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Ambrosino breaks silence on Murphy-Norcross feud

May 22, 2019 4:45 pmMay 23, 2019 10:38 am

Camden County Republican Chairman Richard Ambrosino broke his silence one the growing feud between Gov. Phil Murphy and Democratic power broker George Norcross. “While this fight has shown us the Governor now sees Camden County as more than just a...

Camden Mayor meets with Murphy chief of staff

May 22, 2019 12:39 pmMay 22, 2019 12:52 pm

Camden mayor Frank Moran was spotted at a Starbucks in Princeton this morning with Gov. Murphy’s chief of staff, George Helmy. The meeting comes just days after Moran told Murphy to stay out of Camden until he stops attacking the...

Operator refuses unscreened questions on call with Norcross attorneys, reporter claims

May 21, 2019 6:54 pmMay 22, 2019 11:10 am

Operators on a conference call with attorneys representing South Jersey Democratic leader George Norcross in his lawsuit against Gov. Phil Murphy refused to take unscreened reporter questions, Politico New Jersey’s Matt Friedman said. “On conference call with Norcross lawyers, I...

Florio calls for facts to come out in EDA investigations

May 16, 2019 3:55 pmMay 17, 2019 10:41 am

Controversial tax incentive programs administered by the state Economic Development Authority rarely came up during a press conference held by Camden’s political and business leaders, as well as two former governors. Most of the speakers — including Mayor Frank Moran,...

Election Day in 13 New Jersey towns

May 14, 2019 9:44 am

Voters in thirteen New Jersey municipalities will go to the polls today to cast their ballots in partisan municipal elections. There are closely watched races in North Bergen, where State Sen. Nicholas Sacco seeks an eighth term as mayor, and...

Anti-machine slate in Camden backs Murphy task force

May 10, 2019 3:47 pm

A slate of Democrats challenging the Camden County Democratic organization in the June 4 primary have endorsed the efforts of Gov. Phil Murphy’s task force to probe tax credits awarded by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. “Taxpaying residents of...

No hypocrisy in past support for tax incentives, Murphy says

May 3, 2019 12:53 pmMay 4, 2019 12:31 am

Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday defended against a charge leveled by some Camden Democrats that his past support for tax incentives made his opposition to the Economic Development Authority’s current programs hypocritical. “I’m not heck no on tax incentives. The...