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New Jersey governor hopefuls have raised $15.6M so far
4 days ago · The candidates seeking to succeed term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy have pulled in a staggering $15.6 million in campaign cash with about five months still to go until the primary, state election officials said this week.. The filings released by the Election Law Enforcement Commission indicate the gubernatorial race — a packed campaign with nine Republicans and …
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4 days ago · Trump inauguration moved inside U.S. Capitol amid predictions of Arctic blast BY: Jennifer Shutt - January 17, 2025 WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday he will move his inauguration inside the U.S. Capitol building, instead of holding it on the terrace overlooking the National Mall, citing weather forecasts for frigid temperatures.
GOP leaders say Gov. Murphy should focus more on affordability
6 days ago · New Jersey Republican leaders reacted to Gov. Phil Murphy’s state of the state address Tuesday with dismay, arguing the governor and their Democratic counterparts need to increase focus on affordability.. Murphy’s wide-ranging, roughly hourlong speech touched on the state’s cost of living when the governor touted hikes to the minimum wage and property tax relief.
Shootings reached recorded low in N.J. in 2024, governor says
Jan 8, 2025 · The number of shooting victims in New Jersey declined to a recorded low for the second consecutive year in 2024, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday. The state reported there were 778 shooting victims in New Jersey last year, down roughly 16% from the 924 recorded in 2023. The new figures mark the ...
Apartment construction cools rents in some regions
Jan 14, 2025 · A historic rate of apartment building is starting to make a difference in Sun Belt rents, but most tenants are still paying way more than they did earlier in the decade and rents are still rising in many Northeast and Midwest states. The fact that rents are starting to drop as more apartment supply ...
New Jersey utility regulator approves gas rate hikes
Nov 21, 2024 · Some New Jersey residents will see their gas heating bills increase by nearly 16% under new rates approved by the Board of Public Utilities. The board on Thursday approved rate increases for customers of New Jersey Natural Gas and Elizabethtown Gas Company, with those who get natural gas from former facing steeper increases.
Lawmakers approve tweaks to tax credit program aimed at seniors
Oct 28, 2024 · Lawmakers in both chambers on Monday approved a series of technical fixes meant to prepare for the implementation of Stay NJ, a tax credit program that promises to cut property tax bills in half for New Jerseyans 65 and older.. The bill passed the Senate in a unanimous vote and cleared the Assembly with a single no vote from Assemblyman Brian …
New Jersey moves to drought warning, as wildfires rage
Nov 13, 2024 · New Jersey officials declared a drought warning Wednesday, a rare step that gives the state more oversight over public water supplies as a record-setting dry spell continues to deplete the state’s drinking water and worsens a wildfire season the state’s top forest administrator called “staggering.”
Message for poor NJ Transit riders: Fixes are coming … eventually
Oct 25, 2024 · Editor Terrence T. McDonald is a native New Jerseyan who has worked for newspapers in the Garden State for more than 15 years. He has covered everything from Trenton politics to the smallest of municipal squabbles, exposing public corruption and general malfeasance at every level of government.