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NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and the Republican party are refunding more than $3,000 for trips Christie took on state police helicopters to attend his son's baseball games, a party spokesman said on Thursday. TRENTON, N.J. - After a firestorm of criticism, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie made an about-face Thursday, reimbursing the state for his personal use of a state police helicopter because he said the story had become a distraction from the real problems facing the state. What would Al Gore do? Could that really be New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's thought process? The GOP's darling and "please-run-for-president-now" governor earned national attention last week for pulling New Jersey out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the cap-and-trade program set up by Northeast states. But in doing ... Governor of New Jersey explains call for reimbursement as "media theatre." New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will reimburse the state $1,232.30 for a recent police helicopter ride to his kid's baseball game and $919.20 for another trip tomorrow. Finally, justice has been brought to New Jersey. More » New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie proposed a state budget that keeps spending for most programs essentially flat while cutting funding for Medicaid and lowering taxes on businesses. WSJ's Lisa Fleisher reports from Trenton, NJ. Christie accused Washington politicians of lacking courage to tell hard truths, ignoring that some indeed have. One example he used, raising the Social Security retirement age, was actually recommended by no less than Speaker John Boehner last June when he was still minority leader. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie thinks the NBA should put a team in the Prudential Center, home of New Jersey's Devils and Nets, when the basketball team moves to Brooklyn in two years.  According to Christie, the region can support another NBA team along with the Nets and Knicks because it supports three (Devils, Rangers, Islanders) hockey teams. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has zeroed in on tenure as he aims to get rid of ineffective teachers and improve that state's schools. Teacher advocates say schools need to adopt a better evaluation process rather than eliminate tenure. Speaking before a joint session of the state legislature while unveiling his budget plan, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he would double a state property tax credit program if lawmakers enact legislation requiring public employees to pay 30 percent of their health care premiums by 2014. New Jer New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill Wednesday that could increase purses at the state's racetracks, but it's still uncertain whether the tracks will receive the money. Republican Chris Christie has captured the public mood with his take-no- prisoners approach to slashing government spending NJ Gov. Chris Christie signs bill allowing 2 smaller, 'boutique' casinos in Atlantic City New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is playing defense against brain injuries for student athletes. Gov. Chris Christie has suspended planned layoffs of New Jersey Network employees so NJN can stay on the air while the state proceeds with plans to convert it to an independent entity. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a rising star in the Republican Party, detailed steps he has taken to grapple with a dire budget situation and criticizes Obama's choices in a speech before the American Enterprise Institute. Christie insists he's not running for president. President Obama missed an opportunity to "cement" his reelection by failing to embrace the recommendations of his deficit commission, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said in a heavily promoted speech in Washington on Wednesday. PERHAPS GOV. Chris Christie of New Jersey will amend his sweeping proposal to improve Atlantic City's fortunes with a rule that casino Christmas revues include at least a modicum of creativity. But until that happens, we are left with the same-old, same-old that has been a hallmark of such undertakings for decades.
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