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New Jersey is deep blue, except when it’s not

April 18, 2018 4:15 pmApril 19, 2018 12:20 pm

A new Quinnipiac University poll shows Ted Cruz with a 3-point lead – a statistical dead heat – in his bid for re-election to a second term in the United States Senate. If recent polling is accurate, that means Democrats...

Murphy changes up State Investment Council

April 16, 2018 9:48 pmApril 17, 2018 11:16 am

Gov. Phil Murphy has put his own mark on the State Investment Council, nominating eight new public members to replace the team that served under Gov. Chris Christie. Murphy, who spent 23 years at Goldman Sachs, was a critic of...

Murphy keeping Caliguire at water commission

April 16, 2018 1:09 pmApril 16, 2018 9:48 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will keep Republican Todd Caliguire as executive director of the North Jersey Water District Water Supply Commission and is creating a new position for former Assemblyman Tim Eustace (D-Maywood) as deputy executive director at the same $174,000-a-year...

As prosecutor, Christie did exactly what he bashed Comey for doing

April 15, 2018 1:44 pmApril 16, 2018 12:49 pm

Eleven days before the 2002 New Jersey primary, U.S. Attorney Chris Christie issued a letter saying that Joseph DiVincenzo was “not a subject or target of the grand jury investigation.” At the time, DiVincenzo was in a close race against...

Sweeney doesn’t fear retaliation over confirmations

April 12, 2018 4:37 pmApril 13, 2018 11:17 am

New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney said he wasn’t afraid of Gov. Phil Murphy retaliating for Sweeney’s delaying the confirmations of two Murphy nominees by vetoing a bill that would provide subsidies for two nuclear power plants that employ roughly...

Monmouth Poll: Murphy more popular than Christie and Corzine

April 11, 2018 5:23 pmApril 12, 2018 9:55 am

Gov. Phil Murphy has a 44%-28% job approval rating, better than predecessors Chris Christie and Jon Corzine around the same point in their first year, according to a Monmouth University poll released today. Christie was at an upside-down 41%-44% in...

Senate holding Murphy cabinet confirmations

April 11, 2018 4:53 pmApril 12, 2018 8:50 am

Editor’s Note: This story was updated to include a statement from offices of the Governor and Senate President. Senate President Stephen Sweeney has pulled two of Gov. Phil Murphy’s cabinet nominations from their agenda tomorrow. This story was first reported...