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have prevented the tragedy . by shumita basu assistant producer the brian lehrer show annmarie fertoli associate producer at wnyc jennifer vanasco what did chris christie know and when did he know it the bridgegate trial starts next week . two former chris christie appointees face prison . but the looming question is this what did christie himself know by matt katz new jersey public radio andrea bernstein split over transportation funding in new jersey appears to be growing some say short term fix based on borrowing may be the only way to restart road repairs . by john reitmeyer christie s attorney general delays release of bridgegate legal bills until after vp selection how much are taxpayers paying for christie s legal defense the attorney general isn t saying until after trump decides whether to make christie his running mate . by matt katz new jersey public radio cuomo involved in keeping a lid on bridgegate scandal a story of hands on damage control emerges from a wnyc freedom of information request . by andrea bernstein christie aide politicking while working on taxpayers dime time for some more political activity in gov. christie s taxpayer funded office . by matt katz new jersey public radio gov. christie proposed school funding plan is about fairness christie is proposing sweeping changes to the way student aid is allocated throughout the state . by tracie hunte associate producer wnyc news influx of orthodox jews in lakewood causing growth and conflict a promise to pay for busing to private schools is straining the budget and nerves . by meir rinde days after rest of country christie finally orders flags lowered to honor the dead in orlando what took christie so long to lower flags to half staff after the orlando shooting he won t say . by matt katz new jersey public radio nomin ujiyediin nj s sandy czar quietly steps down terrence body left the christie administration to join a private consulting firm and his departure was met with little fanfare . by joseph capriglione wnyc news trump s sister the judge a life vastly different but often intertwined the siblings lives have long been intertwined from her appointment to the federal bench to a mysterious drug case involving his friend to the bridgegate scandal . by matt katz new jersey public radio bridgegate s 10 stunning plot turns from christie to trump somehow the bridgegate scandal has taken us from a high school friend of chris christie all the way to donald trump . by andrea bernstein matt katz new jersey public radio appeals court halts release of bridgegate conspirator names for now a secret hearing to be held in june could be decided by a panel that includes donald trump s sister . by andrea bernstein bridgegate prosecutors have a second list who knew the bridgegate case continues to bedevil chris christie as he transitions to the trump campaign . prosecutors have prepared a list of all those who knew about the bridge conspiracy . by andrea bernstein clinton runs in new jersey against trump not sanders clinton on trump i will stand up and fight for and speak out against any american he attacks and insults . by matt katz new jersey public radio presidential primary season comes to nj the june 7th nj primary may not mean much in the long run . but that hasn t stopped the remaining white house hopefuls from scheduling a full slate of events in the garden state . nj democrats feud as atlantic city teeters on bankruptcy brink the assembly s rescue plan for atlantic city is put on hold while governor christie and his democratic allies seethe . by the associated press joseph capriglione wnyc news why did port authority scale back its truck emissions program a plan to phase out aging smog generating trucks that jam newark s ironbound district replaced just over 400 trucks out of the thousands that travel to port newark every month . listen safe water safe cities panel discussion elevated levels of lead have been found in the water of newark s public schools . 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