With New York City’s congestion pricing plan inching closer to reality, Rep. Josh Gottheimer is stepping up his attacks on the plan and again pushing tax incentives as a way to spare New Jersey commuters the cost of a new toll. Gottheimer’s comments are the latest salvo in a years-long spat between New York and […]
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Tammy Murphy Launches U.S. Senate Campaign
First Lady Tammy Murphy announced a campaign for U.S. Senate Wednesday, touting strides on infant and maternal mortality as she enters a fraught contest for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s seat. Murphy, who filed paperwork to run earlier this month, is the latest in a line of Democrats who have set their eyes on Menendez’s seat […]
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Federal Authorities Accuse Menendez of Acting as Foreign Agent
Federal authorities unveiled a superseding indictment Thursday against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez accusing the senator of acting as a foreign agent for Egypt while serving as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York alleges Menendez, a Democrat, used his power as the committee’s chair to […]
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Feds Accuse Sen. Menendez of Taking Gold, Car and Cash for Favors
Federal authorities indicted U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez for the second time Friday, charging him with conspiracy to commit bribery and related offenses over his alleged aid to a North Jersey businessman and an attempt to disrupt criminal probes into allies. Menendez, a Democrat and New Jersey’s senior senator, was charged with one count each of conspiracy […]
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Super PAC Linked to Mayor Fulop Raises $400,000 in Six Months
A super PAC helmed by allies of Steve Fulop, the Democratic mayor of Jersey City and 2025 gubernatorial hopeful, raised more than $400,000 in the first six months of 2023, adding to a war chest already millions-deep years out from the governor’s race. The Coalition for Progress raised $414,921 in the first half of the […]
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Jersey City Man May be Retried for Crash that Left Firefighter Dead
The New Jersey Supreme Court has declined to adopt a stricter double jeopardy standard, upholding an appellate ruling Wednesday that called for a second trial for a Jersey City man accused of vehicular manslaughter. Stephen Zadroga had sought to prevent a new trial, arguing that prosecutors tainted the case by testing someone else’s blood for […]
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N.J.’s Top Court Says Candidates Can be Charged with Bribery
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Monday that unelected political candidates can be charged under New Jersey’s bribery statute, ending a battle over the law’s scope that began more than a decade ago. The high court unanimously found any person — including candidates who do not hold office and lose their elections — can be charged under […]
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Critics Slam New Jersey School Board’s New Equity Rules
The New Jersey State Board of Education approved controversial new equity rules in a narrow vote at the tail end of a contentious hourslong hearing Wednesday. The new regulations will require schools that segregate sex ed classes to do so based on gender identity instead of sex, expand the number of protected classes the rules shield, and remove […]
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NJCU to be Subject to Regular Audits Under New Law
New Jersey’s state colleges, New Jersey City University included, are coming under new oversight after financial troubles at two universities blindsided lawmakers and students. Under a bill Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law last week, public colleges must submit to regular audits and file annual fiscal monitoring reports with state regulators. “We have a responsibility […]
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Senior Citizen Tax Relief Bill Wins Final Approval — Fate Uncertain
Lawmakers in both chambers unanimously approved StayNJ, a program meant to slash seniors’ property tax bills that some doubt will survive until its awards begin to go out in 2026. The program will offer New Jersey homeowners 65 and over tax credits worth up to half of their property tax bills, to a cap of $6,500, […]