Zach Blackburn, Author at New Jersey Globe

Trump is safe after apparent assassination attempt; shooter, one spectator dead, another wounded, reports say

July 13, 2024 7:29 pmJuly 14, 2024 7:07 pm

Former President Donald Trump was rushed off stage by Secret Service agents after what is being investigated as an apparent assassination attempt, and the former president was seen with blood on his ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. “I...

GOP lawmakers want hearings on NJ Transit issues

July 11, 2024 7:37 pm

A trio of Monmouth County Republican legislators are demanding a special hearing to investigate the issues that have plagued NJ Transit in recent months. State Sen. Declan O’Scanlon (R-Little Silver), Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger (R-Middletown), and Assemblywoman Vicky Flynn (R-Holmdel) called...

Wyche named Hudson Dem executive director

July 11, 2024 4:53 pmJuly 11, 2024 4:54 pm

The new executive director of the Hudson County Democratic Organization is Storm Wyche. Hudson County Executive Craig Guy, who assumed the role of Democratic county chairman last month. Wyche is a veteran New Jersey operative, having managed the 2021 Democratic...

Murphy headed to Utah, then Germany

July 10, 2024 10:35 amJuly 10, 2024 2:05 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will spend the next week traveling to Utah and Germany as he attends a national governors meeting and looks to attract international business to New Jersey. Murphy’s public schedule states that Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way will assume...

GOP lawmaker wants Pompidou money spent on school funding

July 9, 2024 5:24 pm

Tens of millions of dollars for a planned Jersey City art museum were withdrawn from the state budget last month. Now there’s a new debate: where to send the money. The Centre Pompidou, a Paris art museum that had planned...

Jersey City steps up opposition to Turnpike widening plan

July 9, 2024 3:08 pmJuly 9, 2024 4:59 pm

Jersey City officials are bringing the fight to an ambitious Turnpike widening proposal that they argue is “environmentally disastrous” for the city. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority submitted an environmental impact review two months ago, but Jersey City Mayor Steven...

Gateway gets full funding for $12 billion cross-Hudson tunnel

July 8, 2024 3:15 pmJuly 8, 2024 8:44 pm

Officials from New Jersey and New York convened in Manhattan on Monday to celebrate a funding agreement that finalizes a long-awaited cross-Hudson rail project that will double capacity and boost the reliability of the plagued railway. Monday morning’s signing ceremony...