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ELEC reports close to $58 million spent on gubernatorial election so far

October 6, 2021 12:22 pmOctober 6, 2021 1:15 pm

New Jersey’s gubernatorial election has witnessed $57.9 million in total spending, a new report from the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) said today, higher than the $52.9 million spent at this point in the 2017 election. $27.7 million,...

Murphy orders flags lowered to remember 9/11 victims

September 10, 2021 2:01 pmSeptember 10, 2021 2:01 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy today ordered U.S. and New Jersey flags to be flown at half-staff tomorrow in tribute to nearly 3,000 people killed in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. “Twenty years ago, hundreds of New Jerseyans left home...

Poll: Murphy’s favorables in Newark at 64%

August 23, 2021 6:00 amAugust 22, 2021 10:31 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy has a 64%-16% favorable rating in Newark, a new Fairleigh Dickinson University poll of Newark residents released on Monday morning shows. That gives Murphy a slight edge in Brick City favorables over two favorite sons: U.S. Senator...

August polls: sometimes right, sometimes not

August 18, 2021 11:00 amAugust 18, 2021 10:56 am

A new Monmouth University poll that puts Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy ahead of Republican Jack Ciattarelli by 16 points, 52%-36%, means a closer race than it was four years ago. In the summer of 2017, Murphy led then-Lt. Gov. Kim...

Allen becomes New Jersey’s sixth Lt. Governor candidate

August 2, 2021 3:32 pm

Diane Allen will become sixth major party candidate for Lt. Governor of New Jersey in state history once Republican Jack Ciattarelli formally announces her as his running mate sometime next week. It will pit two women in a race for...

Broad court vacancies remain despite swell of June confirmations

July 2, 2021 5:23 pmJuly 3, 2021 6:03 pm

New Jersey lawmakers were on pace this year to appoint and reappoint more judges to the Superior Court bench than any administration since 1998, according to data from New Jersey’s Judiciary, but an extended break planned by lawmakers through November...

Democratic leaders in both chambers commit to releasing budget resolutions in coming days

June 24, 2021 7:49 pmJune 25, 2021 11:45 am

Top Democrats in both chambers committed to disclosing budget resolutions filed by members seeking spending on pet projects in the coming days. “I think I got full control. I’ll release them tomorrow,” Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) said during...