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Weinberg seeks assurances that Murphy Inside/Outside calls didn’t violate ethics laws

July 17, 2019 2:02 pmJuly 17, 2019 2:04 pm

Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg is questioning whether the Murphy administration violated any state laws or codes of conduct in holding Inside/Outside calls between gubernatorial staffers and outside political consultants and lobbyists. “Professional lobbyists and consulting firms often have a...

New Jersey sues IRS over blocked SALT cap workaround

July 17, 2019 12:25 pmJuly 17, 2019 3:29 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy announced New Jersey was filing a lawsuit seeking to overturn an Internal Revenue Service rule that blocked the state’s attempt to circumvent the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deduction imposed by the tax plan passed...

Coughlin not ruling out impeachment for Silva, Troiano

July 16, 2019 4:03 pmJuly 16, 2019 4:16 pm

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin isn’t ruling out impeachment proceedings against two embattled judges, but his chamber won’t make any moves on the issue until after the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct finishes its probe into the pair. “Currently, the ACJC...

Grewal leaving Troiano, Silva discipline to judiciary

July 16, 2019 2:12 pmJuly 16, 2019 7:04 pm

State Attorney General Gurbir Grewal is steering clear of calls for the removal of two judges who have come under fire for comments they made during sexual assault proceedings. “As far as discipline, our prosecutors are in court every day...

Murphy stops short of calling for Rosselló’s resignation

July 16, 2019 1:52 pmJuly 16, 2019 9:02 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy stopped short of calling for Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s resignation over a trove of misogynistic and homophobic text messages between the latter and his staffers. “Assuming that these are in fact associated with him, some of...

Murphy defends Inside/Outside calls

July 16, 2019 1:27 pmJuly 16, 2019 2:00 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy defended conference calls between top members of his administration and his outside political consultants Tuesday. “No, absolutely not,” Murphy said when asked whether the calls should be stopped. “This is a very typical thing, not just for...

Statements on signing of gun safety bills

July 16, 2019 1:08 pmJuly 16, 2019 2:10 pm

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