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Murphy has one month left to pick four new ELEC commissioners

June 3, 2023 12:12 pm

Two months ago, Gov. Phil Murphy signed the Elections Transparency Act, a wide-ranging bill that gave him a 90-day period to unilaterally select four new commissioners on the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). With just 29 days left...

Di Paolo named New Jersey Policy Perspective V.P.

June 1, 2023 3:55 pm

Louis Di Paolo, a former Dumont councilman, has been promoted to vice president of New Jersey Policy Perspective, the state’s most prominent progressive policy think tank organization. Awinna Martinez, the former program manager with the Center for Effective Public Policy...

Rockaway Township wasted millions on duplicate prescription benefits, comptroller says

May 24, 2023 11:34 amMay 24, 2023 1:13 pm

A report released today by Acting State Comptroller Kevin Walsh finds that Rockaway Township has been plagued by poor money management in its local government, with millions of dollars unnecessarily going towards prescription benefits and vacation leave. According to the...

Platkin files emergency motion to stay ruling that blocked concealed carry law

May 23, 2023 11:06 am

Following last week’s federal court ruling that blocked much of New Jersey’s new concealed carry law, New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin filed an emergency motion today requesting an immediate stay of the ruling pending appeal. “A stay is urgently...

Two Board of Public Utilities nominees confirmed after two-month delay

May 22, 2023 2:11 pm

Two controversial nominees to the state Board of Public Utilities (BPU), Marian Abdou and Christine Guhl Sadovy, were confirmed by the State Senate today more than two months after their nominations first came before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Abdou, the...

Caride headed to Superior Court, Zimmerman is leading candidate for cabinet post

May 19, 2023 10:54 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy intends to nominate a member of his cabinet, Banking and Insurance Commissioner Marlene Caride, to serve as a Superior Court Judge. The leading candidate to replace Caride is Justin Zimmerman, the Department of Banking and Insurance’s chief...

Prominent Democrats will appear before Judiciary panel this week

May 16, 2023 11:01 amMay 16, 2023 12:38 pm

Some familiar names nominated to state government posts by Gov. Phil Murphy will be considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee this week, including Somerset County Democratic Chair Peg Schaffer for a seat on the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority....