The U.S. Supreme Court stepped in to put the 9th Circuit in its place on Monday morning, Save Jerseyans, permitting the Trump Administration to enforce most provisions of its reworked “travel ban” executive order. Citizens of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen are impacted by the executive order. Justices did. however, carve out one […]
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We regrettably have sad, difficult news to share this morning: Save Jersey has learned from colleagues close to him that widely-respected New Jersey Republican operative Rick Rosenberg died suddenly this weekend, Save Jerseyans. A veteran of New Jersey GOP campaigns at both the legislative and local levels and a prized member of strategist Chris Russell’s political […]
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Rep. Leonard Lance (R, NJ-07) was one of a number of Congressional members and staffers to contribute blood this week in honor of Rep. Steve Scalise and the other victims of last week’s Alexandria shooting: Donated blood with the help of @RedCross for @SteveScalise @CapitolPolice & the victims of last week's shooting. pic.twitter.com/g6FLvW5VDf — Rep. […]
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Check out what our friend, Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi (R-39), encountered on her way back to her office on Thursday, Save Jerseyans: So today’s political nonsense. I am in Trenton for a marathon voting session. This morning walking through the corridor of the State House I was approached by a group of people representing Planned Parenthood asking […]
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For the third time this year, Save Jerseyans, the Senate Democrats have blocked an effort to clamp down on New Jersey’s infamous sick leave payouts. S-2947 would have limited public employees’ retirement payout to $10,000 in accumulated unused sick leave. Vacation leave would be carried forwarded for one year only. S-572 sought to end “terminal […]
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Governor Christie said he’d address journalists this afternoon as budget negotiations grind on under the Dome. He was scheduled for a 1pm appearance but he’s already late… If there’s white smoke and he shows up? You’ll be able to watch him below: — ___
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What was looking like a competitive but sleepy election in Hoboken was set on fire by this week’s announcement by incumbent Mayor Dawn Zimmer (who had the backing of Brian Stack) that she would not seek re-election. Zimmer, the mayor famously could not figure out when, where and if she discussed disaster relief funding with […]
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Governor Chris Christie continued his pattern of granting clemency to victims of New Jersey’s draconian gun laws on Tuesday evening, Save Jerseyans, pardoning two U.S. military veterans convicted of crimes after innocently carrying their lawfully-owned personal firearms into the State New Jersey from their respective home states. The first, Michael Golden of New Mexico, a […]
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Remember James “Jim” Devine, Save Jerseyans? The Union County, New Jersey-based Democrat consultant who made national headlines last week for pushing #HuntRepublicans and #HuntRepublicanCongressmen hashtags following the shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA)? Well, Fox News’s Tucker Carlson had him on as a guest on Monday night, and needless to say it didn’t go well […]
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Republicans haven’t had an easy time finding a candidate to reclaim Scott Garrett’s lost NJ-5 House seat, Save Jerseyans. An anticipated rough climate for the GOP + solid fundraising from Democrat freshman Josh Gottheimer = an expected uphill climb for any Republican challenger. Enter Jason J. Sarnoski, a Warren County freeholder, who appears to be […]
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MarketWatch ran a report from LPL Financial earlier this month, Save Jerseyans, a signing a grade to each U.S. state (+ Washington, D.C.) based on a calculated retirement index score. The analysts evaluated “public data related to health, finance, housing, employment, education, community and quality of life indicators to evaluate and rank states based on their […]
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On Monday, Save Jerseyans, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional a law that estopped the government from registering allegedly offensive trademarks on the grounds that the law was violative of the First Amendment. The opinion in Lee v. Tam was delivered by Justice Samuel Alito. “That is viewpoint discrimination in the sense relevant here: Giving offense […]
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Asm. David Rible‘s imminent departure from the State Assembly leaves an opening on the 2017 ticket populated by state Senator Bob Singer (R-30) and Assemblyman Sean Kean (R-30). Who’s the best choice of these options? — Who should replace Rible in LD30? James Bean Dominick DiRocco Claire Fench Menashe P. Miller Rob Nicastro Gregg Olivera […]
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Joanne Chesimard, the Black Liberation Army member hiding in Cuba after murdering New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1973, has long eluded American justice and vexed New Jersey public officials as well as the public at large. The Obama Administration repeatedly ignored calls from New Jersey’s federal representatives on both sides of the aisle to make Chesimard’s return a […]
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Governor Chris Christie is proposing his long-time friend Michele Brown to sit on the board of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Save Jerseyans. The Friday morning announcement comes shortly after Christie sought legislative support to seize the insurer’s emergency surplus to fund low-income residents’ drug addiction services. The move was almost universally panned […]
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That’s the report tonight from InsiderNJ.com, Save Jerseyans. David Rible (R-30) of Wall Township, an Assembly veteran since 2007, joins a growing list of red district N.J. Republicans who opted against seeking reelection this year ahead of what’s forecasted to be a Democrat rout at the ballot box after eight years of the increasingly possible […]
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