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Horizon overhaul bill gets key support

December 2, 2020 11:30 amDecember 2, 2020 10:07 am

Legislation that would allow an overhaul of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield to permit the health insurance giant to become a not-for-profit mutual holding company addresses concerns about Horizon changing its corporate structure, said Move Health Care Forward New Jersey...

State GOP wants McKinsey documents

December 2, 2020 11:30 am

New Jersey’s Republican Party is seeking documents on a controversial consulting firm hired to aid the Murphy administration’s communication on COVID-19 restrictions. “The people of New Jersey deserve to see what these spin doctors are cooking up for Phil Murphy,”...

Pro-life groups target Gopal, others in protests outside their offices

December 2, 2020 9:22 amDecember 2, 2020 10:36 am

A coalition of pro-life groups will hold protests outside the offices of three legislators today in opposition to legislation that would protect abortion laws in New Jersey even if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. State Sen. Vin...

Kornacki: No other state has New Jersey’s politics

December 1, 2020 8:31 pm

Take it from Steve Kornacki: New Jersey’s politics are unique. In a virtual conversation with Rowan University’s Ben Dworkin, the NBC and MSNBC national political correspondent said the Garden State’s political landscape dwarfed even those of similarly old states. “I...

2019 Holmdel election challenge invalidates just one vote

December 1, 2020 6:16 pm

A Monmouth County Superior Court judge invalidated only one ballot in last year’s Holmdel Township Committee races after a Republican candidate left two votes behind following a recount filed an election challenge. Judge Kathleen Sheedy ruled only one of the...

Pascrell mocks GOP congressmen who claim he violated Giuliani’s civil rights

December 1, 2020 5:27 pmDecember 2, 2020 9:23 am

Five Republican congressmen have asked U.S. Attorney General William Barr to investigate whether Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. violated the civil rights of Rudy Giuliani and 22 other lawyers helping President Donald Trump challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election....

Lawmakers, advocates launch bipartisan, bicameral Disability Caucus

December 1, 2020 5:27 pmDecember 1, 2020 8:09 pm

A slew of legislators and disability activists gathered to announce the formation of the bipartisan and bicameral Disability Caucus Tuesday. “You can’t forget these people. We’re developing legislation that is going to have an impact on everyone in this state,”...