New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne

Download or read book New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne written by Donald Linky and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 449 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, he 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 everyone 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.