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Fear and Loathing (and ICE) in Roxbury
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (572+ words) "Who do you think in Roxbury is going to die first?"' That's hardly a normal question at a council meeting, but it came up Tuesday night in this Morris County town. Plans to put an ICE detention center off Route…...
AG Davenport and Multistate Coalition Challenge Paramount/Warner Bros. Merger
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (338+ words) Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.) by Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount). The proposed merger would combine two of Hollywood’s five…...
BCRO Looks to Durante
1+ week, 2+ day ago (224+ words) It's been a long time since Bergen County Republicans had all that much to cheer about. Veterans of state politics recall when the then largely suburban county - the most populous in New Jersey - was dominated by the GOP. Things changed…...
Statement From Assembly Budget Chair Pintor Marin on the Passage of the FY27 State Budget
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (198+ words) Insider NJ "This budget reflects what responsible governing looks like. We reduced the structural deficit, maintained a budget of $60.7 billion, kept a surplus of more than $6 billion, fully funded our $7.3 billion pension payment, and continued our commitment to funding our…...
ACLU-NJ Celebrates New Jersey Legislature’s Passage of John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (220+ words) Insider NJ ACLU-NJ Celebrates New Jersey Legislature’s Passage of John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act For Immediate Release: June 30, 2026 NEWARK – Following the New Jersey Legislature’s passage of the John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey (S282/A1715) today, Alejandra Sorto,…...
SENATOR SPACE VOTES NO ON STATE BUDGET BECAUSE AFFORDABILITY DEMANDS IT
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (312+ words) Insider NJ Senator Parker Space issued the following statement after casting his vote in opposition to the State Budget Bill, S-2027: “Democrats just passed the largest State Budget in our history and residents in this state will be digging deeper into…...
Sarlo Statement on State Budget
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (239+ words) TRENTON – Senator Paul Sarlo, chairman of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the Senate’s approval of the Fiscal Year 2027 State Budget: “This is a budget that will move New Jersey forward in the face of…...
Senate Passes FY2027 Budget as 'Caligula Blushes' and Sarlo Calls for School Funding Formula Priority
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (264+ words) TRENTON - Republicans this evening decried the $60.7 Billion Budget as an exercise in opaqueness and government gluttony, helpless in the minority finally while the bill passed out of the state Senate on the strength of a Democratic majority. The vote was…...
$60.7 Billion Budget Passes out of Assembly
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (490+ words) TRENTON - After relatively little discussion between entrenched sides, heavy criticism by the minority party about spending, process, and lack of transparency, and heavy accent notes on StayNJ and Medicaid, the Assembly this afternoon moved the $60.7 Billion FY2027 State Budget Bill on…...
Speaker Coughlin's Bill to Shield Residents from Losing Health Care and SNAP Under H.R.1 Clears Assembly
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (501+ words) Insider NJ Legislation would help residents that rely on NJ FamilyCare and SNAP as they navigate harsh new federal work requirements (TRENTON) — As Washington imposes new hurdles for families receiving health care and food assistance, the General Assembly today took…...