Assembly campaign spending was down this year by 28% from four years ago – the last time there were contests for all 80 assembly seats and the governorship. Full Article at Politicker: New Jersey
The District of Columbia is poised to join five states that have legalized same-sex marriage. Washington city councilors voted Tuesday to allow gay marriage, but a second vote is scheduled in the coming weeks and Congress could intervene. Full Article at MinnPost.com
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) A move to require New Jersey's governor to fill any vacant U.S. Senate seat with a member of the same party as the departed senator was blasted by Gov.-elect Chris Christie, who called it "a political power play." Full Article at The Morris County Daily Record
TRENTON — The state withheld more than $20.6 million in municipal aid due Tuesday and might permanently revoke the payments due to its budget crisis. The change affects 465 of the state's 566 municipalities. Full Article at N.J. Courier-Post Online
TRENTON — Republican Gov.-elect Chris Christie Tuesday blasted as "garbage" proposed legislation that would guarantee he'd have to choose a Democrat to fill any potentially vacant U.S. Senate seats in the next few years. Full Article at Asbury Park Press
Thomas Suozzi has just lost his job, voted out as Nassau County executive by about 380 votes in an election that turned on voters’ frustration and anger about high property taxes. Full Article at The New York Times
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) — It will take some time to assess the costs and benefits of Jon Corzine 's nine years as an elected official. Full Article at Newsday
TRENTON -- Returning from a Thanksgiving vacation, Gov.-elect Chris Christie today quickly ended any illusion of harmony in the gubernatorial transition. With rhetorical flourish, the Republican tore into Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine’s "wildly off" Full Article at NJ.com
The results of the Nov. 3 New Jersey gubernatorial election are official. Nearly 2 1/2 million registered voters cast ballots. That includes nearly 145,000 who voted by mail. Full Article at PhillyBurbs.com
NEW JERSEY’S Democratic legislative leaders are smart to avoid a showdown vote on a bill authorizing same-sex marriage. They don’t have enough rank-and-file support to be sure of passage, especially in the Senate. Full Article at NorthJersey.com