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GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

New Jersey Office of Management and Budget
The page includes the Budget, the Budget in Brief, the Budget Overview, and the full text of the Governor's budget messate.

New Jersey Judiciary
Explains in detail the entire New Jersey judiciary system, with information for both lawyers and lay people. Includes recent decisions on civil motions, the current week's Supreme and Appellate Court reported opinions, and a helpful Legal Resource Room.
Opinions of the New Jersey Courts
A "full-text archive of the Opinions of the New Jersey Courts, including the Supreme Court, from March, 1994 to date, the Superior Court Appellate Division and the Tax Court from September, 1995 to date." From Rutgers Law School.

New Jersey Legislature
This site provides access to New Jersey bills by keyword, subject, sponsor and bill number. It also provides keyword access to the New Jersey Constitution and the New Jersey Statutes, subject access to New Jersey Chapter Laws, information on State Legislators, and a full text electronic version of the New Jersey Legislative Digest (the daily record of legislative activity). To view or print out the full text of bills, the user must first install free software provided by the state. Bill printouts are identical to official bills.
Legislative District Maps
Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to view the maps. They are slow loading, but very detailed if viewed at largest magnification.
United States Senators from New Jersey
- Jon S. Corzine
- Frank Lautenberg
United States Representatives from New Jersey
- Robert E. Andrews 1st District
- Frank A. Lo Biondo 2nd District
- Jim Saxton 3rd District
- Chris Smith 4th District
- Marge Roukema 5th District
- Frank Pallone, Jr. 6th District
- Mike Ferguson 7th District
- Bill Pascrell 8th District
- Steve Rothman 9th District
- Donald M. Payne 10th District
- Rodney Frelinghuysen 11th District
- Rush Holt 12th District
- Robert Menendez 13th District

Local Place Names
Can't find that tiny town in New Jersey you're looking for? Try this site, which lists them alphabetically, with the municipality and county in which they are located.
Municipalities by County
New Jersey Conference of Mayors

Fax Directory
New Jersey Agencies and New Jersey Departments
New Jersey Lottery
Includes current and previous winning numbers, plus instructions on how to play.
New Jersey State Infobank
Includes more detailed and obsure information, such as GSA contract awards, state debarment lists, abbreviations and acronyms, executive orders, New Jersey contract fuel and gas prices, Purchase Bureau, current bidding opportunities, etc.
State Services by Subject Heading
Telephone Directory of State Employees

League of Women Voters of New Jersey
This site tells you how to register to vote, provides information and dates for all upcoming elections, gives communication etiquette when writing to elected officials, and much more. Don't know who your local representatives are? Check out their handy Legistative Roster which also gives representatives' parties, addresses, phones, faxes and e-mails.
New Jersey Capital Report
A commercial site which bills itself as "your source for information about New Jersey politics."
New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission
Find out who has contributed to your legislators' campaigns and how much, plus much more on this informative site.
New Jersey Policy Perspective
A non-partisan, tax-exempt state issues, research and educational site based in Trenton which addresses "progressive principles" in New Jersey politics.
New Jersey Reporter
An independent, non-partisan New Jersey public policy magazine published by the Center For Analysis of Public Issues. This is an excellent magazine in print, but the Web version of it and the center are woefully out of date. The library has the magazine in paper copy.

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