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Wawa says N.J. House candidate ripped off goose logo
The popular convenience store chain says hopeful Matt Jenkins' campaign is weakening their brand. → Read More
Menendez facing another federal investigation
The new investigation threatens to cloud Menendez’s expected reelection campaign in 2024. → Read More
New Jersey drivers may have to learn to pump their own gas
New Jersey is the only state that requires fuel station employees to operate the pumps and prohibits consumers from doing so. Now the industry is pushing to repeal the law amid worker shortages and spiking oil prices. → Read More
Mark Sheridan asks prosecutors to examine similarities between murder-for-hire case, parents’ deaths
Sheridan wants prosecutors to examine similarities between the unsolved September 2014 deaths of his parents and a recently solved Jersey City murder that took place four months earlier. → Read More
Ciattarelli plans to concede in New Jersey governor's race
Gov. Phil Murphy had been considered the runaway favorite for reelection and was leading in the high single digits in recent public polls. → Read More
Shocker in New Jersey: Governor’s race a nail-biter
Republican strongholds Ciattarelli was counting on saw massive turnout while turnout appeared milquetoast in the state’s urban, heavily Democratic areas. → Read More
Ciattarelli wins GOP gubernatorial primary, will face Murphy in November
Jack Ciattarelli is New Jersey Republicans’ choice to take on Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy in November. → Read More
New Jersey lawmaker wants hate crime law to protect journalists
The bill is modeled after a similar proposal in Florida, which faced backlash from journalists there. → Read More
Auction planned for seats to view demolition of Trump Plaza in Atlantic City
Trump Plaza — the first of three casinos former President Donald Trump owned in the seaside resort city — opened in 1984 and was closed in 2014. → Read More
Weed deal is so close you can smell it
Good Tuesday morning! It looks like this won’t be the week New Jersey finally has legislation in place to legalize weed. Gov. Murphy and legislative leadership are close to a final final (yes, two finals) deal days after Murphy raised concerns over whether underage users should be punished while the weed legalization and decriminalization bills were already on his desk. Legislative sessions have… → Read More
Man featured at Giuliani press conference is a convicted sex offender
Trenton political insiders watched with bemusement as Brooks took the podium. → Read More
Christie doesn't see the humor in Cameo pranks
Good Friday morning! Former Gov. Chris Christie got tricked yesterday on Cameo — twice. The campaigns of two Democrats — Montana gubernatorial candidate Mike Cooney and New Hampshire Rep. Chris Pappas — each paid $200 so Christie would unwittingly make short videos that had the effect of poking fun of their opponents. The Cooney-commissioned video highlighted the fact that his Republican… → Read More
Judge throws out Trump campaign lawsuit against New Jersey’s election plans
Since the election is well under way in New Jersey, the decision is more of a symbolic blow to the Trump campaign and Republicans. → Read More
Polls have closed in unprecedented New Jersey primary election
Most of the state’s House members, as well as Sen. Cory Booker faced primary challengers, but the key races were for two House seats in South Jersey. → Read More
‘Armageddon in Atlantic City’: Trump’s former casino town facing ruin again
The casinos have been closed for more than a month. → Read More
New Jerseyans will never — never! — pump their own gas
Yesterday saw a huge batch of new coronavirus cases. Things are scary, but some things in New Jersey remain constant in the face of that fear. Because the virus can take our freedom, but it can never take New Jerseyans’ love of full-service gas. Advertisement Oregon, the only other state that restricts self-serve at gas stations, has relaxed its anti-self-service rules — already less strict than… → Read More
Murphy: New Jersey gun stores will be allowed to reopen
Gun sales will be done by appointment only, Murphy said, and “during limited hours.” → Read More
Trump rally in South Jersey mostly steers clear of impeachment
The president instead focused on Rep. Jeff Van Drew, who recently quit the Democratic Party, and on taking credit on a range of issues. → Read More
Van Drew opponent considers switching districts
“I am considering a move to the CD-3 race, but I haven’t made a final decision yet,” David Richter said. → Read More
Jones: Even if Murphy has a primary, I'll back him as state chair
LeRoy Jones said he would support the governor from his Democratic vote-rich Essex County role as well. → Read More