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Several polls out this week weren't good news for Sen. Bob Menendez. One even showed him neck and neck with Republican Bob Hugin -- a startling turn of events in the year of an expected blue wave across the country.
Murphy said in a statement that the state is requesting applications for six new dispensaries, up from the six that now operate in the state. The program has grown under the Democratic governor, who has vowed to expand it.
In May, Bill Castner walked away from a $1.4 million senior executive job at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, the state's largest insurance carrier, to advise Gov. Phil Murphy on gun control issues. Castner has agreed to act as a consultant to Horizon -- a state-regulated company -- while at the same time having the ear of the Democratic governor.
Senator Steven Oroho and Assemblyman Hal Wirths said that legislation advanced by the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee will weaken New Jersey's Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and put employers at risk of future tax increases. “At its worst point, New Jersey's UI Fund was more than $2 billion in the red,” said Oroho.
The Monthly Blood Drive of West Milford will hold its final collection day on June 17, after 19 years in operation. Bergen-based blood bank losing most consistent supplier in West Milford drive The Monthly Blood Drive of West Milford will hold its final collection day on June 17, after 19 years in operation.
More than three-quarters of the firearms used in New Jersey gun crimes this year were purchased in other states, according to a report released Tuesday by the Department of Law and Public Safety. The report, covering the first three months of 2018, found that 77 percent of the 542 traceable guns originated outside New Jersey, in many cases in states with weaker gun laws.
As Maryland's gubernatorial race tightened in 2014, Democratic candidate Anthony Brown got a boost from nearly two dozen liquor stores across three states. Each simultaneously pumped $4,000 into his campaign, for a one-day haul of $92,000.
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.
In light of the tax legislation coming out of Washington, Democratic Gov.-elect Phil Murphy is having tough going pushing his proposal for a so-called "millionaires' tax." Let me offer this advice: Just call it a "billionaires' tax."
Gov. Chris Christie said he's here to help Governor-elect Phil Murphy - but only if his successor wants it. "I said to him, 'This can be the first of many conversations, or this can be our first and last, but that's completely up you,'" Christie said Tuesday, recalling his 90-minute meeting with Murphy earlier this month.
The following exchange between former New Jersey governors Brendan T. Byrne and Tom Kean took place via telephone last week. GOV. BYRNE: The first would be not to take advice from guys like me.
On an Election Night when the results exactly tracked what public-opinion polls had projected, one of the few surprises was the unexpected appearance at Gov.-elect Phil Murphy's victory party of former Gov. Jon Corzine, who has kept a low profile since leaving office in 2010 - especially after the bankruptcy of his Wall Street brokerage a year later. Then another reminder of the Corzine era surfaced Wednesday, when Murphy made his first appointment as governor-elect in naming Jose Lozano the executive director of his transition committee.
In this Aug. 17, 2017 file photo, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during a news conference, in Union Beach, N.J. A jury could begin deliberations Monday, Nov. 6, in the bribery trial of Menendez and a wealthy friend. less FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2017 file photo, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during a news conference, in Union Beach, N.J. A jury could begin deliberations Monday, Nov. 6, in the bribery trial of Menendez and a ... more NEWARK, N.J. - A jury that has listened to nine weeks of testimony and evidence is expected to begin deliberations Monday in the bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and a wealthy friend.
The jury in the bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is set to hear closing arguments on Thursday after more than two months of testimony. The New Jersey Democrat is charged with accepting gifts from Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen in exchange for using his political influence.
The campaign to succeed Gov. Chris Christie centers around the always-important Jersey issue of taxes: who's going to raise them, who's going to lower them, and by how much. Republican gubernatorial nominee Kim Guadagno has said she will lower property taxes for New Jersey homeowners with her plan to replace some of the taxes you're sending directly to schools with $1.5 billion in state aid.
Jose Lozano honored for outstanding efforts in the merger of two major health networks and development of new medical school Edison, NJ- Hackensack Meridian Health, the state's most comprehensive and integrated health care network, announced that Jose Lozano, chief of staff, vice president, corporate services and governance for the network, was named to Becker's Hospital Review: Rising Stars in Healthcare 2017 - 60 under 40. Mr. Lozano played an instrumental role in the merger of Meridian Health and the Hackensack University Health Network last year, which has resulted in a dynamic partnership with 13 hospitals in seven counties and plans to open a new medical school with Seton Hall University next year.
A wealthy former Goldman Sachs executive and Republican Gov. Chris Christie's top deputy immediately took aim at each other after winning primaries Tuesday in the race to replace the unpopular governor, continuing campaign attacks that have marked the first statewide primary election since President Donald Trump took office. Democrat Phil Murphy and Republican Lt.
There were no surprises in Tuesday's gubernatorial primaries, as Democratic voters chose Phil Murphy and Republicans opted for Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno as this year's major-party nominees for governor.
FILE- In this May 18, 2017 file photo, New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno speaks during a Republican gubernatorial primary debate in Newark, N.J. New Jersey voters are heading to the polls to pick their candidates to ... TRENTON, N.J. - A wealthy former Goldman Sachs executive and Obama administration ambassador won the Democratic nomination in the race to replace unpopular term-limited Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday.