Insider NJ’s Morning Intelligence Briefing: 8/24/2026
Below is Insider NJ's Morning Intelligence Briefing (by pete@insidernj.com):
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "The fight isn’t moderates versus DSA candidates. The fight is if we are going to have strong people in the Democratic Party that are going to actually make change to make people’s lives better, or people who you can just expect more of the same." - Governor Sherrill
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Governor Sherrill believes veterans can build back power for Democrats as she kicks off cross-country campaigning and endorsements ahead of the midterm elections, according to Politico NJ.
More towns are banning data centers in the state, according to NJ.com.
A NJ group wants license plate cameras gone, according to NJ.com.
Cannabis companies are fighting the state's union rules, according to NJ.com.
REAL ID appointment locations are expanding, according to NJ101.5.
Freedom Fuel stations are racking up fines in the state, according to NJ.com.
A writer examined the storied history of the Pine Barrens, according to Pine Barrens Tribune.
The Trump Administration is appealing a court's dismissal of its challenge to the state's sanctuary cities, according to NJ Monitor.
Weakfish once crowded Jersey waters, but no one can agree why they stopped, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Camden County mosquito spraying drew questions over pesticides, according to the Retrospect.
52 candidates are seeking BOE seats in Cape May County towns, according to Cape May Herald.
Thomas Edison National Park in Essex County is among the nation's least-visited national parks nationwide, according to the Asbury Park Press.
Senator Kim visited Delaney Hall, according to Jersey Vindicator.
Rep. Van Drew discussed federal funding and a country 'in crisis', according to Cape May Herald.
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Senator Booker is launching his 21-county tour. His first stop was in Wharton's Canal Day, where he shared a moment with Rep. Kean who was also making the rounds.
Governor Sherrill accused Rep. Van Drew and the GOP of using the MVC voter registration error as a political weapon, according to NJ Globe.
In CD7, Rep. Kean held a fundraiser headlined by House Speaker Johnson. The NY Times reported that they attempted to cover the event, but the police were called, according to NY Times. A League of Women Voters debate was cancelled after Kean declined to respond to the invitation, according to NJ Hills.
Eduardo Castillo launched a write-in candidacy for Senate.
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Senate Minority Leader Bucco will introduce paddleboarding legislation, according to NJ Hills.
New NJ crisis centers are moving forward after funding was restored, according to MyCentralJersey.
The NJBIA will honor 6 rising stars.
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In Audubon, the property tax rate increased, according to the Retrospect.
In Beach Haven, the council races are uncontested, according to the Sandpaper.
In Brick, 10M licenses were scanned by 5 police cameras this year, according to the Asbury Park Press.
In Burlington Township, a judge's decision ended a man's council hopes, according to Burlington County Times.
In Caldwell, the council approved a sewer plant sand filter project funding ordinance, according to TAPinto.
In Cape May, the police department received accreditation, according to Cape May Herald. Some visitors had no idea about the curfew, according to the Press of Atlantic City.
In Collingswood, the town is weighing chicken rules, according to the Retrospect.
In East Orange, a bridge project advanced, according to TAPinto.
In Egg Habor, Harrell joined the BOE, according to the Press of Atlantic City.
In Evesham, the town is working on a deer population plan, according to Pine Barrens Tribune.
In Gloucester Township, the GOP slammed Governor Sherrill's response to the MVC voter glitch.
In Haddonfield, the Radnor Field concept drew concerns, according to the Retrospect. The BOE gave first approval to AI rules, according to the Retrospect.
In Haddon Heights, a new stop sign ordinance was introduced, according to the Retrospect.
In Hanover, the planning board approved an ordinance to amend zoning for auto repair shops along Route 10, according to NJ Hills. Residents expressed concern over data centers, according to NJ Hills.
In Hawthorne, a cluttered property dispute is headed to court, according to TAPinto.
In Howell, metal water bottles are returning to schools after a parent uproar, according to NJ101.5.
In Jackson, a HOA argued in favor of its segregation policies due to religion, according to the Asbury Park Press.
In Jefferson, the deputy clerk is departing, according to TAPinto.
In Jersey City, the council approved contracts for parking enforcement cameras, according to JC Times. The council approved a new tax collector in a rare tally, according to Hudson County View.
In Keyport, the state refused to test neighborhoods near a toxic dump, accoridng to NJ.com.
In Madison, the Heller Center could become a senior gathering place, according to NJ Hills.
In Maplewood, the childrens' librarian retired, according to Village Green. The Newark Way transformation will be discussed, according to Village Green.
