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There's good and bad news from the Labor Department on job openings. While the number of positions has dropped since August, hiring is up.

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Many political experts and a lot of Democrats blame a lack of public worker union support for former Governor Jon Corzine's loss to Chris Christie in 2009.

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In response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision rejecting bipartisan efforts to restrict campaign spending by corporations, a New Jersey legislator is introducing legislation to require corporations that receive financial help from New Jersey taxpayers or are publicly traded in the state to publicly detail their political contributions and expenditures.

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If you're filing an unemployment insurance claim online in New Jersey, you had better be who you say you are. That's the warning from Department of Labor and Workforce Development commissioner Hal Wirths.

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Two high school students in Mercer County were hospitalized with MRSA infections over the past several weeks. The issue at Steinert High School allegedly started within the locker rooms, which have been thoroughly cleaned since.

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Governor Christie is expressing concern about the escalating murder rate in Atlantic City.

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Governor Christie, who's in Ohio today campaigning with Mitt Romney, has been criticized lately for traveling out-of-state a lot.

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Many small businesses in New Jersey mirror growing pessimism about next year, sharing that uncertainty with small businesses nationwide.

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New Jersey's melanoma rate has increased 43 percent in a 10 year period and indoor tanning is a major factor fueling that increase, according to the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network.

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