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Assembly drafting new dark money bill, Coughlin says

February 28, 2019 6:03 pmMarch 1, 2019 9:35 am

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin on Thursday said his chamber would not back a donor disclosure bill that the Senate passed last week. “We’re still putting together a bill that at least the Assembly can agree on,” Coughlin said, adding that...

Christie to blame for Murphy disapprovals, Gill says

February 12, 2019 2:06 pmFebruary 12, 2019 5:05 pm

Essex County Freeholder Director Brendan Gill, a close confidant of Gov. Phil Murphy, thinks the former Gov. Chris Christie is to blame for Murphy’s rising disapproval rating in a Monmouth University poll released Tuesday. “I think they’re solid numbers for...

Al Smith, prominent Montclair resident, dies at 57

January 13, 2019 5:37 pm

Alvin Smith III, a retired New Jersey state trooper who fought racial profiling by the New Jersey State Police, passed away on January 5. He was 57. His father, Alvin Smith, Jr., was the longtime Montclair Democratic Municipal Chairman. Smith...

Murphy emissaries aid chief of staff search

January 11, 2019 4:27 pm

There’s one thing – perhaps the only thing – Donald Trump and Phil Murphy have in common: neither can find a chief of staff. The search for one of the most powerful insider positions in state government has been going...

Gill will get second term as Essex freeholder president

January 9, 2019 3:05 pm

The fight between John Currie and LeRoy Jones, Jr. over the Democratic state chairmanship has not spilled over into Essex County, where Jones is the county chairman — at least not yet. Brendan Gill, a close ally of Gov. Phil...

Murphy solicited funds for New Direction NJ

January 9, 2019 1:57 pmJanuary 9, 2019 4:38 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said he has previously solicited funds for a non-profit run by his former campaign aides. “Soliciting money for New Direction New Jersey in my life? Yes,” Murphy said when asked if he had helped raise funds for...

Coughlin favors transparency on Murphy-aligned non-profit

January 7, 2019 7:07 pmJanuary 8, 2019 3:15 pm

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin on Monday suggested that a non-profit group with ties to Gov. Phil Murphy should disclose its donors, adding to similar calls made by Senate President Steve Sweeney, Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean and Murphy himself. “I’m...

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Assembly drafting new dark money bill, Coughlin says

Christie to blame for Murphy disapprovals, Gill says

Al Smith, prominent Montclair resident, dies at 57

Murphy emissaries aid chief of staff search

Gill will get second term as Essex freeholder president

Murphy solicited funds for New Direction NJ

Coughlin favors transparency on Murphy-aligned non-profit

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