In Medford, the council approved studying an area for rehabilitation, according to Pine Barrens Tribune. Officials disclosed details of a pact with Lumberton, according to Pine Barrens Tribune.
In Millburn, major infrastructure projects progress was detailed, according to TAPinto.
In Montclair, two restaurant workers were detained by ICE, according to Montclair Local. A bakery is fighting a plan to redevelop a historic home, according to Montclair Local.
In Morristown, new plans were revealed for downtown, according to NJ Herald.
In Mountainside, the council approved an ordinance to finance the pool replacement, according to TAPinto.
In Newark, new leadership and policies are expected for the coming school year, according to Chalkbeat.
In North Bergen, the MUA touted the completion of a $60M CSO tank, according to Hudson County View.
In Oaklyn, the town seeks a engineering review of residential impervious coverage rules, according to the Retrospect. The fire department will purchase safety equipment, according to the Retrospect.
In Paterson, the BOE extended a contract with a new insurance broker, according to Paterson Press. School official received raises, according to Paterson Press. An extensive road paving scheduled was approved, according to TAPinto. Angry residents forced the cancellation of a planning board meeting, according to Paterson Press.
In Pemberton, residents petitioned the town to study a dangerous street, according to Pine Barrens Tribune.
In Raritan, a hearing is scheduled on a proposed digital billboard, according to TAPinto.
In Ringwood, the town is weighing new sewer rates, according to NorthJersey.com.
In Rockaway, a historic log cabin may be out of time, according to the Daily Record.
In Saddle River, a public opposition delayed a school tax hike vote, according to NorthJersey.com.
In Sea Girt, town officers are moving to a new location, according to TAPinto.
In South Orange, the mayor seeks funds for legal help for those detained by ICE, according to Village Green.
In Tenafly, a lawsuit was filed over the police chief promotion process, according to NorthJersey.com.
In Union City, Mayor Stack denied discrimination in police promotions, according to Hudson County View.
In Wayne, the town moved toward eminent domain as a deed dispute escalates with William Paterson University, according to TAPinto. The town added five roads to noisy engine-brakes restrictions, according to TAPinto.
In Westfield, the town removed a historic designation for a home, according to TAPinto.
In Westwood, the town joined a pilot food waste composting program, according to NorthJersey.com.
In Willingboro, a judge ousted a councilman after a conviction, according to Burlington County Times.
AROUND THE WEB:
High schoolers’ free overseas trips highlight noncompliance with NJ watchdog reports
Dana DiFilippo, NJ Monitor
- Students at Salem High School with an interest in global affairs have long gotten a pricey perk: all-expenses-paid trips to faraway places that have included Scotland, Portugal, and the Czech Republic. State auditor David K. Kaschak flagged the unique benefit in 2024, advising Salem City’s school district to require students in its “international baccalaureate” program to pay their own way for the annual excursions that averaged $3,900 per pupil.
Senator Shirley Turner keeps proving her worth to New Jersey
LA Parker, The Trentonian
- A week never passes without someone offering this whisper — State Sen. Shirley Turner should retire. She is 85, New Jersey’s oldest senator. The grande dame Democrat has represented the 15th Legislative District since January 1998 and currently serves as the Senate President Pro Tempore.
Her son died of an overdose. NJ mom honors him in the most eternal way
Philip DeVencentis, NorthJersey.com
- It was the type of phone call that mothers fear. Even before Irene Hodupski could answer it, she must have figured that something bad had happened. It was 4:30 a.m. Within hours, on the morning of Sept. 24, 2020, her 36-year-old son, Michael, would be pronounced dead of a heroin overdose.
Downbeach family gives $1M to advance AtlantiCare neuroscience emergency care
Fideri News Network
- A $1 million donation from a local family will help AtlantiCare expand its stroke and neuroscience emergency care. The Lees family of Margate and Longport made the donation in honor of James Lees Sr., whose life was affected by a neurological condition.
Waterspout Sighted Near Cape May During Thunderstorm
Surina Venkat, Cape May County Herald
- A waterspout formed off the coast of Cape May during a severe thunderstorm that brought heavy rain and winds to South Jersey Thursday evening, but did not make landfall.
Op-Ed: New shield law eliminating safeguards and accountability is now in effect
Shawn Hyland, Save Jersey
- New Jersey’s government has become known for enforcing laws through the “honor system.” By design, they remove safeguards, verification, and accountability measures that would prevent bad actors from violating the law. Instead of implementing meaningful protections, they choose to blindly trust individuals and institutions to comply, relying almost entirely on the honor system.
