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Hoboken NJ, Democrats’ odds to win the 2021 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election have worsened since last month, according to betting industry analysts at USsportsbonus.com (See Disclaimer Below). In mid-June, Democrats were the 1/15 favorites to win (93.8% implied probability), but those odds have since worsened to 1/10 (90.9%).
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Trenton NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced arrests of 31 individuals who are charged with sexually exploiting children online. The 31 men were arrested in “Operation 24/7,” a collaborative operation launched to address the continued spike in reports of potential threats to children from online predators during the COVID pandemic.
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Trenton NJ, As reported by the Associated Press, Governor Phil Murphy responded to yesterday’s endorsement from Ambassador Nikki Haley. Governor Murphy’s insulting attack on Ambassador Nikki Haley – calling her a “lackey” – is par for the course from a man with a history of treating women with contempt.
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Freehold NJ, For the first time in several years, Republican party voter registrations outnumber Democrat registrations. Republicans are now the dominant party in Monmouth County.
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Why Won’t Murphy, Booker & Menendez Fight for NJ Taxpayers?
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Ridgewood NJ, With billions of federal transportation aid at stake, State Senator Steven Oroho expressed serious concern that Governor Phil Murphy, Senator Bob Menendez, and Senator Cory Booker aren’t doing anything to stand up for New Jersey in the latest attempted money grab by New York.
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Trenton NJ, Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee for New Jersey Governor, highlighted the rising crime and Phil Murphy’s anti-police agenda in a new digital advertisement.
“Murphy should be held fully accountable for his failure to lead while crime rates skyrocket in our communities,” said Ciattarelli. “His pathetic deflection of ‘blaming the heat and humidity’ is a complete embarrassment and insults the intelligence of New Jerseyans. People up and down this state are extremely concerned, longstanding family traditions are fading away, police recruitment is at an all-time low, and the only thing Murphy has to offer is his usual ‘thoughts and prayers’ from another heavily staged press conference. Enough is enough – it’s time for Murphy to go.”
Continue reading Murphy’s Anti-police Agenda Threatens the Safety of New Jersey Communities
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Trenton NJ, New Jersey lawmakers passed a record $46.4 billion budget, 15% higher than last year, loaded with a bigger pension payment, tax givebacks for the public and funds to pay down the state’s debt, among other spending.
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Washington DC, The Supreme Court dealt a blow to the anti business forces in New Jersey and other states seeking a way to oppose pipelines running through their land, siding with a pipeline company Tuesday in a dispute over New Jersey land needed for a natural gas pipeline.
The ruling says that companies building interstate pipelines, once their projects have been given the greenlight by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, can obtain the land they need even in the face of state opposition.
Continue reading Supreme Court won’t stop plans for natural gas pipeline in New Jersey
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Trenton NJ, the Mercer County Board of Commissioners will be holding a special meeting to discuss the reauthorization of payments to Dominion Voting Systems , and Tenex Election Support Software .
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Trenton NJ, NJ Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that a New Jersey State Park Police Officer who served as president of both his local police union and a statewide police union was charged today with stealing more than $75,000 from the two unions over a period of seven years.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Kristin Corrado (R-40) released the following statement on the Fiscal Year 2022 state budget approved by the Senate,“Today’s $46.4 billion budget vote is the epitome of opaque government in Trenton. It’s another example of backroom deals and the public being shut out of the process by the legislative Democratic majority. “New Jerseyans deserve better. They deserve real transparency.”
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Trenton NJ, Governor Murphy, Senate President Sweeney, Speaker Coughlin, Senate Budget Chair Sarlo, and Assembly Budget Chair Pintor Marin announced an agreement on the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget.
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Trenton NJ, New Jersey saw over 8,000 deaths in long-term care facilities due to COVID-19, making up 40% of the state’s total death count. Along with New York, New Jersey is among the states with the highest numbers of COVID-19 nursing home deaths in the nation.
