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Hillary Clinton came to the defense of the Gateway Project and accused President Donald Trump of playing politics by holding back federal funds as several members of the New Jersey congressional delegation criticized Republican House efforts to cut funding. The project to build a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey and a new Portal Bridge was set under the Obama administration, providing half the funding for the $30 billion project.
Sitting in the front row on stage at Union City Mayor and Sen. Brian Stack's extravaganza are New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney, left, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, Gov. Phil Murphy and Stack. Sitting in the second row between Menendez and Murphy is Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla.
As we enter another election cycle in a season where our Nation has not been this divided since 1861, the gloves will be off. The political campaigns will be brutal and even the strong may grow weary.
"They're starting to deteriorate, the same way a plaster roof deteriorates when there's a leak in the roof," said Bensley, who lobbied New Jersey's congressional delegation to support the National Park Service Legacy Act. The bipartisan bill would provide money for maintenance that has been underfunded for decades.
Johnson, Moriarty, Greenwald Bill Aimed at Incentivizing Media Production in New Jersey Voted Out of Assembly - Legislation sponsored by Assemblymen Gordon Johnson, Paul Moriarty and Lou Greenwald entitled the 'Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act' was voted out of the Assembly on Thursday, 59-14. The bill provides a credit against the corporate business and gross income taxes for certain expenses incurred during the production of certain films and digital media content in New Jersey for the 2019 fiscal year up until and including the 2023 fiscal year.
Natasha Hemmings, of Piscataway, takes the helm as President and CEO of Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey on April 9. 6 questions for Natasha Hemmings, new CEO of Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey Natasha Hemmings, of Piscataway, takes the helm as President and CEO of Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey on April 9. Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://mycj.co/2EhrkBP Dedicated to scouting, there are now 15 Eagle Scouts in one family. Inspired by their parents, Charlotte and Albert Simon of East Brunswick, who was a Life Scout, the five Simon sons - Joseph, Michael, Laurence, Daniel and Matthew - all achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.
A closer look at push for stronger New Jersey gun laws raises questions of effectiveness New Jersey Democrats are moving quickly to advance six bills to strengthen New Jersey's already strict gun laws. Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://njersy.co/2pWzYkf After eight years of opposition from Republican Gov. Chris Christie, New Jersey Democrats are moving quickly to advance six bills to strengthen New Jersey's already strict gun laws.
New Jersey will have the highest percentage of taxpayers facing a tax hike this year as a result of the Republican rewrite of the federal tax code, according to a new report. The Tax Policy Center, a think tank based in Washington, D.C., said in a report Wednesday that 10.2 percent of New Jersey taxpayers will see their tax bills rise.
Eschewing any mention of the corruption scandal that dogged him for years and put his political career in jeopardy, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez launched his bid for a third term Wednesday, telling a cheering gymnasium full of high school students that "I am here because I am your vote."
Our state policymakers can mitigate the federal government's attacks on immigrants by taking actions that would honor New Jersey's history as the golden door for immigrants and maintain our state as a welcoming, inclusive place. One way is to help all New Jersey students attain their educational goals in the state they call home.
Three New Jersey House Republicans -- more than any other state -- were among the 10 lawmakers who most often broke away when a majority of their party and a majority of Democrats were on opposite sides, according to Congressional Quarterly 's annual vote studies. Likewise, Garden State Republicans lined up against President Donald Trump 's policies more often than those from all other states, even as they supported him more than three-fourths of the time.
Can Americans still have a sensible and friendly political discussion across the partisan divide? The answer is yes, and we intend to prove it. Julie Roginsky, a Democratic, and Mike DuHaime, a Republican, are consultants who have worked on opposite teams for their entire careers.
The two former Christie administration officials convicted in the Bridgegate scandal are seeking a delay in the start of their prison terms. Bill Baroni, who served as deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Bridget Anne Kelly, former Gov. Chris Christie's deputy chief of staff, were convicted in 2016 in connection with a scheme of political retribution involving the shutdown of several local access lanes to the toll plaza of the George Washington Bridge.
President Trump's call for unity and bipartisanship during his State of the Union on Tuesday wasn't the only appeal for a break from the hyper-partisan atmosphere that has engulfed Washington, D.C. Along with the president, justices on the Supreme Court on at least two separate and unrelated occasions in as many weeks spoke to the need for civility. Justice Neil Gorsuch, Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, during a speech at Stockton University in New Jersey last week, and again by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who sits on the opposite side of the ideological spectrum from Gorsuch, in two different events.
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez's biggest hurdle to re-election was removed Wednesday when the Justice Department announced it no longer would try him on criminal corruption charges. "Case closed, both in terms of the court and in terms of the political impact for his re-election campaign,'' said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute.
When President Donald Trump called for a $1.5 trillion infrastructure investment in his State of the Union address, he didn't pledge that the federal government actually would provide that much money for roads, bridges, rail and waterways. To the contrary, Trump's plan counts on state and local governments working with private investors to come up with much of the cash.
Veteran Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, the powerful chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, has announced he will not seek re-election. The New Jersey Republican was facing his first competitive re-election race in decades and joins a growing roster of GOP veterans who are heading for the exits.
Philip Dunton Murphy was sworn in as New Jersey's 56th governor, vowing to make good on economic promises unfulfilled by his Republican predecessor and counteract what he called catastrophic social and fiscal policy by the Trump administration. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. senior director, pledged to help foster a "stronger and fairer" New Jersey that creates higher-wage jobs, increases public-school funding, provides free access to community college, helps small businesses and ensures the wealthiest pay "their fair share" in taxes.
In the days after Superstorm Sandy ravaged New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie crisscrossed the state, assessing damage, hugging evacuees and projecting the image of a man in charge. In a famous show of bipartisanship, he welcomed President Obama to New Jersey as the state sought federal funds to help with damage.
If there's going to be a Democratic wave in the 2018 midterm elections, look for it to wash ashore in New York and New Jersey. House Democrats have targeted all but one Republican - Rep. Chris Smith in New Jersey's reliably conservative fourth district - in the two states, where former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton beat President Trump in 2016.