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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”...

Bramnick says GOP may go back to court over some ‘pork projects’

September 24, 2020 9:09 amSeptember 24, 2020 7:57 pm

Republicans might head back to the New Jersey Supreme Court to challenge old-fashioned Christmas Tree spending in the state budget that requires New Jersey to borrow billions of dollars to stay afloat, Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick said today. “Millions...

Kickboxing gym owner’s suit seeks compensation for COVID closure

September 23, 2020 7:01 pmSeptember 24, 2020 7:56 pm

The owner of a Franklin Borough kickboxing studio is suing Gov. Phil Murphy Thursday, claiming executive orders he issued early into the COVID-19 crisis violated parts of the Disaster Control Act. Darlene Pallay, who operates a CKO Kickboxing franchise in...