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Sweeney seeks reduction of gubernatorial power

July 23, 2018 8:28 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney is taking steps to put a constitutional amendment stripping Gov. Phil Murphy and his successors of the power to unilaterally certify revenues for the state’s budget. That power was close to the center of the impasse...

Murphy waving GOP senators off budget

June 21, 2018 3:14 pmJune 25, 2018 4:11 pm

Phil Murphy’s making calls. The governor has been reaching out to Republican senators to try to stop any GOP votes that might otherwise go to Senate President Steve Sweeney’s budget. A handful of defections from Democratic senators could block legislative...

Murphycrats and Sweeneycans

June 16, 2018 6:05 pmJune 19, 2018 2:42 pm

In the State Senate, there are Murphycrats and Sweeneycans. Murphycrats are Democratic Senators who may be allied with Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy; Sweeneycans are Republican Senators who maintain an informal alliance with Senate President Steve Sweeney. Democrats have a 25-15...

The 2020 House Short List

April 17, 2018 9:55 amApril 18, 2018 10:18 am

If Patrick Murray is right and New Jersey sends twelve Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives next year, the state would brace for another cycle of competitive congressional races in 2020 – this time with a mostly new crop...

The short list for Smith’s seat

January 14, 2018 1:20 pm

I don’t give much credence to rumors that Rep. Chris Smith (R-Mercer) will retire from Congress this year. But it’s reasonable to at least consider the possibility of retirement for any incumbent who has been in office for 38 years,...

O’Scanlon lands budget seat

January 13, 2018 12:29 am

State Sen. Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth), who served as the Assembly Republican Budget Officer, has been given a seat on the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. O’Scanlon also has seats on the Community and Urban Affairs Committee, and the Law and...

PBA back bi-partisan corrections bill

January 9, 2018 12:58 pm

PBA 105 President Brian Renshaw applauded the passage of S1651/A796. The bipartisan bill, which cleared the Senate and Assembly calls for the title of State corrections officers to be renamed “Both sides of the aisle need to be recognized for...