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• New Jersey lawmakers question state role of Atlantic City's fall

  New Jersey legislators questioned why Republican Governor Chris Christie's administration should get full control of cash-strapped Atlantic City when its fiscal crisis only deepened under years of existing state oversight.

• New Jersey revives battle to legalize sports betting, presents oral argument before full appeals court

  Former U.S. Solicitor General Theodore Olson represented New Jersey as the state attempted again to legalize sports betting in casinos and racetracks throughout Atlantic City.

• BridgeGate: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Offers Apology As Thousands Of Documents Released In Political Retribution Scandal (Video)

  New Jersey legislators released more than 1,000 pages of documents that "may shed light on a bridge traffic jam apparently orchestrated by Republican Governor Chris Christie top aides to settle a political score," Reuters reported. The documents were made public "just says after New Jersey officials released emails that appeared to show the Republican governor staff's plotting a traffic jam in September, seemingly to retaliate against the Democratic mayor of Fort Leee because he had not endorsed Christie's re-election campaign,"

• New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie 'Embarrassed & Humiliated' By Bridge Closure Scandal (Video)

  New Jersey Governor Chris Christie publicly apologized Thursday for "the controversial lane closures last that were arranged by his associates in an apparent act of political revenge, and fired his top aide who was at the center of the scandal."

• NJ Gov. Christie 'Deeply Saddened & Outraged' After Emails From Aides Suggest Political Vendetta Causes Lane Closures On George Washington Bridge (Video)

  New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said that he was "deeply saddened and outraged" by newly released documents "linking a senior member of his staff to the closure of lanes on a major bridge in September - shutdowns that caused massive traffic jams, and sparked allegations that the closures were the result of political retribution."

• 2013 Results: New York Elects Bill De Blasio Mayor & New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Secures Resounding Re-Election Win (Video)

  Democrat Bill de Blasio was elected the new mayor of New York City, scoring an overwhelming victory over Republican Joe Lhota on Tuesday night. De Blasio secured 73 percent of the vote while Lhota mustered 24 percent

• Election Day: New Yorkers Head To Polls To Elect A New Mayor While Gubernatorial Contests In Virginia & New Jersey Generate Nationwide Interest (Video)

  New York City Public Advocate Democrat Bill de Blasio and Republican challenger Joe Lhota in Tuesday election in a bid to become the next mayor of New York City. The winner will succeed Michael Bloomberg who has been at the helm since 2001