There is a Margate resident facing deportation. Over the bridge in Ocean City, 12 people are facing deportation. The Margate resident has a lawyer. Just four of the 12 Ocean City residents have lawyers.
Government Dominates South Jersey Job Options
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South Jersey towns have more teachers, police and other government employees as a percent of the total working population than municipalities in the north of the state. In towns like Woodbine, more than one third of the working residents has a local, state or federal government job.
More about: Data Journalism, Government, Census Estimates, Employment, government, Government-Sector Workers, North Jersey, police
New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District: All You Need To Know (And Results)
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Our corner of South Jersey, also known as the 2nd congressional district, has garnered some national attention since it flipped Republican and voted for President Donald Trump in 2016, after previously voting for President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012.
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Curtis Bashaw, The Chelsea, Carl Icahn and the EDA
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Developers Curtis Bashaw and Craig Wood have ended their business relationship. Bashaw told the New Jersey Economic Development Authority of the relationship change in a request to restructure two defaulted loans.
More about: Government, Rebuilding Atlantic City, Atlantic City, Cape Advisors, Cape Resorts, Carl Icahn, Congress Hall, curtis bashaw
A Tale Of Two Campaign Machines In New Jersey’s Second District
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The Democrat and Republican machines vying for control of the Atlantic City area worked up until the last minute of the election, spending big and seeking more contributions in the third-most expensive race in the state this year.
More about: Government, Atlantic City, atlantic county, Brenda Taube, Chris Brown, Colin Bell, general election 2017, John Armato
What Are Your Priorities For The Next NJ Governor? Help Us Build The “People’s Agenda”
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As part of Voting Block, a collaborative reporting project on the governor’s race involving 25 news organizations and dozens of neighbors, we want to know what your priorities are for the next governor. We’re creating a “people’s agenda” to send whoever wins the election on Nov. 7. And we need your help to build it. Tell us what you want the next governor to focus on during the first 100 days in office.
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Fix The Bulkhead On Your Way Out: Atlantic City’s Bungalow Park Addresses Next Governor
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The first thing the next governor of New Jersey should do is get out of Atlantic City, a group of city residents agreed at a recent dinner in Bungalow Park. The almost one-year-old takeover of the city, which came after years of state oversight failed to avert a fiscal crisis in the gambling resort, is deeply unpopular with residents. Not one of the 13 guests at our Voting Block gathering at the Back Bay Ale House thought the state should continue its oversight. Neighbors from Bungalow Park, a bayfront enclave of homeowners that has withstood Superstorm Sandy and AtlanticheCity’s many cycles of urban renewal and urban neglect, fear rising property taxes are threatening their community. And with the state in charge of the city government, they have even less of a platform from which to raise that issue – and others – than ever before.
More about: Government, #VotingBlockNJ, Bungalow Park, Kim Guadagno, New Jersey election 2017, Phil Murphy, Voting Block
Voting Block Pleasantville: We’re Looking For A Leader
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New Jersey needs a leader in its next governor, someone who can help influence national politics and change rhetoric around major issues facing the state, agreed a group of Atlantic County residents last week.
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Atlantic City’s Tourism District Sees High Number Of Overdoses
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Most Atlantic City overdoses this year occurred in the Tourism District, according to an exclusive Route 40 analysis of the city’s 911 call data.
More about: Government, Rebuilding Atlantic City
One-Sided Debate
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Colin Bell, the candidate for the Second Legislative District in the New Jersey State Senate, stood by himself on the stage last night at what was supposed to be a debate at Dante Hall in Atlantic City, after his opponent, Chris Brown, cancelled yesterday morning.
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CRDA To Auction $15 Million Of Banked Atlantic City Real Estate
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The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority is preparing to sell off some of its Atlantic City real estate holdings, according to documents filed on its website.
“The CRDA seeks an experienced professional firm to market and auction surplus real property owned by the Authority and no longer necessary for its operations,” says the request for proposal. The real estate to be auctioned off ranges from a half-block package in the Inlet with a valuation of $6 million, to a $300 non-buildable alley on North Massachusetts Ave.