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N.J. Supreme Court: The McGreevey and Corzine Courts

June 7, 2020 10:11 pmJune 7, 2020 11:20 pm

Gov. Christine Todd Whitman resigned in February 2001 to join President George W. Bush’s cabinet as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Senate President Donald DiFrancesco succeeded her as governor, but no seats on the New Jersey Supreme Court...

Murphy’s announcement is good news for Fernandez-Vina

June 5, 2020 11:05 am

Gov. Phil Murphy today effectively announced his intention to renominate Faustino J. Fernandez-Vina for another term on the New Jersey Supreme Court when his seat comes up on November 13. In his announcement that he is nominating Fabiana Pierre-Louis to...

GOP lawsuit to stop Murphy borrowing won’t hurt party coffers, Steinhardt says

June 4, 2020 8:54 pm

Republicans filing a lawsuit to block Gov. Phil Murphy from borrowing billions to plug revenue shortfalls caused by the coronavirus won’t deplete party resources for the upcoming election, GOP leaders said. “At some point you have to be willing to...

Murphy sets record on most executive orders in a week

April 16, 2020 4:02 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy set a record last week with the greatest number of executive orders issued in a seven-day period by a New Jersey governor. Murphy signed eleven executive orders prepared by the Office of the Chief Counsel between April...

McCabe joins Shuffler firm as partner

March 3, 2020 1:26 pmMarch 3, 2020 1:40 pm

Middlesex County Democratic Chairman Kevin McCabe, one of the most powerful people in New Jersey politics, is joining River Crossing Strategy Group as a partner heading a new public affairs division. He teams up with Eric Shuffler, a longtime New...

McGreevey advisors might have talked him out of resigning if not for leak, ex-press secretary says

August 12, 2019 2:04 pmAugust 12, 2019 4:10 pm

OPINION Governor McGreevey had not originally planned to resign on that fateful day fifteen years ago. Once we started getting press questions I have long suspected may have been sparked by a tip from Senate President Dick Codey, McGreevey moved...

15 years ago today, James E. McGreevey resigned as Governor of New Jersey

August 12, 2019 10:12 amAugust 12, 2019 2:04 pm

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the day that rocked New Jersey: the resignation of Governor James E. McGreevey. “At a point in every person’s life one has to look deeply into the mirror of one’s soul and decide one’s...