Just Another Day In New Jersey

We’ve seen ads for this eye surgeon on T.V. and there is currently a click through ad on Nj.com. for the Doc. The whole thing is scary when you learn an insurance company for prominent Bergen County eye surgeon, Dr. Joseph Dello Russo, must pay $15.3 million to cover malpractice claims made by 16 former patients.

After years of budget raids and record unemployment payouts, the state trust fund set up to pay benefits to jobless workers has dropped below $1 billion for the first time in 20 years, sparking talk about whether emergency action is needed to bolster it.

More New Jersey School construction projects out of control.