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Alonso, Rajski to run Murphy’s in house political ops

January 10, 2018 2:35 am

Gov.-elect Phil Murphy’s picks to scrutinize candidates for hundreds of judgeships, county prosecutors, members of commissions and authorities, and old-fashioned patronage jobs are Adam Alonso and Scarlett Rajski. Alonso, a consultant who has worked on Hudson County campaigns for Hoboken...

Christie lawyer will run Murphy’s Authorities Unit

January 10, 2018 1:21 am

Gov.-elect Phil Murphy will keep one of Chris Christie’s top lawyers to oversee New Jersey Transit, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and more than fifty other independent authorities and commissions. Mary Maples will serve as Deputy...

Murphy moves to Dad’s old office

January 9, 2018 5:33 pm

After they met in the U.S. Attorneys in the late 1930’s, Richard Hughes and Thorn Lorn became close friends, political allies and law partner. Their law offices, Lord and Hughes, were at 222 West State Street, the old Roebling Mansion,...

Full text of Christie address

January 9, 2018 3:42 pm

The full text of Gov. Chris Christie’s final State of the State address, as prepared: Before we begin, let us rise one more time for, not a moment of silence but a moment of celebration, for the extraordinary life of...

Murphy tells Christie appointees to resign

January 9, 2018 2:38 pm

Gov.-elect Phil Murphy has begun the process of removing members of Gov. Chris Christie’s administration from their state government jobs. A letter sent today by transition executive director Jose Lozano asks for the resignations of certain individuals by close of...

Christie urged to ban Bump Stocks

January 9, 2018 12:27 pm

Ceasefire NJ is praising the New Jersey legislature for the unanimous passage of a ban on Bump Stocks, and is asking Gov. Christie to sign the bill before he leaves office. Christie said last October that he is open to...

Christie gives 8th State of State

January 9, 2018 12:13 pm

Governor Chris Christie will deliver his final State of the State address to a joint session of the New Jersey Legislature at 3 PM today. He is the first Governor to deliver eight State of the State addresses since Tom...