Micah Rasmussen

Proposals for how to adjust the boundaries of New Jersey’s 40 legislative districts were published Monday, giving the public and politicos a chance to speak out on the parties’ unofficial blueprints for turning census results into Statehouse political power.

Final election results have been certified, detailing the math behind Gov. Phil Murphy’s 3-point win – and where the ‘red wave’ was highest that nearly carried Jack Ciattarelli to a surprise win.

Rasmussen said the Jack Ciattarelli commercial showing Phil Murphy saying if the tax rate is your issue “we’re probably not your state” was effective.

The state keeps its 12 congressional districts – but seven must add residents while five contract, as all must have equal populations.

New Jersey’s population grew far faster than expected during the last decade, helping the state maintain its 12 seats in the House of Representatives for the 2020s, according to initial Census 2020 results announced Monday.

With a mostly united party and a major partisan edge in voter registration, Gov. Phil Murphy looks to be the first Democrat to win a second term in 44 years.

Gloucester and Morris flipped Democratic. In percentage terms, the biggest shifts include Sussex and Warren toward Biden and Hudson and Passaic toward Trump.

Senate President Steve Sweeney says goverment reforms will be on the table in next year's budget talks, which means tough choices ahead of state elections.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed 152 bills and joint resolutions Tuesday, putting a final flurry on a two-year legislative session in which the most laws were enacted since the mid-1980s.

Republicans added a Senate seat and at least two Assembly seats, the party's first net gains in a legislative cycle since 1991. Democrats are still in control.