Bill Spadea's New Jersey: Recent Episodes
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This week's Facebook Live topic was about the punishment you could receive if your pet is not secure while going for a ride in your car.
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Today's topic on Facebook LIVE was legalizing pot. Although many still believe that the legislature will pass the bill to legalize pot, many more are concerned about the tax and law enforcement implications.
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When voting on Tuesday, Bill Spadea wants you to vote "No" on ballot question #1, which will give the government in Trenton another half billion dollars. Will they really spend it on what they claim?
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There are reports of a possible bug in the Christmas trees that will lay eggs in your house. That's enough to drive up sales for fake trees for sure, but the bugs will die in the cold weather. Bill Spadea says get the real tree anyway!
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Sometimes Bill Spadea forgets names. So what do you do when that happens? "Hey.....you!" Might not always work.
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The NJ Department of Education is setting a transgender policy in schools and is excluding the parents from it all.
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Every year, Bill Spadea has to defend Columbus Day, but this year, it seems everyone is preoccupied with Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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The U.S. Senate is set to vote on Brett Kavanaugh to see if he gets on the Supreme Court. Bill Spadea thinks they really need to concentrate on the evidence that is there and stop politicking.
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Political candidates are releasing campaign ads that result to name calling and dragging their opponents reputation through the mud.
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Bill Spadea thinks the man shaving his face on a NJ Transit train is completely unsanitary. Where was he putting the shaving cream with his hair in it? On the floor?
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The politicians in Trenton have decided they want to ban smoking specially on the Jersey shore boardwalks, not taking casinos, which are indoors, into consideration.
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It's that time of year! Bill Spadea usually never gets a flu shot, but recently spoke with a doctor and now he will be getting his this year. Are you getting your flu shot?
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In a press conference about the repair of the portal bridge and the new gateway tunnel through the Hudson, Congressman Bill Pascrell said if New Jersey can't get the funds, we should just all move to Montana.
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Bill Spadea says Governor Murphy needs to get his act together to fix NJ Transit and everything else that will make traffic worse for commuters.
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The gas tax in New Jersey will increase, again, 4.3 cents a gallon on October 1st.
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Bill Spadea loves liverwurst, but thinks it's an "old age" thing. Do kids now know what liverwurst is? Where can he find the best liverwurst sandwich?
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$400K was raised through GoFundMe to help the New Jersey homeless man who helped a woman who ran out of gas on the side of the highway. Now, the woman put a freeze on the money because the man is allegedly using it for drugs.
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The Island Beach State Park property that belongs to the Governor of New Jersey is subsidized by the tax payer. Bill Spadea thinks the house should be sold so it can be taxed.
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It's not the first time we're hearing about Rutgers football players being accused of bad behavior and your tax dollars are being used to keep Rutgers going.
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Bill Spadea learned that you can buy a torch that will get rid of the weeds around your house. He's not so sure it's a good idea for him to operate one. Have you used one before?
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TripAdvisor named Gallagher's Burger Bar in Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City the best burger spot in New Jersey. Do you agree?
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It seems that the Miss America chairwoman, Gretchen Carlson, is making more of a statement about herself instead of standing up for the young contestants that are claiming being bullied.
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The New York Jets signed running back Isaiah Crowell, who posted a controversial Instagram post depicting a figure slashing a cop's throat. The Jets then wanted to partner with Blue Lives Matter who declined the offer.
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Bill Spadea thinks increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour including teenage workers is bad for business, teen employment, and for anyone in an entry level job trying to move up in their company.
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A store clerk on the Jenkinson's boardwalk was suspended after girls on a camp trip from Paterson alleged that she was treating them poorly because the color of their skin.
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In the situation of the Newark cops that were suspended because they sat in their car while a man jumped on top of it — Bill Spadea thinks their suspension is accurate.
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People drive 10+ over the posted speed limited, why not make the speed limit more realistic and safer for all on the road?
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Bill Spadea thinks the state has a littering problem that ends up in the ocean. It has nothing to do with plastic.
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NJ Transit can be fixed, but it's going to take some heavy lifting from New Jersey politicians, especially Governor Murphy. So Bill Spadea wants to know, where are they?
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NJ Transit has cancelled more than a handful of trains in the last two days and it's only going to get worse. Bill Spadea has a plan on how to fix the problem.
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Head to NJ1015.com and subscribe to Bill Spadea's podcast — #SpeakingMillennial
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There's a proposal in the NJ legislature to force businesses to take cash along with credit cards. Does the government have a right to tell you how to run your own business?
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Driving in New Jersey is a nightmare and one of the problems is reckless driving and speeding. How do you stop that? Why not put cameras on the highways?
