column but soon became one of the most compelling stories in national politics. the investigation into the george washington lane closures and the chris christie administration in new jersey. we counted on the star ledger and nj.com for the news they break and the interviews they get, i way they doggedly covered the story, despite the people they re covering telling them to buzz off. it was the star ledger who first alerted us to the fact that david wildstein s job had no job description. it was nj.com that was the first to report the u.s. attorney in new jersey had sent federal grand jury subpoenas to the office of the governor in new jersey. it s the largest newspaper in the state and today they announced that they are laying off one out of every four people who works in their news room. they re eliminating the jobs of 167 people, 40 of whom are reporters, editors, photographers and other staffers, specifically in the news room. for jobs were also eliminated at nj.com and some of t
if there s one thing that s true in the media industry, there s no one person more important than the folks that work at your local newspaper. we rely a lot on the local newspapers, this has become more true lately in the great state of new jersey, particularly the record of bergen county and star ledger in newark have provided irreplaceable reporting through what started in a local traffic column but soon became one of the most compelling stories in national politics. the investigation into the george washington lane closures and the chris christie administration in new jersey. we counted on the star ledger and nj.com for the news they break and the interviews they get, i way they doggedly covered the story, despite the people they re covering telling them to buzz off. it was the star ledger who first alerted us to the fact that david wildstein s job had no job description. it was nj.com that was the first to report the u.s. attorney in new jersey had sent federal grand jury subpo
if there s one thing that s true in the media industry, there s no one person more important than the folks that work at your local newspaper. we rely a lot on the local newspapers, this has become more true lately in the great state of new jersey, particularly the record of bergen county and star ledger in newark have provided irreplaceable reporting through what started in a local traffic column but soon became one of the most compelling stories in national politics. the investigation into the george washington lane closures and the chris christie administration in new jersey. we counted on the star ledger and nj.com for the news they break and the interviews they get, i way they doggedly covered the story, despite the people they re covering telling them to buzz off. it was the star ledger who first alerted us to the fact that david wildstein s job had no job description. it was nj.com that was the first to report the u.s. attorney in new jersey had sent federal grand jury subpo
an internal investigation has determined chris christie was not involved with the george washington lane closures, believed to be political retribution. it places the blame squarely on the head of the then port authority and top christie aid chris christie. this probe was conducted by a law firm hired by christie. the state is conducting its own investigation and we will pore through it all with the man for jersey politics, our cycle friend steve kornacki tomorrow on this show. march madness resumes tonight with half of the sweet 16 teams hitting the hardwood. three of the four number one seeds remain, despite number of huge upsets since the field was 64 teams just a week ago. tonight s match-ups include number ten stanford against this tournament s cinderella team dayton. and from the new cycle to the spin cycle, and a decision that could rock the foundation of college sports, northwestern football players have now the right to form a union. that was the decision announced wedne
bridge-related e-mails following the bridge scandal. his lawyer on friday requested that the legislative subpoena which seeks a wide array of documents from him including e-mails, well, he wants it withdrawn. bridget anne kelly. in late january, the former deputy chief of staff who christie famously said he fire fordeliing to him changed lawyers. her original lawyer was known to be in governor christie s orbit. not the new one. joining me is loretta weinberg who was co-chair of the legislative select committee investigating the george washington lane closures, and bob ingle who writes about politics and is co-author of chris christie: the inside story of his rise to power. when you re up there in jersey, imagine all these people out there lawyered up now, especially wildstein, and of course i imagine bridget kelly s got a top flight lawyer, and bill stepien. they re all trying to avoid trouble legally for themselves, which might include prison time. we don t know what the charges