET A ZIP Code is 5 numbers meant to get mail to people—not indicate how long they will live. Unfortunately, though, ZIP Codes that can be just a few miles apart also turn out to represent significant disparities in life expectancy and other measures of good health.
Op-Ed: The More Things Change - Timeless Advice for Murphy's Spokespeople
Jayne O'Connor and Jon Shure With today's digital communications and instant responses, the experts the new administration assembles to get Gov. Phil Murphy's message out face different challenges from the days when press secretaries strolled the State House's "press row" to pitch stories, and newspapers were New Jerseyans' main source of information. But even though Twitter has replaced typewriters, some things don't change.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Tax Flight Is a Myth Higher State Taxes Bring More Revenue, Not More Migration Attacks on sorely-needed increases in state tax revenues often include the unproven claim that tax hikes will drive large numbers of households — particularly the most affluent — to other states. The same claim also is used to justify new tax cuts. Compelling evidence shows that this claim is false.
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