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Murphy doubles down on Rapster

January 12, 2018 5:32 pm

Rapper Busta Rhymes, who will headline an event Sunday evening for Gov.-elect Phil Murphy, was accused of ethnic and homophobic slurs during an argument at a New York City gym in 2015. “You don’t know who I am! I’m Busta...

Murphy will decide Christie staff fate by Monday

January 12, 2018 5:11 pm

Gov.-elect Phil Murphy’s transition team will take the weekend to decide whether to accept or reject letters of resignation from political appointees of outgoing Gov. Chris Christie. In a letter to department heads, the Transition 2018 staff promised to make...

Crystal Ball ratings on NJ House races

January 12, 2018 1:54 pm

New House race rankings by Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics leaves Frank LoBiondo’s open NJ-02 seat in the Toss-Up column, Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11) and Leonard Lance in the Leans Republican, Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) as...

Mandelblatt backs Gottheimer plan

January 12, 2018 12:55 pm

Democratic congressional candidate Lisa Mandelblatt is signing on to Rep. Josh Gottheimer’s property tax deduction plan. Gottheimer (D-Bergen) wants to permit donations of an amount equal to a family’s property taxes to a locally-run charitable trust, which could then be...

Report: Murphy picks Education Commissioner

January 12, 2018 9:56 am

POLITICO is reporting that Lamont Repollet, the Asbury Park Superintendent of Schools, is Gov.-elect Phil Murphy’s choice to be the Commissioner of Education. Repollet, 46, became the leader of the troubled Asbury Park public school system in 2014, after serving...

Lesniak’s first Senate opponent dies

January 12, 2018 9:15 am

Alfred Palermo, who was Ray Lesniak’s first Republican opponent for State Senator, passed away on Monday at the age of 90. His death came on Lesniak’s last day in the Senate. A Linden real estate and insurance broker, Palermo ran...

Controversial rapper at Murphy inaugural

January 12, 2018 8:39 am

Phil and Tammy Murphy founded and funded 2nd Floor, a confidential and anonymous helpline for kids and young adults in New Jersey — an organization that appears to have made a significant impact on peoples lives. That’s why it was...