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Obama, Democrats rally to back Sherrill, rebuke Trump

November 1, 2025 8:59 pmNovember 1, 2025 9:30 pm

In a rowdy Newark rally Saturday night, former President Barack Obama joined Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) in the final push to elect her New Jersey’s next governor. A few thousand attendees packed the Cleo Hill Sr. Physical Education Building’s stands...

Murphy declares state of emergency over SNAP funding

November 1, 2025 11:45 am

Gov. Phil Murphy announced a state of emergency yesterday evening in response to the federal government’s attempt at suspending funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – also known as food stamps – amid the ongoing government shutdown. “With...

Sherrill, Ciattarelli in dead heat, Emerson poll says

October 30, 2025 8:10 amOctober 30, 2025 1:14 pm

Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli are in a statistical dead heat in the race to become the next governor of New Jersey, according to an Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill poll released this morning. The poll has Sherrill leading...

Murphy announces settlement to save 175-year-old family farm in Cranbury

October 23, 2025 10:14 am

Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday announced that the 175-year-old Henry Family Farm will remain under family ownership after a months-long battle over the land’s future ended in a settlement that makes farmers and affordable housing advocates happy. The agreement —...

‘The governor is to blame’: Pallone erupts at Murphy over Long Branch hospital plans

October 17, 2025 1:29 pmOctober 17, 2025 4:07 pm

A proposal to move a hospital license from one Monmouth County town to another suddenly erupted into a substantial political fight today, with Rep. Frank Pallone (D-Long Branch) accusing Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration of abandoning his constituents for the sake...

N.J. sues Trump administration over cancelled solar energy grants

October 16, 2025 2:34 pm

New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin joined a pair of lawsuits against the Trump administration this week, challenging the cancellation of $7 billion in grants to help families install solar panels who otherwise couldn’t have afforded it. Environmental Protection Agency...

Trump admin puts Hudson Gateway funds ‘on hold’ as shutdown begins

October 1, 2025 12:22 pm

Hours into the first federal government shutdown since 2019, officials in President Donald Trump’s administration are saying that they’ll freeze billions of dollars in funding for several New York City-area transit projects – among them the long-awaited Hudson Gateway Tunnel...