Bob Hennelly

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The U.S. Department of Justice is considering a new policy that would make it easier for local and state police to share intelligence on groups they suspect have links to terrorism. Civil liberties groups say the change amounts to domestic spying.

REPORTER: The proposed rules are ...

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A new report by the New Jersey State Police says the number of complaints lodged against its 3,000 member force is up from last year, as is the number of troopers it disciplined.

In all, 91 troopers were hit with penalties that ranged from termination to ...

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Despite Mayor Bloomberg's public declaration last Spring that he was not running for President, die hard boosters have gotten his name on the November ballot in Virginia. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

Virginia's Independent Green Party has taken up the 'draft Bloomberg' effort. Petitioners gathered 7O,OOO ...

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The New York State Society of Professional Engineers is considering taking the city to court to block yesterday's decision to change the job requirements for the City's Building Commissioner.

The City Council approved a bill that would lift a requirement that the commissioner have a license ...

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Port Authority Executive Director Chris Ward says the region must find a new way to finance tens of billions in essential transportation infrastructure needs.

WNYC's Bob Hennelly has this report.

Building costs are up and tax revenues are down. New York and New Jersey are already deep ...

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It remains to be seen if Senator John McCain can carry New Jersey in the presidential race but based on the results of his fundraiser in Teaneck last night, his stop in New Jersey more than paid for itself.

About 500 people helped raise more than ...

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Today Senator John McCain and his wife Cindy will be in New Jersey. A Republican presidential candidate hasn't carried the Garden State for 20 years, yet top McCain strategists insist the state is in play. WNYC's Bob Hennelly joins us now to assess that claim.

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Despite polls that show Sen. Barack Obama with a healthy lead in New Jersey, both Sen. John McCain and his wife Cindy are in New Jersey campaigning and fund-raising today.

Cindy McCain came to the Broadway Diner at lunch time in Red Bank, Monmouth County. This ...

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New Jersey is preparing for a visit tomorrow from presidential candidate Sen. John McCain and his wife Cindy. As WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports, the Obama campaign is using the occasion to roll out the "blue carpet."

With Senator Obama on vacation in Hawaii, it fell to ...

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New Jersey's hospitals have some new rules to follow, thanks to a new law signed by Gov. Jon Corzine. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: The series of reforms comes as seven hospitals have been forced to close since last year and five more have filed ...

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New York's public schools are getting safer. Major crimes, including assaults, dropped by 11 percent in the 2007-2008 school year, compared to the year before.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg credits the decline to better coordination between the NYPD's school safety agents and educators. He says civil libertarians' ...

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The New York Civil Liberties Union says the New York Police Department is refusing to release any statical data on the race of people shot by its officers.

The group filed a lawsuit today demanding the police change their policy.

It claims the NYPD used to release ...

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The New Jersey congressman whose central Jersey district was the Ground Zero for the anthrax letter attacks says the FBI needs to be held accountable for a poorly run investigation into the case.

However fruitless their attempts, Congressman Rush Holt has for years joined dozens of ...

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The 7th Congressional District in New Jersey used to be reliably Republican. But with New Yorkers moving in along the I-78 corridor, it's now considered up for grabs. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has been keeping an eye on that race and reports that in the last ...

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The NYPD and the Manhattan district attorney are investigating the circumstances surrounding an NYPD officer knocking a cyclist to the ground last Friday in Times Square.

The incident, part of a Critical Mass bike ride, was captured on video and surfaced on the Internet.

Kelly said after ...

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg has long warned of dire consequences if the city did not get a handle on its pension and retirement health care costs. As WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports, a rapidly deteriorating economy will make it even harder to cover those costs.

REPORTER: In good ...

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As congress moves towards passing a far-reaching package to help the faltering housing market, local New Jersey officials are breathing a sigh of relief. WNYC's Bob Hennelly explains how the legislation would help New Jersey:

The federal aid will be felt in New Jersey on two ...

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City Council Speaker Christine Quinn says she can't rule out having to re-open this year's budget to account for a declining economy and shrinking city tax revenues. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Quinn's cautionary comments came in response to a report released earlier this week ...