The state looks more closely at Newark's finances than it used to, and other top stories.
View full sizeRepublican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and his wife Karen walk behind a bagpiper at the GOP Ames Straw Poll in Ames, Iowa.Under Christie, state oversight of Newark finances becomes more exhaustive [nj.com]
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