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With the Fourth of July falling on a Wednesday this year, it presented a unique situation. We got to experience two Friday nights in the same week. The problem? Two Sunday's as well. Why not make it a Monday or Friday for a 3-day weekend?
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Bill Spadea made a great brisket in the slow cooker and thinks it'll be a great addition to your holiday meal.
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The politicians in Trenton came to an agreement in order to avoid a government shutdown, but who will pay for the new budget deal? All of us tax payers.
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The decision handed down by the Supreme Court says if you're a member of a public workers union, you can now opt-out of your union dues.
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Mad about the tax increase in our state? Everyone in the New Jersey Assembly will be up for re-election in 2019. You can send a message by voting for the people who will get NJ on the path to affordability.
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Senate President Steve Sweeney wants to raise corporate taxes and Governor Murphy wants to raise the millionaires tax. Are we really getting anything out of this?
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Bill Spadea says the best way to teach your kids how to drive a car is to teach them on a manual transmission because they are less distracted from other things around them.
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A study has revealed that millennials are going out to eat and are not tipping their servers. Bill Spadea says you should tip 20% at dinner, 15% at lunch, and 10% at breakfast.
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There are many undocumented immigrants in the US that want to work hard and pay taxes. Bill Spadea says, "let them!"
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Bill Spadea thinks the NJ bullying laws are counterproductive and that schools and parents need to start getting involved.
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A cat was recused after it got it's head stuck in a Hellmann's mayonnaise jar. Trenton needs to step up and save these animals by making jars smaller.
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It is time to change the New Jersey constitution and get the courts out of the housing business
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The NJ legislature is talking about a new law that would require a year before new drivers can get their probationary license instead of six months.
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More and more towns in the Garden State are arming their school officers and Spadea thinks it's a reality check for New Jersey.
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The politicians sat down and debated things like lactating rooms in airports instead of the tax hike in the Garden State.
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Some malls in NJ are considering a curfew on teenagers after a huge fight broke out at a South Jersey mall where kids were arrested and hurt.
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A 9-year-old and a 10-year-old from Lakewood are in trouble for bringing a gun onto the school bus. Reports say they were scared, but Spadea thinks it's more of a physiological issue.
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Starting Monday, NJ Transit's train schedules will be changing as they try to meet the federal deadline to get positive train control installed. How will your commute go?
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The bodycam of the Wildwood police officer involved in a confrontation with a beach-goer has been released. Bill doesn't care if you're a 90-pound girl or a 200-pound guy, if you resist arrest, he says, the cops are obligated to subdue.
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All of the NJ Transit train schedules are going to change as the system installs positive train control, which is likely to be a life-saving breaking system ... but why did NJ Transit wait so long?
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Over the weekend, a video was released of a Wildwood police officer punching a girl on the beach. Spadea says to wait for the full video to come out before cast your judgement. SHOW MORE
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Spadea wants you to take a minute and remember the significance of Memorial Day.
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The NJSIAA wants to implement instant replay in high school football games and Spadea thinks we should stop overthinking high school sports.
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Bill Spadea thinks the NJ legislature should focus more on taxes and affordability than getting rid of styrofoam cups.
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The principal of Cherry Hill High School East apologized for the school's prom ticket that read, "Party like it's 1776" after people complained it was "racial insensitive".
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"Are you telling me somebody going to gamble won't pay an $8.25 toll?" Bill Spadea asks. There's a proposal to raise the tolls on the Atlantic City Expressway, and even fiscal hawk Bill says it doesn't go far enough...
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There's a push in New Jersey to legalize prostitution. We don't need another industry to regulate and all the overhead that comes with it, Bill says. His solution? Decriminalize it instead.
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A viral clip of an arrest made by Mount Ephraim PD shows a different story than the full video does. Spadea thinks charges should be involved in edited clips.
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Bill rants about the Haddonfield student who used the 'N' word at a lacrosse game towards a student at another school.
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Trenton is looking to pass a law to ban marriage for underage teens. Spadea thinks it is being taken completely out of context and there should be exceptions.
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Bill Spadea had an incident on his way home the other day — the car driving behind him almost hit a pedestrian who was using the crosswalk.
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Vinny Smith of Toms River posted a picture online with a pellet gun and the caption "Toms River, where we pull the trigger," it set of a panic, and ultimately resulted in Smith getting taken into custody by policy...
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A high-level source close to Senate President Steve Sweeney tells New Jersey 101.5 that Sweeney on Monday will announce joint legislative hearings into the conduct of NJEA local union representatives...
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