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Gottheimer asks for HHS to look into Andover nursing home

January 7, 2022 2:13 pm

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) today asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to assess conditions at the Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation II facility, which became notorious in 2020 for its high Covid death rate, amid a surge...

State of the State address will once again be pretaped, virtual

January 5, 2022 2:55 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy’s 2022 State of the State address will be pre-taped and virtual, and is scheduled for Tuesday, January 11 at 5 p.m., the governor’s office announced today. The address will be broadcast by News12 New Jersey and NJ...

Dem state committees walloping Republicans in fundraising

October 19, 2021 10:45 am

New Jersey’s Democratic committees have outraised their Republican counterparts by a more than 4-to-1 margin in 2021, according to a new report released today by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). The three Democratic committees – the New...

Carchman previews his role at first legislative apportionment meeting

October 15, 2021 11:31 amOctober 15, 2021 5:01 pm

The Legislative Apportionment Commission held its first meeting this morning, at which tiebreaking member Philip Carchman said that he intends to broker the creation of a bipartisan legislative map but is prepared to choose one party’s map if need be....

Budget, tax bills head to Murphy’s desk

September 24, 2020 3:08 pmSeptember 24, 2020 7:52 pm

Lawmakers in both chambers of the legislature approved the state’s nine-month budget and a handful of tax increases over Republican objections Thursday. Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to sign the bills as early as tomorrow. “Our budget delivers for our...

Murphy taps Carroll for Morris prosecutor

September 24, 2020 1:30 pmSeptember 24, 2020 7:55 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy has nominated Robert Carroll, the top lawyer at the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, to serve as the next Morris County Prosecutor. While awaiting Senate confirmation, Carroll will get an early start on his new job. Attorney General...

After murder of federal judge’s son, Assembly passes bill to protect privacy of judges, prosecutors, law enforcement

September 24, 2020 12:05 pmSeptember 24, 2020 7:56 pm

Legislation prohibiting the posting of home addresses and phone numbers of judges and prosecutors online spurred by the murder of U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas’ son was approved by the State Assembly today. The bill was named “Daniel’s Law”...