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Norcross and Braca file lawsuit against Hill at Republic First

March 9, 2022 1:21 pm

South Jersey Democratic powerbroker George Norcross and former TD Bank CEO Greg Braca, who have formed a coalition to reshape the Philadelphia-based bank Republic First Bancorp, filed a lawsuit today against Republic First chairman Vernon Hill and three members of...

Norcross, Braca file notice to unseat Vernon Hill at Republic First

February 10, 2022 2:44 pm

As part of their ongoing bid to reshape Republic First Bancorp, South Jersey Democratic powerbroker George Norcross and former T.D. Bank U.S. CEO Greg Braca filed notice with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opposing the renomination of Vernon Hill...

Contractor donations to party organizations dropped sharply after 2008 executive order

January 19, 2021 10:40 amJanuary 19, 2021 11:38 am

Public contractor contributions to state parties and legislative leadership PACs fell drastically in the decade following a 2008 executive order that expanded pay-to-play restrictions, the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission said. Between 1999 and 2008, public contractors gave more...

EDA Task Force’s final report largely ignores Norcross

July 9, 2020 1:00 pmJuly 9, 2020 2:54 pm

The task force convened by Gov. Phil Murphy to investigate the handling of tax incentive programs administered by the Economic Development Authority issued its third and final report, marking an end to an investigation that thrust the governor into an...

NJ Working Families sues EDA over public records

December 11, 2019 12:23 pmDecember 11, 2019 3:26 pm

New Jersey Working Families sued the Economic Development Authority over repeated delays in its response to a request under the Open Public Records Act originally made on Aug. 15. The progressive group sought emails between EDA staff and employees at...

Murphy can’t recall if Oliver’s Economic Opportunity Act vote was vetted

August 15, 2019 1:23 pmAugust 15, 2019 4:10 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said he did not recall whether Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver’s vote on the 2013 bill that enabled the tax incentives at the center of his feud with Senate President Steve Sweeney came up when Oliver was vetted...

Rep. Norcross not ready to endorse Murphy

July 19, 2019 1:11 pmJuly 19, 2019 5:03 pm

Though Gov. Phil Murphy endorsed him Thursday, Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Camden) isn’t ready to return the favor. “I think the governor’s done a very good job, but I’m not endorsing at anybody at any point,” Norcross said when asked if...