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New law allows county Board of Elections to expand to six seats

July 19, 2019 1:12 pm

Legislation that will allow counties to expand the Board of Elections from four members to six was signed into law today by Gov. Phil Murphy. The exponential growth of vote-by-mail and provisional ballots has made it increasingly more difficult to...

Poor Jon Bramnick

July 19, 2019 9:59 amJuly 19, 2019 1:12 pm

The Assembly Republican Victory Committee heads into the general election season with just $321,571 cash-on-hand after raising only $258,083 during the first six months of 2019. This puts cash-strapped Minority Leader Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) in a tough spot as he...

Ethics Commission says Murphy Inside/Outside calls don’t violate laws

July 18, 2019 5:00 pmJuly 19, 2019 2:02 pm

The executive director of the New Jersey State Ethics Commission says that Inside/Outside calls between top aides to Gov. Phil Murphy and outside political advisors don’t present any conflicts with state ethics laws. “It is the Commission staff’s opinion that...

Pennachio slams Murphy over IRS suit

July 18, 2019 11:56 am

State Sen. Joe Pennacchio slammed Gov. Phil Murphy over a lawsuit his administration filed Wednesday seeking to overturn an Internal Revenue Service rule that blocked the state’s attempt to work around the cap on state and local tax deductions. “The...

Norcross has weekly Sweeney/Greenwald call

July 18, 2019 5:20 amJuly 17, 2019 11:39 pm

Democratic powerbroker George Norcross has a call most Fridays at 8 AM with Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald that includes a discussion of legislative issues and politics. The existence of the call is no secret...

Weinberg: Court actions on sexual assault ‘a strong step in the right direction’

July 17, 2019 7:38 pm

Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, who was first to call for the ouster of Superior Court Judge James Troiano, today applauded the judiciary for taking steps to repair issues related to judicial conduct in sexual assault proceedings. “I am grateful...

Gopal praises Rabner for bid to remove Russo

July 17, 2019 6:22 pm

Senator Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch), who had led the charge to remove Superior Court Judge John Russo for asking a woman if she tried to hold her legs together to avoid being raped, today applauded the New Jersey Courts for...