Nikita Biryukov, Author at New Jersey Globe

Murphy celebrates incoming NJ Transit engineers

December 11, 2019 6:50 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday celebrated 11 NJ Transit conductors finishing their training. “NJ Transit wasn’t broken in a day. It was broken down by a series of systematic failures over nearly a decade,” Murphy said. “We can’t fix it...

Murphy sidesteps endorsement of Van Drew

December 11, 2019 5:11 pmDecember 11, 2019 7:00 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy today refused to clearly say if he still supports Rep. Jeff Van Drew for re-election, as local Democrats in the congressman’s district balk over his opposition to impeachment. “I continue to support Democrats up and down the...

Firm’s work with ICE won’t jeopardize $3.5 million NJ Transit contract

December 11, 2019 4:07 pm

A consulting firm’s role in shaping policy related to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s treatment of migrants won’t jeopardize a $3.5 million contract it holds with NJ Transit. “From my understanding, those are totally different people,” NJ Transit executive director...

NJ Working Families sues EDA over public records

December 11, 2019 12:23 pmDecember 11, 2019 3:26 pm

New Jersey Working Families sued the Economic Development Authority over repeated delays in its response to a request under the Open Public Records Act originally made on Aug. 15. The progressive group sought emails between EDA staff and employees at...

Freelancers still opposing misclassification bill

December 11, 2019 11:25 am

A freelancer group took issue with an email blast sent out by the state AFL-CIO in support of a bill meant to stop businesses from misclassifying employees as independent contractors Wednesday. The bill at the crux of the dispute would...

Michael J. Doherty is fighting to preserve religious vaccination exemptions.

Doherty slams vaccination bill

December 10, 2019 4:37 pmDecember 11, 2019 3:51 pm

State Sen. Michael Doherty (R-Oxford) railed against legislation limiting religious exemptions for vaccinations Tuesday. “Both the United States and New Jersey Constitutions guarantee the protection of religious freedoms, and this partisan legislation is a blatant violation of the constitutional rights...

Peters mulling senate bid

December 10, 2019 1:09 pmDecember 11, 2019 9:04 am

Assemblyman Ryan Peters (R-Hainesport) is mulling a Senate bid against his former running mate, State Sen. Dawn Addiego (D-Evesham). “While I haven’t yet made a decision, I would love to put my record up against Senator Addiego’s lack of conviction...