New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne

New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 481
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ISBN-10 : 9781611477436
ISBN-13 : 1611477433
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Book Synopsis New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne by : Donald Linky

Download or read book New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne written by Donald Linky and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-10-13 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known by mobsters as “the man who couldn’t be bought,” Brendan Byrne led New Jersey into a new era when he won the state’s gubernatorial election by a landslide in the wake of political corruption scandals. A former prosecutor and judge, Byrne was soon condemned as “one-term Byrne,” the inept politician who few thought would risk the humiliation of standing for a second term. Yet Byrne surprised both friend and foe alike by pulling off the state’s most remarkable political comeback, winning re-election and leaving a legacy of preserving the vast resources of the Pinelands, enacting the state’s first income tax and comprehensive school financing reform, developing the Meadowlands, approving casino gambling in Atlantic City, and initiating strong environmental controls to combat pollution.


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