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GOP heads to Supreme Court to block Murphy borrowing plan

August 5, 2020 9:20 amAugust 5, 2020 9:43 am

The New Jersey Supreme Court will hear a Republican challenge to the constitutionality Gov. Phil Murphy’ plan to borrow up to $10 billion this morning. Murphy, with the consent of the Democratic-controlled legislature, consented to the borrowing plan as a...

Ciattarelli: ‘Governor Murphy, I’ll See You in Court’

May 30, 2020 3:12 pmMay 31, 2020 2:04 pm

OPINION When you’re in a hole, stop digging. Apparently, Governor Murphy never learned that lesson. Even before the COVID-19 restrictions, our business climate ranked worst in the country. Year over year our state economy has lagged the national economy. We...

Paul McCurrie, elected Assemblyman from Hudson in 1961, dies at 91

May 17, 2020 4:20 pmMay 19, 2020 1:27 pm

Paul J. McCurrie, who served in the New Jersey State Assembly from 1962 to 1964, died on May 15. He was 91. McCurrie was a 32-year-old attorney and U.S. Navy veteran when the Hudson County Democratic organization picked him to...

Sweeney will take seat on legislative redistricting commission

April 8, 2020 8:52 amApril 8, 2020 11:48 am

Senate President Steve Sweeney has announced that he will take the South Jersey seat on the New Jersey Legislative Reapportionment Commission that will draw new legislative districts for the state for the next decade. “My appointment will honor the agreement...

Barlas to lead GOP legislative redistricting; names emerge for Democratic seats

April 2, 2020 9:00 amApril 2, 2020 7:48 pm

GOP State Chairman Doug Steinhardt has tapped Al Barlas to serve as the Republican chairman for legislative redistricting. Steinhardt named Barlas as one of five Republican commissioners on the Legislative Reapportionment Commission that will draw new Senate and Assembly districts...

Biden may have forced Murphy’s hand on Supreme Court pick

March 17, 2020 12:01 amMarch 17, 2020 12:15 pm

Joe Biden may have boxed in Gov. Phil Murphy on his first appointment to the New Jersey Supreme Court. Biden pledge to appoint the first black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court during a presidential debate on Sunday night could...

McGreevey up for Essex post

February 26, 2020 11:35 amFebruary 26, 2020 11:37 am

Former Gov. James E. McGreevey is up for a new job, chairing an Essex County task force to evaluate operations at the Essex County jail. The Essex County Correctional Facility houses ICE detainees. Since leaving office in 2004, McGreevey has...