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Murphy to name three new Port Authority commissioners, O’Toole to remain chairman

April 14, 2021 1:50 pmApril 17, 2021 1:01 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will nominate three new commissioners to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as part of a deal that allows Kevin O’Toole to remain as chairman of the powerful bi-state agency. Murphy will end a...

O’Toole re-elected Port Authority Chairman

February 11, 2021 1:20 pmFebruary 11, 2021 10:09 pm

Kevin J. O’Toole was re-elected to another term as chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. That means O’Toole, a former Republican state senator, will remain at the helm of the powerful bi-state transportation agency through...

New package planned for Port Authority nominations

May 21, 2020 5:31 pmMay 21, 2020 5:35 pm

Another deal is in the works for Gov. Phil Murphy to make his first appointments to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The package will include a commitment...

New Jersey goes big for Mowers’ New Hampshire campaign

April 17, 2020 12:15 pmApril 17, 2020 5:57 pm

Former New Jersey political operative Matt Mowers has raised more than $100,000 from New Jersey donors—about one-third of his total fundraising haul — in his bid for a congressional seat in New Hampshire. Among Mowers’ largest donors is his former...

Bagger joined Christie firm in January

February 16, 2020 8:29 pm

Overlooked in January: former State Sen. Richard Bagger (R-Westfield) has joined a consulting firm headed by former Gov. Chris Christie. Bagger served as Christie’s chief of staff from 2010 to 2012. Christie 55 Solutions represents corporate, government and association clients,...

Farrell headed to Port Authority as part of package, sources say

July 26, 2019 4:55 pmJuly 26, 2019 5:34 pm

This story was updated at 5:30 PM. Gov. Phil Murphy is set to nominate former Jersey City Corporation Counsel Jeremy Farrell to serve as a Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, setting in motion a...

How Jon Bramnick got to the Assembly

June 16, 2019 6:20 pmJune 17, 2019 8:43 am

The unexpected resignation of a freshman state senator cleared a path for Jon Bramnick to win a seat in the New Jersey State Assembly. A switch of two votes in Union County would have sent Bramnick, now an eight-term incumbent...