Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics Archives

Atlantic City not on list of alternate GOP convention sites, official says

June 4, 2020 1:23 pmJune 4, 2020 1:41 pm

It will come as no shock for New Jerseyans to learn that the Republican National Committee has not reached out to Atlantic City as a possible alternate venue for the 2020 GOP convention. “We haven’t heard from them,” a top...

Sherrill sells all shares in individual stocks, replaces them with Exchange-traded funds

April 5, 2020 7:00 pmApril 6, 2020 12:36 pm

Before two U.S. Senators face heavy criticism for dumping millions of dollars’ worth of stock just before the coronavirus pandemic caused their value to tumble, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) had already converted all of her individual stocks to Exchange-traded funds...

Biden may have forced Murphy’s hand on Supreme Court pick

March 17, 2020 12:01 amMarch 17, 2020 12:15 pm

Joe Biden may have boxed in Gov. Phil Murphy on his first appointment to the New Jersey Supreme Court. Biden pledge to appoint the first black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court during a presidential debate on Sunday night could...

Senate candidate Rupande Mehta missed 89% of local board meetings

March 5, 2020 6:10 pmMarch 6, 2020 11:00 am

Rupande Mehta, a Democratic candidate for State Senate in the 25th district, has missed 24 of the last 27 meetings of the Denville Green Sustainability Committee, according to minutes of the panel reviewed by the New Jersey Globe. Mehta cites...

Palatucci firm was being paid by Kean campaign when he tried to muscle Becchi

March 1, 2020 6:00 amMarch 1, 2020 5:10 pm

Republican National Committeeman Bill Palatucci leveraged his party post to pressure a candidate to drop her primary challenge to Tom Kean, Jr., while being paid $21,128 by the Kean for Congress campaign in 2019, the New Jersey Globe has learned....

Ciattarelli, once a supporter of millionaire tax, opposes Murphy plan

February 25, 2020 7:23 pm

Republican Jack Ciattarelli bashed Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed state budget today, but his own proposal of a millionaires tax when he served in the legislature could be an issue in the GOP gubernatorial primary next year. In 2017, Ciattarelli proposed...

In key Assembly districts, Murphy struggles for approvals

October 30, 2019 5:33 pmOctober 30, 2019 7:30 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy has upside-down approval ratings in several of the most closely-watched State Assembly districts as Democrats look to add seats to their 54-26 majority, according to recent Democratic polling obtained and reviewed by the New Jersey Globe. Murphy...