Ex-N.J. treasurer: 11 observations to guide you through N.J.’s tax policy
Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff Every four years, like a scene from “Groundhog Day,” candidates for New Jersey governor serve up a warmed-over menu of policy platitudes. My […]
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As GOP race tightens, Ciattarelli and Guadagno take off their gloves
Save Jersey sources in and around the Republican gubernatorial campaigns are confirming what a new spate of negative advertising strongly suggests: that the race to […]
Phil Murphy’s Outrageous Campaign Spending: As Effective As Jeb Bush’s?
One of the most interesting story lines of New Jersey’s Election 2017 might ultimately prove to be how utterly ineffective (at least to date) the […]
District dishes out $150K settlement over selling booze at school
PERTH AMBOY — The city board of education has paid out $150,000 to settle a five-year-old lawsuit over the illegal selling of alcohol at an […]
Comparing the N.J. Legislature’s Competing Marijuana Legalization Bills
Confused about the two competing recreational marijuana legalization bills? And what they’d accomplish? We’ll provide more analysis as the debate rages (leading up to an […]
Pallone asks Trump administration to support N.J. sports betting appeal
WASHINGTON — In his quest to legalize sports betting in New Jersey, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. is seeking help from President Donald Trump’s administration. Pallone […]
Op-Ed: Like School Funding, New Jersey Police Pay is Rife with Inequities
Why do Saddle River residents pay more for law-enforcement salaries than Camden residents? Is it because of Saddle River’s high crime rates? Of course not. […]
White House Denies Reports That Trump Asked Comey to End Flynn Probe
Published reports said Tuesday that President Donald Trump asked former FBI Director James Comey to shut down an investigation into ousted national security adviser Michael […]
Millennials Can’t Afford Homes Because They Eat Too Much Guacamole
Millennials should stop buying so many avocados if they want to be able to afford a home one day, according to an Australian billionaire. “When […]
VIDEO: Christie vows to spend “last bit of political capital” on lottery proposal
Gov. Chris Christie dropped by the New Jersey Alliance for Action Annual Transportation Conference on Tuesday in Middlesex County and, in his remarks, pitched his plan […]
More Reasons Not to Leave Pot Lying Around — or to Use It at All
A New York boy was sent to the hospital after eating marijuana-laced candy that was left in his father’s car on Sunday, police said. The […]
Cory Booker (D-Twitter) Tells Students Life “Is Not About Celebrity”
“Corruption scandals. Skyrocketing crime. Abandoned allies. There are reasons why New Jersey is lukewarm about its own Sen. Cory Booker—even while the rest of the […]