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Hoping to break any stigmas of government assistance, Newark Mayor Cory Booker of New Jersey will live on food stamps this week–a challenge that first began as a Twitter conversation. The Democratic mayor will operate on a food stamp budget of about $30 a week ($4.32 per day), roughly the same amount provided to people in New Jersey who take part in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

The FBI arrested the mayor of Trenton, N.J., today on corruption charges, The Times of Trenton reports. Trenton Mayor Tony Mack, his brother, Ralphiel, and convicted sex offender Joseph Giorgianni, are accused of conspiring to obstruct, delay and affect interstate commerce by extortion, the Associated Press reports.

Conan O'Brien and Newark Mayor Cory Booker turned their frivolous feud about the gritty city into comedy on NBC's "Tonight Show" on Friday.

A mayor in New Jersey is expected to announce his resignation Friday in connection with a corruption scandal plaguing the state.

The mayors of two New Jersey cities and a state legislator are under arrest today as part of a major corruption and international money laundering conspiracy probe.