Bob Hennelly

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The campaign contribution limits passed by the city council last June take effect this month. Under the new law, any person doing business with the city is limited to making a $400 contribution for any candidate for citywide office or $250 dollars for city council ...

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Super Tuesday may be over, but around the world, thousands of Americans who live abroad are participating in a global Democratic primary. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

They're called the Democrats Abroad and they will send a contingent of 22 delegates to next summer's Democratic Convention ...

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Governor Jon Corzine's plan to both reduce New Jersey's debt and fund badly needed infrastructure projects ran into more speed bumps today.

All the Republican lawmakers in the Assembly signed pledges opposing Corzine's proposal to impose hefty toll hikes over several years. Fairleigh Dickinson University professor ...

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When he goes before Congress today, Attorney General Michael Mukasey will call for quick action to prevent the release of thousands of violent criminals under new federal crack cocaine sentencing rules.

In remarks prepared for today's hearing, Mukasey says he's willing to go along with new ...

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The results from Super Tuesday are in - Hillary Clinton won New York and New Jersey and Barack Obama took Connecticut.

In New York, Clinton gets 127 delegates to Obama's 87. In New Jersey, it was Clinton 51 to 37 for Obama. In Connecticut, Obama's only ...

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A voter complaint hotline, sponsored by the New Jersey chapter of the ACLU and League of Women Voters received a steady stream of calls from frustrated voters during yesterday's presidential primary. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

First came the early morning PR fiasco when Governor Corzine ...

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Today, both the Clinton and Obama presidential campaigns will be out in force at transit hubs across New Jersey to remind voters to go to the polls. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

It will be a grueling marathon until the polls close at 8 pm for ...

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With just a day to go, 2 of the top contenders are coming to New Jersey.

Senator John McCain will address supporters at a firehouse in Hamilton, outside of Trenton.

Senator Barack Obama will rally his supporters at the Meadowlands.

Meanwhile, Senator Hillary Clinton will be at a ...

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Several New Jersey Republican officials are following the lead of their former favorite, Rudy Giuliani, and endorsing John McCain for president. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

Leading the pack of Rudy supporters crossing over to McCain is Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Junior. The younger Kean ...

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That's presenting a real opportunity for the Garden State's first time voters.

WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

There are more independents in New Jersey than Democrats and Republicans combined.

Ramapo College student Tom Magatey is one of them. He has his absentee ballot, but he's still still going ...

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REPORTER: The 79th Street Boat Basin has been a landmark since Robert Moses created it in 1937.

But, according to City Comptroller Bill Thompson, it may also been the scene of a fraud that has cost the city tens of thousands of dollars.

Thompson says the West ...

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Governor Corzine will be in Bergen County this morning.

He continues to press his controversial plan to raise tolls to retire billions of dollars in state debt. But as WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports, it's still an uphill climb.

First, the good news for Governor Corzine - the ...

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Fewer New Yorkers are getting killed in traffic accidents but those that are, are mostly elderly. City transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan says the numbers are disproportionate.

KHAN: While seniors were 12% of the population they compromised about 40% of those killed or injured in vehicle accidents.

REPORTER: ...

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Mayor Bloomberg says soaring construction costs as another reason for legislators to pass his congestion pricing plan.

REPORTER: Global demand for steel, concrete and fuel are pushing up project prices. That run-up in costs comes as government is already facing red ink and is hard pressed ...

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With just a week to go before New Jersey's first-ever early presidential primary, the Garden State is getting its fair share of national attention, especially from the democrats.

State Senate President Dick Codey, who has backed former Senator John Edwards' failed bid, says he will decide ...

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Mayor Bloomberg will testify in Albany today as lawmakers get down to work on Governor Spitzer's proposed budget. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports.

Mayor Bloomberg's appearance in Albany comes a week after Governor Spitzer introduced a preliminary budget that City officials say shorted the city by as ...

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Every year in New York City, dozens of the NYPD's 34,000 offciers are arrested and make headlines. But as WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports, there are hundreds of internal discipline cases the public hears little about:

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Hiring hundreds of new teachers may have to wait and the whole municipal workforce has to do more with less. And, don't spend what you think you might get in property tax relief just yet.

The mayor's budget workbook had just 3 charts to layout the ...