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Joe Kelley will head up Tammy Murphy super PAC

November 16, 2023 9:38 amNovember 16, 2023 9:42 am

Joseph Kelley, commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and member of the Murphy inner circle, will head up a new super PAC, Garden State Integrity, to back Tammy Murphy’s bid for the U.S. Senate. Kelley...

Malinowski is tweeting like he’s still running against Kean

March 29, 2023 3:53 pmMarch 29, 2023 6:00 pm

Former Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) has been out of office for nearly three months, but you wouldn’t necessarily know it from his social media feed. On Twitter, the former swing-district congressman has maintained a steady presence praising Democratic accomplishments in...

Helmy, Kelley, Bollwage confirmed to seats on Port Authority board

February 27, 2023 3:48 pmFebruary 27, 2023 3:50 pm

Three nominees to the Port Authority Board of Commissioners – George Helmy, Gov. Phil Murphy’s chief of staff; Joe Kelley, Murphy’s deputy chief of staff for economic growth; and Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage – were confirmed by the State Senate...

Murphy nominates Anthony Suarez to Superior Court, along with Ducey, Sarlo

January 30, 2023 2:23 pmJanuary 30, 2023 4:31 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will nominate Anthony R. Suarez to serve as a Superior Court Judge today, marking a complete and total vindication of the Ridgefield mayor who was charged as part of a probe by then-U.S. Attorney Chris Christie and...

Governor to name Helmy, Kelley, Bollwage to Port Authority

January 19, 2023 8:00 amJanuary 19, 2023 4:54 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will nominate two of his top staffers, George Helmy and Joe Kelley, and Elizabeth Mayor Christian Bollwage, to serve as commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the New Jersey Globe has learned....

Asked repeatedly, Murphy demurs on consequences for campaign staffers accused of misogyny

February 18, 2020 4:17 pmFebruary 18, 2020 8:59 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy repeatedly declined to say whether he would distance himself from high-level staffers accused of fostering a hostile work environment during his gubernatorial campaign Tuesday. “We’re sick of ‘we’re right, you’re wrong. The fact of the matter is...

Some movement on tax incentive compromise after Murphy staff dinner with former senators

September 12, 2019 6:48 pm

There is some progress on a compromise to extend New Jersey’s controversial tax-incentive program into next year following a private dinner between Gov. Phil Murphy’s top staffers and two former state senators who are acting as emissaries of Senate President...