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Murphy defends Inside/Outside calls

July 16, 2019 1:27 pmJuly 16, 2019 2:00 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy defended conference calls between top members of his administration and his outside political consultants Tuesday. “No, absolutely not,” Murphy said when asked whether the calls should be stopped. “This is a very typical thing, not just for...

Murphy’s Inside/Outside calls discussed EDA

July 15, 2019 10:26 amJuly 15, 2019 11:40 am

The Murphy administration’s war on tax incentives and Democratic powerbroker George Norcross was a frequent topic on their Inside/Outside calls, a conference call held on most Fridays between senior members of the governor’s staff and their outside consulting team. The...

Phil Murphy’s Inside/Outside Call

July 12, 2019 12:05 amJuly 15, 2019 10:15 am

Most Fridays, top members of Gov. Phil Murphy’s staff participate in a conference call with some of the governor’s outside political consultants. It’s called the “Inside/Outside Call.” At least eleven Murphy aides are on the inside part of the call:...

Lawmakers to pass identical dark money bill

June 10, 2019 2:43 pm

Lawmakers will pass an identical copy of the dark money bill Gov. Phil Murphy conditionally vetoed last month, and the governor will sign it. The unorthodox path of the dark money bill will take provides Democratic lawmakers with an avenue...

Dark money override conversations ongoing, Zwicker says

June 6, 2019 3:03 pm

Conversations about an override on a dark money bill Gov. Phil Murphy conditionally vetoed last month are still ongoing, the bill’s main Assembly sponsor said Thursday. Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker said caucus leaders have not yet decided whether to post the...

Think Tank with Steve Adubato

May 7, 2019 12:01 amMay 7, 2019 12:05 pm

Future of the Democratic Party Taped out of the Agnes Varis NJTV Studio in downtown Newark, Think Tank with Steve Adubato brings together thought leaders, innovators and experts from a variety of fields to explore the critical issues, trends and challenges facing our nation today. In a...

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...