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Bramnick telling county chairs he’s interested in running for governor

January 17, 2020 8:02 pmJanuary 19, 2020 1:29 pm

Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick called several GOP county chairs today to let them know that he is strongly considering a bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination next year. “I’m very, very interested in running in 2021 and I simply...

Roginsky commends Steinhardt for GOP policy on non-disclosure agreements

January 17, 2020 7:15 pmJanuary 17, 2020 7:15 pm

A move by New Jersey Republican State Chairman Doug Steinhardt to deny party support to candidates and GOP groups that require non-disclosure agreements has won plaudits from Julie Roginsky, a veteran Democratic strategist and founder of a national organization that...

Steinhardt tells Republicans no campaign NDAs or else

January 17, 2020 5:07 pmJanuary 17, 2020 8:04 pm

In a bold move that puts New Jersey Republicans out in front on combating complaints of toxic workplace environments on political campaigns, GOP State Chairman Doug Steinhardt is pushing to deny party support to anyone who requires non-disclosure agreements that...

Weinberg, Corrado claim Murphy’s punting on Trenton misogyny

January 17, 2020 12:23 pm

Two senators that headed a select committee investigating the hiring of a former staffer in Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration slammed the governor over what they claimed was his superficial support of reforms fighting a culture of misogyny in the state’s...

Former Murphy staffer named to Weinberg panel on toxic workplace environments

January 16, 2020 8:53 pmJanuary 17, 2020 12:48 pm

A former Murphy for governor campaign staffer and administration official has joined Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg’s committee to review issues related to misogyny and sexual assault in New Jersey politics. Elizabeth Coulter served as deputy director of the state...

Christie praises Bergen Record story on NJ Transit as Murphy aide calls it a ‘whitewash’

January 16, 2020 6:07 pmJanuary 17, 2020 2:25 pm

On Twitter, a Bergen Record story about who gets the blame for New Jersey Transit woes is getting plaudits from former Gov. Chris Christie and slammed by a top aide to Gov. Phil Murphy. Murphy’s side – and others –...

EDA task force releases second scathing report

January 16, 2020 3:57 pmJanuary 16, 2020 4:15 pm

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with Comment from Norcross at 4:13 p.m. The task force convened by Gov. Phil Murphy to investigate tax incentives meted out by the Economic Development Authority released a second scathing report Thursday. The report...