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Some GOP prefer Hugin vs. Murphy

January 15, 2018 2:37 pm

If pharma millionaire Bob Hugin suddenly has an itch to run for public office, some Republicans think he should wait until 2021 and run for Governor against Phil Murphy. New Jersey offers a decidedly different political environment for U.S. Senate...

Murphy cans most Christie appointees

January 15, 2018 1:57 pm

Governor-elect Phil Murphy has accepted the resignations of most of Gov. Chris Christie’s political appointees, according to a form letter that is being widely distributed this afternoon. In at least one department, nearly its entire leadership team will be leaving...

Christie signs Bump Stocks ban

January 15, 2018 12:19 pm

Gov. Chris Christie has signed a bill banning Bump Stocks. Owners of the device have until April to turn them in, or they could face prosecution. The bill had passed the Legislature with unanimous bi-partisan support, and did not face...

PBA boss cheers Christie’s departure

January 15, 2018 12:11 pm

The head of New Jersey’s top law enforcement union cheered the pending exit of Chris Christie after eight years as Governor. “Today marks an end to a disastrous eight years of the outgoing governor who had no respect for NJ...

Christie abolishes Waterfront Commission

January 15, 2018 12:04 pm

Gov. Chris Christie has signed a bill abolishing the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor and transferring their duties to the New Jersey State Police. The bill authorizes the withdrawal from a bi-state compact with New York. “While it served...

Murphy names first Black Adjutant General

January 14, 2018 3:41 pm

Gov.-elect Phil Murphy has named Col. Jamal Beale as the new Adjutant General, a cabinet position. If confirmed by the Senate, Beale will become the first Black to head the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Beale will replace...

Murphy has time to kill Transit deal

January 13, 2018 5:05 pm

The New Jersey Transit board meeting set for Monday to vote on a contentious property acquisition in Hoboken pits outgoing Gov. Chris Christie in a fight with his successor, Phil Murphy. It also sets up a potential conflict for a...