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NJPP: State should adopt consensus forecasting, multi-year budgeting

April 15, 2021 12:42 pm

A progressive group called on New Jersey to do away with competing revenue forecasts drafted by the Office of Legislative Services and the State Treasury Thursday, cautioning the practice leads to politicized budget negotiations and encourages reliance one one-shot revenue...

Joe Biden’s heart wrenching story about a former N.J. governor

April 14, 2021 7:56 pmApril 15, 2021 12:03 pm

In his eulogy for fallen U.S. Capitol police officer Billy Evans on Tuesday, President Joe Biden shared a hugely personal story about former New Jersey Gov. Richard J. Hughes. Biden spoke of losing his wife and child in a car...

Rizzo will appeal public fund match denial

April 14, 2021 4:02 pm

Republican gubernatorial candidate Phil Rizzo intends to appeal the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission’s decision to deny his campaign matching public funds over late and deficient paperwork, his campaign announced Wednesday. “Hundreds of people made their voices heard to...

Murphy says DGA chair ‘doing a great job’ despite genital grabbing settlement

April 14, 2021 3:52 pmApril 14, 2021 3:54 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy demurred when asked if Democratic Governor Association Chairwoman Michelle Lujan Grisham should resign over a settlement to a suit brought by a former campaign staffer who accused the New Mexico governor of grabbing his genitals. “I think...

Watson Coleman wants Grewal to investigate McCormick petitions

April 14, 2021 3:44 pmApril 14, 2021 3:49 pm

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing), who endured unsubstantiated attacks by shadowy perennial candidate Lisa McCormick in 2020, wants the state attorney general to probe the circumstances behind fraudulent petitions in this year’s race for governor. “The lack of consequences for...

Murphy still mum on mandatory minimums bill as measure brushes against procedural deadline

April 14, 2021 3:29 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy is running out of time to act on a bill eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for a series of drug, property and public trust crimes. The legislation, sent to his desk on March 1 after votes that largely...

Despite movement, Murphy not ready to predict Gateway groundbreaking this year

April 14, 2021 3:12 pm

Movement on the Gateway Project has accelerated in the first months of President Joe Biden’s administration, but Gov. Phil Murphy wasn’t prepared Wednesday to predict construction would begin this year. “Not sure on groundbreaking on Gateway, but it’s going in...