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Override of
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MICHAEL J. RITACCO
JAMES F. HABEL
JOSEPH M. FERRAINA
District: Wall
Final salary: $224,000
Career lowlight: Facing 5-year
sentence for official misconduct
and falsifying records
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forms on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, over the objections of governors of both states, fell
predictably short on Monday.
Lawmakers in New Jersey and New York passed
identical legislation last year to improve accountability
and ethics rules at the powerful but often mysterious
bistate agency, which fell under increased scrutiny after the lane-closure scandal at the George Washington
Bridge, which it oversees.
But the unanimous approvals did not move either
Govs. Chris Christie or Andrew Cuomo, who vetoed the
reform bills passed by their respective legislatures. In
New Jersey, the state Senates veto override Monday
fell two votes short.
Any override would require support from three Republican senators or six Republican Assembly members to reach the needed two-thirds majority.
Its extremely disappointing, said Senate Presi-
BARBARA A. TRZESZKOWSKI
District: Keansburg
Final salary: $173,389
Career lowlight: State sought to void her
$556,290 retirement bonus as
excessive; she settled for $50,000
Wall schools chief James Habel left one exclusive club, and joined another. No longer a mem-
ber of New Jerseys elite superintendati, he now finds himself among a group of ex-school district bosses who left their
privileged posts under dubious circumstances.
H. JAMES WASSER
This is a corrupt organization. ... Every
opportunity I have to say I dont support a corrupt
Port Authority, I want it reined in, Im going to
support that. Ive done it in the past, Im going to do
it here today, and I hope to do it some more in the
future.
Those flare-ups and numerous other YouTube moments occurred as Christie engaged the public in the
seemingly tranquil meeting format that helped the Republican governor become a national figure.
Christie recently returned to the town hall circuit after a six-month hiatus and will be at the National Guard
Armory in Freehold Township today. The start time is 3
p.m., and doors open at 1:30 p.m.
Here are seven things to know about Christie and his
131 town halls:
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