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Murphy waving GOP senators off budget

June 21, 2018 3:14 pmJune 25, 2018 4:11 pm

Phil Murphy’s making calls. The governor has been reaching out to Republican senators to try to stop any GOP votes that might otherwise go to Senate President Steve Sweeney’s budget. A handful of defections from Democratic senators could block legislative...

Gun control advocates push for fee increase

June 21, 2018 1:06 pmJune 25, 2018 4:31 pm

Gun control advocates say that they will consider adding a proposed increase of gun ownership fees to their legislative scorecard, something that could make it virtually impossible for legislators to reach 100%. Fees for gun purchases in New Jersey have...

Governor, Speaker reach first budget compromise

June 20, 2018 4:27 pmJune 25, 2018 4:16 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin have reached their first compromise on the road to passing a state budget and avoiding a government shutdown: the agreed to postpone tonight’s much-anticipated softball game between the Governor’s staff and the...

Barclay resigns after arrest on assault charges

June 20, 2018 4:00 pmJune 25, 2018 4:15 pm

Assemblyman Arthur Barclay (D-Camden) has submitted his letter of resignation from the State Assembly. He was arrested on domestic violence charges on June 7. Party leaders told him to resign on Monday, following a New Jersey Globe report of his...

Norcross raises $1.5 million for Super PAC tonight

June 20, 2018 3:12 pmJune 25, 2018 4:19 pm

The General Majority PAC, a super PAC connected to powerful South Jersey Democrats, is expected to raise $1.5 million tonight at a fundraiser honoring Senate President Steve Sweeney in Mount Laurel, according to a source familiar with the event who...

Sweeney: Tax hikes will hurt legislators in 2019

June 20, 2018 10:05 amJune 25, 2018 4:18 pm

State Senate President Steve Sweeney on Tuesday acknowledged one of the underlying fears behind his and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin’s adamance on opposing the millionaires and sales tax hikes purposed by Gov. Phil Murphy – they could hurt legislators at...

Gusciora staying out of race to succeed him

June 19, 2018 7:27 pmJune 25, 2018 4:18 pm

Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, now mayor-elect of New Jersey’s capital city, is staying out of his succession race. “That’s up to the committee people. I don’t want, I don’t think I should get involved in that,” Gusciora said. “When I ran...