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Non-profit tied to Murphy on air with TV ad

May 22, 2019 9:57 amMay 22, 2019 11:35 am

Gov. Phil Murphy has gone from being “middle class on a good day” to “millionaires like me” in a new TV ad aimed at building public support for his proposed millionaire’s tax. The ad is being aired by New Direction...

Rodriguez slate takes office

May 21, 2019 8:06 pmMay 21, 2019 11:04 pm

West New York is under new management. Mayor Gabriel Rodriguez and his slate of commissioners were sworn in surrounded by Hudson County dignitaries and more than 300 residents Tuesday, officially marking the end of a feud between the New Beginnings...

Operator refuses unscreened questions on call with Norcross attorneys, reporter claims

May 21, 2019 6:54 pmMay 22, 2019 11:10 am

Operators on a conference call with attorneys representing South Jersey Democratic leader George Norcross in his lawsuit against Gov. Phil Murphy refused to take unscreened reporter questions, Politico New Jersey’s Matt Friedman said. “On conference call with Norcross lawyers, I...

Norcross files lawsuit against Murphy

May 21, 2019 2:49 pmMay 21, 2019 6:37 pm

George Norcross had filed a lawsuit against Gov. Phil Murphy and the Task Force investigating tax incentives awarded by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority alleging that he has been “falsely and publicly accused of misconduct regarding the tax incentives...

Ciattarelli bashes Murphy for dark money contributions for non-profit

May 20, 2019 11:03 pmMay 21, 2019 10:44 am

Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R-Hillsborough), considered a likely candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2021, tonight slammed Gov. Phil Murphy for his ties to a non-profit advocacy group that took $2.5 million from the state’s largest public employee union...

Murphy reorganizes press team

May 20, 2019 3:18 pmMay 21, 2019 10:55 am

Gov. Phil Murphy has promoted press secretary Dan Bryan to serve as a senior advisor for strategic communications to the governor and has named Alyana Alfaro Post to serve as press secretary. The reshuffling of the front office communications shop...

Verrelli, Reynolds Jackson undecided on millionaire’s tax

May 20, 2019 1:45 pmMay 21, 2019 11:03 am

The 15th legislative district’s Assembly representatives are undecided on the millionaire’s tax being sought by Gov. Phil Murphy. “I’m still working with the leadership right now,” Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds Jackson said. “We haven’t really formalized coming up where we are...