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Murphy will nominate LaTourette to head DEP

April 14, 2021 12:11 pmApril 14, 2021 1:52 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will nominate acting Commissioner Shawn LaTourette to permanently head the Department of Environmental Protection, the New Jersey Globe has learned. LaTourette, a longtime environmental law attorney whom Murphy appointed to lead the department following former Environmental Commissioner...

Murphy takes months to pick three permanent cabinet replacements, State Police superintendent waiting three years for Senate confirmation

March 24, 2021 7:14 pm

With roughly nine months remaining in his first term, Gov. Phil Murphy has made no move to nominate permanent commissioners to three key cabinet posts, leaving acting commissioners in some of the most prominent positions in state government with no...

Levine won’t rule out bid for state office

December 9, 2020 10:19 amDecember 9, 2020 11:17 am

Outgoing Somerset County Freeholder Brian Levine declined to rule out mounting a bid for state legislature Wednesday. “I haven’t ruled anything out as of yet. I think I’ll jump in the saddle at some point soon. It could be in...

Murphy signs plastic bag ban

November 4, 2020 12:29 pmNovember 4, 2020 1:02 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill banning single-use plastic and paper bags in all New Jersey stores and eateries Wednesday, delivering environmentalists a long-sought victory that saw repeated hurdles on its path to the governor’s pen. “Plastic bags are one...

Pallotta wants Gottheimer to oppose state bill incentivizing solar plants

September 3, 2020 3:53 pm

Republican House candidate Frank Pallotta wants Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) to condemn a bill that would create incentives for solar power plants built on farmland and in forests. “Josh Gottheimer’s fellow New Jersey Democrats have introduced a new ‘progressive’ energy plan...

Smith: Pierre-Louis ‘terrific choice’ for Supreme Court

June 8, 2020 12:50 pm

State Sen. Bob Smith (D-Piscataway) thinks Fabiana Pierre-Louis was a “terrific choice” to replace Associate Justice Walter Timpone. “I already talked to her, and she’s very impressive,” Smith, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told the New Jersey Globe....

For primary challengers to incumbent House members, history isn’t on their side

April 20, 2020 5:59 pm

It happens every two years, when candidates like John Caramanna, Dennis Speed and Jeanne Martines emerge as self-proclaimed contenders for the U.S. House of Representatives in primaries against incumbents. With eight of New Jersey’s twelve House incumbents facing challengers in...