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Murphy hosts tele-town hall Monday

April 19, 2019 12:34 pmApril 19, 2019 1:45 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will host a tele-town hall on his proposed budget for the 2020 fiscal year Monday evening. The Democratic State Committee, which sided with Murphy over Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin during last year’s...

Pascrell, Gottheimer move to block congestion pricing

April 17, 2019 4:50 pmApril 18, 2019 11:10 am

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with comment from Senate President Steve Sweeney Reps. Bill Pascrell and Josh Gottheimer plan to introduce legislation to stop the congestion pricing plan passed by New York lawmakers. “Proposing a new regressive congestion tax...

Booker campaign focusing on voting rights

April 17, 2019 4:07 pmApril 18, 2019 11:20 am

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker is making voting rights a core tenet of his campaign. Following the presidential candidate’s call for new legislation on voting rights at the launch of his Justice for All tour in Newark Sunday, Booker leaned again...

deduct box

April 15, 2019 8:30 amApril 15, 2019 1:03 pm

deduct box The locked box where legendary Louisiana Gov. Huey Long kept “deducts” from state employee salaries to fund his political operation. Estimates suggest Long collected between $50,000 to $75,000 each election cycle from government workers. The deduct box was...

Smith mourns loss of Gagliano

April 14, 2019 3:02 pmApril 15, 2019 1:08 pm

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) today remembered Tom Gagliano as an “extraordinary leader—smart, resourceful, tenacious, and effective.” The former New Jersey Senate minority leader died on Saturday at age 87. “Tom was a force for what was good and honorable and won four...

running between the raindrops

April 14, 2019 2:31 pmApril 15, 2019 1:17 pm

running between the raindrops To dodge or deflect repeated political attacks. “Running between the raindrops” is used to describe actions taken by politicians to avoid political aggression from other candidates or the media. In other circumstances, “running between the raindrops”...

After 9 losing races, Pezzullo debt stands at $82k

April 14, 2019 2:25 pm

Richard Pezzullo is carrying a $60,000 debt from challenge to Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch) last year – his 9th unsuccessful bid for public office. Pezzullo still has $56,624 remaining in his campaign account that was unspent from the...

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Murphy hosts tele-town hall Monday

Pascrell, Gottheimer move to block congestion pricing

Booker campaign focusing on voting rights

deduct box

Smith mourns loss of Gagliano

running between the raindrops

After 9 losing races, Pezzullo debt stands at $82k

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