Gov. Christie Is Blocking School Construction Projects That Would Create Nearly 9,000 Jobs And Make Schools Safer: pNew Jersey’s blunt-talking Gov. Chris Christie (R) is not shy about shredding his state’s budget. Since taking office in 2010, Christie has slashed $3 billion in funding, leaving low-income citizens with a severe lack of legal help, the mentally ill without a home, thousands of New Jersey women without health clinics to visit, 15,000 low-income [...]/p