Politics

It was a moment of levity on a dramatic day in which the President was officially condemned by the House for his "racist comments" about The Squad.

Academics from five universities are recommending ways to improve how New Jersey redraws the boundaries of its 40 legislative districts after the census.

"The President has shown a disregard not only for Congress's oversight powers, but disregard for the rulings of the Supreme Court," U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J. 12th District, said Thursday on Twitter.

"Four billion dollars in more spending over the last two years... I don't know who's getting an increase of 11 percent in their wages, but I can tell ya the state of New Jersey is spending more money," says Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick.

Gov. Murphy says he feels very confident in the process that identified $235M in spending currently frozen in the 2020 state budget and that the items haven’t been impounded for political purposes.

Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute. points out “the governor got most of what he had initially proposed in spending to begin with.”

Gov. Phil Murphy vetoed $48.5 million from the budget and impounded up to $235 million more while doing so.

Sen. Cory Booker is backing up one of his rivals in the U.S. presidential race after her comments on race prompted online attacks on her characterization of her own.

Gov. Phil Murphy promised that he will carry out his constitutional duty and sign a budget by Sunday but there is still no agreement over its final form.

We are certainly at a crossroads in New Jersey. The path chosen over the next few days, weeks, and months will determine how many more Jerseyans opt for plan "B", the exit plan.