Monthly Archives: February 2014

Wolff & Samson Lobbying of DEP Is Directly Related to The Port Authority Harrison PATH Project Redevelopment

An “Immediate Environmental Concern”?  Not So Much Contamination at levels that exceeded public health standards ignored DEP’s role in the exploding list of corruption scandals must be probed I just came across a very interesting and overlooked aspect of the … Continue reading

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Letter From HUD Inspector General Vows Strict Audit and Enforcement Oversight of NJ Sandy Funds

Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Not Incorporated in Enforceable State Programs Christie Seeks To Use Federal Funds As State Match Requirement Unless the federal rules are enforced, New Jersey will use these funds to recreate the pre-Sandy highly vulnerable … Continue reading

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Another Port Authority Deal Buried in The Weeds of Christie’s Sandy Plan

Port Authority To Pay NJ’s Share of $2 Billion Infrastructure Damage Yesterday, the Christie Administration released its funding plan for the $1.46 billion second round of federal Sandy recovery money (to read the plan, hit this link). A careful reader … Continue reading

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Documents Show That Gov. Christie’s Office Was Involved in Distribution of Sandy Hazard Mitigation Grants to Towns

Gov.’s Office made phone calls to Towns that received funds a month before the election Vague grant award criteria and murky review process invite political manipulation “The Governor’s scoring spreadsheet looks more like a game of bureaucratic bingo than a … Continue reading

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Slinking Into Gov. Christie’s Statehouse

Who Are These Mad Men and What Are They Doing In the Statehouse? Full Story on Monday “Let justice be done though the heavens fall” [Update 2/17/14 – YEOW! Tom Moran calls Ferzan “slithering”:  Chris Christie’s fortress of secrets]. [Update: … Continue reading

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