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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...

Feud over NY congestion pricing looming

April 4, 2019 1:30 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo may be headed toward a battle over a congestion pricing plan being enacted in New York City’s Midtown. “I have strong concerns, starting with the lack of signals from the MTA...

Quinnipiac: Cory Booker New York favorables at 31%-28%

March 21, 2019 8:56 amMarch 21, 2019 8:58 am

New Jersey’s Cory Booker has a 31%-28% favorable rating in New York, according to a new statewide Quinnipiac University poll released this morning. To put Booker’s favorables into some context: Gov. Andrew Cuomo is at 42%-45%, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand...

Decline in print media hinders public knowledge of Alvarez issue

February 12, 2019 5:47 pm

The Al Alvarez scandal has dominated New Jersey print news for the last four months, but most state residents haven’t heard anything about it. A Monmouth University poll released this morning says that 59% of New Jerseyans haven’t heard about...