George Norcross has long been thought of as the Wizard of Oz who behind the curtain manipulated much of New Jersey politics. Now ProPublica and WNYC have ripped away that curtain and placed him under the spotlight. They reveal that…
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Enacting our new budget, which must be completed by June 30, is currently hampered by lower than expected tax revenue received through March 30, 2019. Gov. Murphy has proposed a new millionaire’s tax on earnings above $1 million. Legislative leaders…
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It’s not all about national, state, and county politics. In New Jersey like elsewhere we live in unincorporated areas, boroughs, towns and cities. These are places where politics directly affect our daily lives. The Coalition to Unite Teaneck met Sunday…
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Caroline Wong lives in Cherry Hill. Promoted by Rosi. Today’s mail brought a three page flyer from Jim Beach, Chair of the Camden County Democratic Committee. The headline: ATTENTION CAMDEN COUNTY DEMOCRATS: BEWARE OF PHONY “REFORM” CANDIDATES IN THE JUNE PRIMARY. …
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Featured image: Assemblyman Zwicker speaking at the 2017 New Jersey March for Science in Trenton. Following yesterday’s interview on ranked choice voting, I asked Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker for an update on the state of science and government in the State…
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I was first exposed to ranked choice voting when I was working in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia in the late 90s. There was a nationwide parliamentary election and within the district where I lived, there were several dozen candidates…
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January 2019 Audit of Economic Development Authority: “Key internal controls were lacking or nonexistent for the monitoring and oversight of recipient performance. EDA was, thus, prevented from determining whether the incented jobs were actually created or retained or from ensuring…
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Featured photo: Part of a racist mailing from the Mount Laurel Republican Party. Mount Laurel in Burlington County is a diverse community of about 42,000 residents adjacent to the two major north/south highways in the state. It doesn’t have a…
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With only a few exceptions, it’s clear that Republicans don’t want to take action to save our environment. But here in New Jersey, according to several environmental advocacy groups, the Democratic governor and Democratic-controlled legislature are also not doing enough….
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“The board is being directed to pay ransom, and the hostages are the citizens of New Jersey.“ – BPU Commissioner Bob Gordon on the PSEG nuclear subsidies. “What’s good for New Jersey is what’s good for PSEG. What’s bad for…
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