Revisiting Wildwood's Baggy Pants Law

It's been a month since Wildwood, NJ passed the "baggy pants" law. People also need to wear shoes at all times and put on a shirt after 8:00 PM. So how is the law doing?

Supposedly nobody has gotten a ticket yet. Have you been to the boardwalk at Wildwood in the past few weeks? Is the law making a difference, and how do you feel about it? Sound off, New Jersey!

Warrants Needed to Track Cell Phone Data

Today the New Jersey supreme court ruled that police now need warrants to track crime suspects by tracing their cell phone signals. 

With this 7-0 vote, our state became the first in the country to have such a requirement.  Rather than texting your friends to comment, we want to hear what you have to say about this one right here.  Sound off, New Jersey!

Minimum Wage in New Jersey

A new study reported today by New Jersey Policy Perspective found that more than 400,000 low-paid workers in our state would benefit from a ballot measure that would raise our minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.25 an hour. 

We want to hear what you think about this one.  Sound off, New Jersey!

NJ Tourism at Record High

The New Jersey tourism results from 2012 are in, and the numbers may be surprising to all of us hit by hurricane Sandy. 

Despite the mess that the fall months brought us, tourism revenue was more than 40 billion dollars last year, more than the peak prior to the economic downturn several years ago.  Now there's some good news.  Sound off, New Jersey!

Sports Gambling Controversy

The controversy over bringing sports gambling to New Jersey rages on. 

While many tout the additional revenue that sports gambling would bring in, others claim that it would lead to games being fixed.  What do you think?  Sports gambling or no sports gambling?  Sound off, New Jersey!

Synthetic Marijuana Banned

The governor signed a bill to ban synthetic marijuana in our great state. 

We want to hear what you think about this one.  Sound off, New Jersey!

Drug Testing in Middle School?

There is talk of instituting random drug testing in public middle schools in our state.

This is a hot one.  Sound off, New Jersey!

Alien Fish in NJ?

Have you seen the photo of the freaky alien-like fish creature presumably caught in a river New Jersey? 

It went viral on Reddit.  Some have said it's a photoshopped fake, but others are convinced it's real.  Regardless of what you think, we recommend that you stay out of the water for a while.  Sound off, New Jersey!

Governor Vetoes Minimum Wage Increase

Today Governor Christie vetoed an increase in the minimum wage that was passed by the state senate.  Christie's conditional veto made provisions that he would sign the bill if certain changes were made, including limiting the increase to $8.25 instead of $8.50, phasing the increase in over three years, and eliminating a provision tying the wage to inflation.  There's been a lot of chatter about this one, so we know you'll have opinions.  Sound off, New Jersey!

Ticket Refunds

Partial refunds will be granted to motorists in 18 New Jersey municipalities who were cited for running red lights by automated systems using cameras, according to a class action lawsuit settlement announced today.  Plaintiffs claimed that the yellow lights did not provide motorists with enough time to get through the intersection.  We can see you waving those tickets in the air as we write this.  Sound off, New Jersey!

Blog Posts to Make History

We are pleased to announce that they are using several of our original blog posts in The Satin Strangler Blogs project. Check it out, and then sound off, New Jersey!

New Jersey Red Light Cameras on the Way Out

New Jersey has suspended its much maligned red light camera program due to criticism over the accuracy of the devices.  It looks like frustrated motorists are getting their way while the state may be losing millions of dollars in fine revenue.  We want to hear what you all think.  Sound off, New Jersey!

Jets Get Tebow

Well there were rumors of picking up Peyton Manning during the last few weeks. Now that Denver has acquired the veteran star, the Jets have instead picked up Tim Tebow from the Broncos. We can't wait to hear from you on this one. Sound off, New Jersey!

No Hugging at NJ School

Principal Tyler Blackmore of Matawan Aberdeen Middle School announced today that hugging would be forbidden in the school. According to David Healy, Superintendent of Schools for the Matawan Aberdeen Regional School District, the brief announcement was prompted by “the excessive, observed and reported, welcomed and unwelcomed hugging or physical contact between students.” Students are confused, parents are upset. We want to hear from you. Sound off New Jersey!

NJ Battle Over Minimum Wage

The New Jersey Assembly Labor Committee is considering a bill that would raise the minimum wage in the state from $7.25 to $8.50 per hour. Governor Chris Christie Christie said ” I am not yet focused on the and what we may or may not do- but what I can guarantee you is that nothing will be done unless I’m a player at the table to discuss it…and so far the democrats have just decided to operate on their own – we’ve seen this before, when they operate on their own, things get vetoed…so they should come and sit and talk to me about it – no one has yet.” This battle promises to rage on. We want to hear from you. Sound off, New Jersey!

Battle Over Christmas Banner

A national group is asking officials in Pitman to take down a banner that says "Keep Christ in Christmas." The Freedom From Religion Foundation says the banner violates the Constitution because it was put up by members of the local fire department and hangs from two town-owned light posts over a county-owned road. The banner was paid for by a Knights of Columbus group. Officials say a similar banner has hung over the town about a dozen miles south of Philadelphia for the past 50 years. We want to hear from you on this one. Sound off, New Jersey!

Snow Day

NJ faithful are continuing to criticize Governor Christie and Lt. Governor Guadango for vacationing during the blizzard that hit the state last week. While we were in a state of emergency under the leadership of Senate President Stephen Sweeney, they were basking in the sun. We want to hear what you think about this one. Sound off, New Jersey!

Athiest Christmas Billboard

American Atheists are trying to get their message out this holiday season with a high-profile billboard on Route 495 near the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel. “You KNOW it’s a myth. This season, celebrate REASON!” appears on a picture of the 3 wise men heading toward a manger. The bottom of the billboard reads “American Atheists: Reasonable since 1963” and lists the organization’s website. What do you think? Sound off, New Jersey!

Governor Threatens to Kill ARC Project

The ARC tunnel project is intended to create two rail lines beneath the Hudson to connect New Jersey and New York City. Latest estimates have indicated that the project is running billions of dollars over budget by its expected completion in 2018. Despite additional budget coming from the Port Authority and federal government, Governor Christie threatened during the last few weeks that he would kill the project. His decision is expected soon. What do you think of this one, tunnel vision or fiscally responsible? Sound off, New Jersey.

Zuckerberg Grant to Newark Schools

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced that he will be giving a $100 million grant to the Newark school system. Zuckerberg blogged "After a lot of research, I've decided to put my full support behind Newark Mayor Cory Booker and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to help their efforts to reform the schools in Newark. Is this praiseworthy philanthropy or a publicity stunt to off-set the soon-to-be-released Social Network movie that portrays him as a slimeball? We want to hear from you. Sound off, New Jersey!