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Allison Murphy resignation changes magic number in state chairman race

December 15, 2019 1:26 pm

The recent resignations of two Democratic State Committee members reduces the magic number needed to win the race for state party chairman from 49.5 to 48.25 — for now. The vacant seats are expected to be filled soon, before the...

Murphy slams Van Drew defection

December 14, 2019 7:38 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy slammed Rep. Jeff Van Drew for his impending defection to the Republican Party. “Jeff Van Drew has chosen his political career over our Constitution,” Murphy said. “Despite knowing full well that the President has abused the powers...

Christie’s McConnell fundraiser won’t help New Jersey

December 13, 2019 4:20 pm

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez doesn’t expect New Jersey to benefit from a fundraiser former Gov. Chris Christie’s hosting for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell this weekend. “It would be nice if Sen. McConnell would speak to the Secretary of Transportation...

Murphy celebrates incoming NJ Transit engineers

December 11, 2019 6:50 pmDecember 12, 2019 3:03 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday celebrated 11 NJ Transit conductors finishing their training. “NJ Transit wasn’t broken in a day. It was broken down by a series of systematic failures over nearly a decade,” Murphy said. “We can’t fix it...

Murphy sidesteps endorsement of Van Drew

December 11, 2019 5:11 pmDecember 12, 2019 2:50 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy today refused to clearly say if he still supports Rep. Jeff Van Drew for re-election, as local Democrats in the congressman’s district balk over his opposition to impeachment. “I continue to support Democrats up and down the...

Firm’s work with ICE won’t jeopardize $3.5 million NJ Transit contract

December 11, 2019 4:07 pm

A consulting firm’s role in shaping policy related to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s treatment of migrants won’t jeopardize a $3.5 million contract it holds with NJ Transit. “From my understanding, those are totally different people,” NJ Transit executive director...

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the Economic Development Authority over repeated delays in its response to a request under the Open Public Records Act originally made on Aug. 15.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...