Ocean County Vocational Technical School sex scandal: What we know
Mike Davis, Asbury Park Press
- All eyes are on the Ocean County Vocational Technical School District after former students alleged that the district’s performing arts high school had become a “breeding ground for predatory teachers,” and seemingly everyone knew about it.
COVID's annual summer wave is back. Here's what's behind it
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY
- Just as many Americans squeeze in the last weeks of summer, COVID-19 is staging a return, according to health experts. The virus has settled into a pattern of rising cases each summer and winter, and this year's warm-weather wave of illness, known as the "summer surge," is already underway.
Commuter railroads face jump in insurance costs — how much will it cost NJ Transit?
Larry Higgs, NJ.com
- NJ Transit and other commuter railroads are facing a multi-million dollar jump in the cost of liability insurance being driven by inflation rather than their safety record. Commuter railroads that use tracks owned by other carriers face an increase in the maximum liability insurance requirement from $322.86 million to $401.9 million under federal law.
Did N.J. make it illegal to pray outside abortion clinics? Here’s what the new law really does.
Jackie Roman, NJ.com
- A new law designed to protect abortion and transgender healthcare in New Jersey has some religious rights groups concerned about whether they’ll be criminalized for praying outside facilities that provide these services.
'You went to Pascack Hills?!' Bill Maher reminisces with panelist
Philip DeVencentis, NorthJersey.com
- The fiercely independent Bill Maher discovered common ground with a panelist on his HBO talk show, although their shared experience had nothing to do with politics. Maher, 70, a North Jersey native, learned that he and Dana Bash, the co-anchor of “State of the Union” on CNN, went to the same high school and, even while graduating 15 years apart, had some of the same teachers.
D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week
Jonathan D. Salant, NJ Globe
- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. is demanding that the Republicans who control the U.S. House to investigate why President Donald Trump refused to provide $84 million in disaster aid to the Garden State.
Inkygate: The former prosecutor at the center of the Nancy Phillips case
Ralph Cipriano, NJ Globe
- In the enduring mystery over how ten pages of typewritten notes from Philadelphia Inquirer editor Nancy Phillips wound up with the New Jersey state attorney general, one name keeps popping up. That’s Edwin Stier, a former New Jersey state and federal prosecutor.
Carty denies backing Mount Holly fire candidate, contradicting candidate’s wife
David Wildstein, NJ Globe
- Controversial political operative Jason Carty is denying that he is involved in the Mount Holly fire commissioner’s race, even though the wife of candidate Tom Rossell publicly said Carty is helping her husband get elected.
Business groups sue to block NJ law fining big employers for workers on Medicaid
Dana DiFilippo, NJ Monitor
- Four business industry groups have sued New Jersey in a bid to overturn a new law that requires companies with at least 50 employees covered by Medicaid to pay the state annual fees to offset the state’s cost for that publicly funded health insurance coverage.
Downbeach family gives $1M to advance AtlantiCare neuroscience emergency care
Fideri News Network
- A $1 million donation from a local family will help AtlantiCare expand its stroke and neuroscience emergency care. The Lees family of Margate and Longport made the donation in honor of James Lees Sr., whose life was affected by a neurological condition.
Garden State Greenlight: Doreen Sayegh on future of movie theaters, N.J.’s film boom
Thomas Philip, ROI-NJ
- As New Jersey’s film and television industry continues to grow, local movie theaters are finding new ways to connect audiences with productions being made across the state. On the latest episode of Garden State Greenlight, Doreen Sayegh, owner of the Cranford Theater and a board member of the Garden State Film Festival, joins ROI-NJ Multimedia Journalist Thomas Philip to discuss the changing movie theater business, the importance of the communal moviegoing experience and the connection between theaters and New Jersey’s growing film industry.
At FDU, they’re teaching people … how to be people
Linda Lindner, BINJE
- In an era of the work world when AI can write your email, draft your business plan and hire (and fire) your employees, Fairleigh Dickinson University has decided to double down on something no algorithm can fake: character.
Port Authority awards $10M contract to Wi-Tronix for real-time PATH railcar technology
Linda Lindner, BINJE
- Millions of PATH commuters can look forward to more reliable rides and fewer delays following a major technological upgrade. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey awarded a $10 million contract to Wi-Tronix to deploy advanced onboard monitoring technology across the PATH commuter rail fleet.
