Kathy Hochul Archives - New Jersey Globe

Sherrill wins first battle with Hochul over Port Authority post

February 9, 2026 3:49 pm

Mikie Sherrill has been the governor of New Jersey for less than three weeks, and she’s already won a significant skirmish with her counterpart across the river. Last week, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey voted to...

Gottheimer digital ad pledges to fight N.Y. congestion tax

November 26, 2024 9:07 amNovember 26, 2024 9:43 pm

Ten days after entering the race for the Democratic nomination for governor, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Tenafly) has launched the first digital ad of next year’s statewide campaign, showcasing his fight against New York’s congestion tax. In “Standing Up for Jersey,”...

New Gottheimer ad touts role in killing Congestion Tax

June 19, 2024 4:08 amJune 19, 2024 12:20 pm

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) is up on the air with a new ad to boost his re-election bid in New Jersey’s 5th district, but his curtain call as one of the people to block New York’s dead-for-now Congestion Tax won’t...

N.J. politicians celebrate Hochul’s NYC congestion pricing pause

June 5, 2024 2:20 pm

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced today that New York City’s congestion pricing plan – in which cars driving south of 60th Street in Manhattan are tolled to help fund the Metropolitan Transit Authority – will be paused “indefinitely.” The...

Gottheimer study argues that tolling New Jerseyans isn’t necessary for congestion pricing plan

January 4, 2024 12:46 pmJanuary 4, 2024 1:13 pm

Is tolling New Jerseyans entering lower Manhattan necessary for New York City’s congestion pricing plan to be financially viable? According to a study released today by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff), the answer is no. Gottheimer’s study projects that congestion pricing...

Murphy to host DGA policy conference in Jersey City this week

September 13, 2022 4:03 pmSeptember 13, 2022 11:04 pm

This Thursday and Friday, Jersey City is set to host the fall policy conference of the Democratic Governors Association (DGA), a national organization dedicated to electing Democratic governors that’s currently vice-chaired by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy. In attendance at...

N.J. gun package continues advancing as Supreme Court guts concealed carry laws

June 23, 2022 4:36 pmJune 23, 2022 5:06 pm

Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York’s concealed carry restrictions this morning, the New Jersey Legislature continued taking steps in the opposite direction, with two committees passing a series of bills further strengthening the state’s gun laws....