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Michele Brown to lead Christie’s new think tank

September 9, 2019 4:57 pmSeptember 10, 2019 11:15 am

Former Gov. Chris Christie has tapped a longtime member of his inner circle, Michele Brown, to run his new public policy institute, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Brown, a former federal prosecutor who held several positions in the Christie...

Seton Hall: no agreement on Christie institute on civility in politics

August 21, 2019 12:09 pmAugust 21, 2019 1:44 pm

Seton Hall University says that former Gov. Chris Christie’s announcement that he was forming a think tank centered on returning civility back to politics is premature. “The full scope of the relationship between the two organizations remains under discussion, and...

O’Toole likely safe as Port Authority chairman

July 27, 2019 11:40 amJuly 29, 2019 12:58 am

The quest to fill three open Port Authority seats is hugely complicated and shows the outsized influence Senate President Steve Sweeney has over Gov. Phil Murphy’s ability to get even one appointment to the powerful bi-state authority. It also shows...

Kean celebrates creation of Gateway Commission

July 22, 2019 5:45 pm

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean lauded the newly-formed Gateway Development Commission. “The launching of the Gateway Program represents a fair and equitable split of project costs between New Jersey and New York,” Kean said. “I commend my fellow legislators on...

Deal or no deal? Murphy cagey on congestion pricing talks

April 25, 2019 2:42 pmApril 25, 2019 4:33 pm

The deal between Gov. Phil Murphy and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on congestion pricing isn’t much of a deal. Murphy on Wednesday said he and Cuomo had reached a “conceptual understanding” on the proposal, which would create a surcharge of roughly...

Pascrell, Gottheimer move to block congestion pricing

April 17, 2019 4:50 pmApril 18, 2019 11:10 am

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with comment from Senate President Steve Sweeney Reps. Bill Pascrell and Josh Gottheimer plan to introduce legislation to stop the congestion pricing plan passed by New York lawmakers. “Proposing a new regressive congestion tax...

Currie won’t raise money for Albany Democrat

April 17, 2019 1:02 pmApril 17, 2019 1:10 pm

John Currie won’t be raising money for Albany county executive Daniel McCoy after all. The McCoy campaign said that a report in the Times Union that Currie would host a “whiskey and cigar” fundraiser next month in Montvale for McCoy...