Christine Todd Whitman Archives - Page 2 of 18

Two members of Scutari inner circle partner with Trenton lobbyists

January 7, 2022 1:31 pm

A Trenton lobbying firm has announced a strategic partnership with two political allies of incoming Senate President Nicholas Scutari. GTB Partners, the shop headed by Rich Gannon and Michael Torpey, will work with George and Angie Devanney of Keystone Strategies. ...

LaVecchia ends 21-year stint on N.J. Supreme Court

December 31, 2021 1:55 pmMay 20, 2022 1:57 pm

Today is the last day in office for Jaynee LaVecchia, who is retiring after as an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. LaVecchia is the senior member of the state’s top court and is the last member of...

Somerset GOP counting on Ciattarelli coattails

November 1, 2021 3:25 pmNovember 2, 2021 8:58 am

One of the places to watch on Tuesday is Somerset County, where favorite son Jack Ciattarelli is the Republican candidate for governor. There was a time when Somerset would have provided an automatic plurality for their native sons and daughters...

Here are some things you might not know about New Jersey governor’s races

October 31, 2021 3:43 pmOctober 31, 2021 3:48 pm

As you follow Tuesday’s New Jersey gubernatorial election between Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli, here’s some trivia to think about: Start with the usual: Democratic governors rarely win re-election. The last Democratic governor to win a second...

N.J. passed abortion parental notification law 20 years ago, but Supreme Court struck it down

September 2, 2021 3:02 pmSeptember 3, 2021 10:01 am

New Jersey’s bid to pass a law to require pregnant teenagers from obtaining an abortion unless their parents were notified was a big issue in state politics two decades ago and ended with the intervention of the courts. This was...

18 of 21 New Jersey counties have one-party control

August 27, 2021 4:34 pmAugust 28, 2021 8:12 am

In the counties that represent 95% of the state’s population, one political party controls every county office, and voters in 18 of New Jersey’s 21 counties have little electoral say beyond the primary election of the majority party – if...

August polls: sometimes right, sometimes not

August 18, 2021 11:00 amAugust 18, 2021 10:56 am

A new Monmouth University poll that puts Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy ahead of Republican Jack Ciattarelli by 16 points, 52%-36%, means a closer race than it was four years ago. In the summer of 2017, Murphy led then-Lt. Gov. Kim...