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November 30, 2016

$300M rehab for N.J.'s ‘shameful' statehouse

  • It's the second-oldest continuously operated state capitol in the country, with parts dating back to 1792.
    • By MICHAEL CATALINI
    Associated Press

    TRENTON, N.J. — Republican Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday announced a four-year $300 million renovation of New Jersey's deteriorating 18th-century Statehouse, casting the restoration as a top legacy item as he heads into his final year in office.

    Christie called six decades of degradation since the last upgrade “shameful” and said there were numerous code violations and missing fire sprinklers and heating and air-conditioning ducts.


     
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