Jim McQueeny Archives - New Jersey Globe

Biden raises almost $250k in New Jersey

July 22, 2019 12:54 pmJuly 22, 2019 11:18 pm

Former Vice President Joseph Biden raised $246,488 from New Jersey donors since he announced his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on April 25, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Favorite son Cory Booker had a home...

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:...

Adrian Heffern, Asbury Park Press political columnist and statehouse editor, dies at 92

April 20, 2019 4:33 pmAugust 28, 2022 12:20 am

Adrian F. Heffern, Jr., a fabled old-school newspaper reporter and columnist who spent 45 years with the Asbury Park Press, died on April 17. He was 92. Heffern began his journalism career with WJLK, a Monmouth County-based FM radio station...