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Exclusive: CDC reassigns director of lab behind anthrax blunder

August 25, 2021 at 5:55 a.m.

By Hilary Russ and Julie Steenhuysen ATLANTA/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reassigned the director of the bioterror lab behind the potential anthrax exposure...

Atlantic City’s Revel Casino files for bankruptcy, seeks buyer

August 25, 2021 at 5:54 a.m.

By Hilary Russ and Nick Brown (Reuters) - Atlantic City's troubled Revel Casino Hotel on Thursday filed its second bankruptcy in just over a year and said it is hunting...

Pennsylvania governor again urges pension reform as budget gap looms

May 23, 2019 at 9:40 p.m.

By Hilary Russ (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett has renewed calls for pension reform as state lawmakers consider how to close a budget gap with just two weeks until...

New Jersey economic comeback? Fuhgeddaboudit!

August 25, 2021 at 5:10 a.m.

(Reuters) - When New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Tuesday unveiled a massive budget shortfall, he pointed the finger at a steep and unexpected drop in income taxes. But Christie's...

NJ Governor Christie to cut pension payments to balance budget

August 25, 2021 at 5:08 a.m.

TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said on Tuesday he will slash the state's contributions to its public pensions by nearly 60 percent, or $2.3 billion,...

NJ Governor Christie to cut pension payments to balance budget

May 23, 2019 at 9:38 p.m.

TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said on Tuesday he will slash the state's contributions to its public pensions by nearly 60 percent, or $2.3 billion,...

New Jersey Governor Christie picks chair of embattled Port Authority

August 25, 2021 at 4:26 a.m.

(Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said on Tuesday he has tapped former state Attorney General John Degnan to chair the board of the embattled Port Authority of New...

Vote delayed on loan guarantee for World Trade Center developer

August 25, 2021 at 4:15 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The board of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey on Wednesday delayed a scheduled vote on whether to provide $1.2 billion in loan...

Private money, public projects: More U.S. states doing deals

November 4, 2021 at 1:38 a.m.

(Reuters) - Visitors to New York who land at LaGuardia Airport could be forgiven for not realizing they've arrived in one of the world's swankiest cities. The airport's leaky ceilings,...

Private money, public projects: More U.S. states doing deals

December 23, 2018 at 11:26 p.m.

(Reuters) - Visitors to New York who land at LaGuardia Airport could be forgiven for not realizing they've arrived in one of the world's swankiest cities. The airport's leaky ceilings,...

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