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Murphy job approvals about where Christie was at same point

June 17, 2019 9:13 amJune 17, 2019 9:22 am

As Gov. Phil Murphy approaches his mid-term election, his job approvals — 42%-32% in a new Fairleigh Dickinson University poll — are similar to those of his predecessor, Chris Christie, in June. Christie was at 44%-37% in a June 21,...

Bill Hodas, ex-mayor, municipal chair for 43 years, dies

May 30, 2019 1:36 pmMay 30, 2019 1:37 pm

Bill Hodas, a Democrat who served as mayor of Franklin in Sussex County for sixteen years and held appointed state posts under five governors, died on May 28. He was 92. Hodas was also one of the longest-serving municipal chairs...

Norcross can’t take Murphy in primary, but could cost him re-election

May 13, 2019 12:56 amMay 13, 2019 11:23 am

New Jersey is one of the bluest states in the nation, but Democrats have not re-elected a governor in 42 years — sometimes because they eat their young. After just sixteen months in office, Phil Murphy finds himself in the...

Corzine praises Norcross for Camden comeback

May 8, 2019 2:27 pmMay 8, 2019 2:37 pm

Jon Corzine and George Norcross were at odds from time to time, but today the former governor issued a rare public statement praising Norcross’ role in rejuvenating the city of Camden. “Hard work and focused initiatives by many stakeholders, including...

Christie should stay out of EDA fight, Munoz says

May 6, 2019 11:19 amMay 6, 2019 11:49 am

Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz doesn’t think former Gov. Chris Christie should be injecting himself into a feud between Gov. Phil Murphy and Camden Democrats over some of the Economic Development Authority’s tax incentive programs. “I think everybody thinks that the former...

Murphy’s Supreme Court pick comes next year and he could name first black woman

April 24, 2019 12:01 amApril 24, 2019 10:59 am

Gov. Phil Murphy will get to make his first appointment to the New Jersey Supreme Court later next year when Justice Walter F. Timpone reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 and there is a decent chance he will use...

Orin Kramer is now a Pete Buttigieg fundraiser

April 18, 2019 12:23 amApril 18, 2019 11:02 am

Orin Kramer, once an influential New Jersey Democratic insider dubbed the “King of the New York Obamasaurs” as a major bundler for Barack Obama’s 2008 bid for the presidency, is now helping South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg raise money for...