N.J. industrial real estate remains strong amid economic uncertainty, report says
Stephanie Loder, NJ.com
- Despite economic uncertainty, industrial leasing activity in New Jersey and the region is on pace for its strongest year since 2021 as businesses continue investing in supply chains, according to a new report from commercial real estate services firm JLL.
as the upcoming audit of the Department of Education approaches it would wise to consider the amount of money going into education is not producing the results one would hope for. US is on the bottom of the list for the number of our kids falling below in their education levels. I think the states would beach be more efficient in that area as the parents receive the power to demand what the kids are taught and have the ability to vote on who serves as Principal, and can fire teachers that are judged ineffective, as the rule of tenure is eliminated as proposed by the President. If the Department of Education is too large and too frivolous with OUR money is should be gone, and I"m sure Mrs. McMahon would sure of that, after the DOGE audit.
Bravo to New Secretary of Homeland Security Norm for deputizing the national guard to give them the power to arrest illegals attempting to enter our country illegally. That same idea might work in sanctuary states by deputization of police to be able to bypass governors another elected officials, such as mayors and city and county commissioners. Deputization is a weapon not often used but in this instance it would work to accomplish the mission of Homeland Security. On another note the overt anger shown towards Kash Patel by the Democratic senators is telling. His confirmation will mean the entire mission of the Democratic Party will be deep sixed by the cleansing of the FBI’s weaponization. It means our country will be back to Constitutional Republic. Of course if the mainstream media media wants its audience back it might want to go along with Constitutionality also.
I have relatives that live in Texas, they have to live in fear? I don't think so.I don't hear any Democrats having any spine to challenge Biden.Who did he let skate? If they were so innocent he wouldn't have to pardon them would he
The selling off the wall piecemeal by Biden's administration was not addressed, but it has to be looked at as a huge black eye for Biden. To counter this it seems prudent to advise those companies that bought in to the "Great American Fraud" that returning their purchase is a most patriotic act, even if there is a monetary reward of maybe 25 cents on the dollar, as well as not being seen to be in collusion with the deep state.in this fraudulent act. Remembering that American taxpayers already paid millions for the wall and would very much appreciate getting it back to increase Homeland Security, which was its purpose in the first place.
Once Trump pardons the Jan 6 participants they should immediately begin Class Action suit against Nancy Pelosi who was instrumental in conducting a huge Political Kangaroo Court unfairly sending hundreds of of participants to jail. They should seek 200 million dollars for redress as well as compensation for Ashley Babbit’s shooting for being unarmed and unthreatening and totally not deserving of a death sentence. And it should cover the medical needs of those jailed who were denied adequate medical care. This was a total abuse of politely power and a Class Action suit is needed to clear the air.
(The state’s voting system is secure, according to NJ Spotlight.) This was without doubt one of the most farcical articles perhaps ever written. To give you an idea just how corrupt and lawless the voting system is, in 2021 Governor Murphy deviously ousted the Bergen County Superintendent of Elections with over 30+ years of experience (coerced and strongarmed into early retirement) in order to then deliberately and deviously insert Loretta Weinberg's Chief of Staff who, had absolutely NO previous election experience whatsoever. This was all masterfully formulated and then executed just several weeks prior to the Gubernatorial primary. But of course there was nothing nefarious regarding such an abrupt change. Although Bergen County is not the largest County in New Jersey it is however home to the most registered voters of which the vast majority are also Democrats. Keep in mind The Superintendent of Elections Office is also in charge of voter "registrations" - polls books, voting machines and of course - investigating any and all reports of voter fraud. Murphy's intentions had been to leave the position vacant until "after" the Gubernatorial Election in November but the media exposed his chicanery and he was forced to fill and announce his personal "appointment" immediately and how all of this came to light. The former Superintendent of Elections was also a Republican and certainly would've never voluntarily retired "prematurely" but just prior to a major election. Her integrity was legendary throughout the entire County. But of course there was nothing to Murphy's sudden lead change "in the middle of the night" in Bergen County after the polls had already closed. Murphy was and still remains loathed and despised by all because of his despotic actions and stance on the Covid lockdowns. He knew there was no other way he could ever beat Ciattarelli and never did. But certainly not legally nor ever legitimately. But keep believing "the voting system in NJ" is actually secure.
Concerns about Jan 6 violence The simple solution to allay the concerns of the Jan.6 violence happening again is to make sure the election is run in an honest and above board manner, which must include voter I.D. via a totally transparent system. Otherwise I’m betting all bets are off.
Assemblyman Schaer's Bill to define antisemitism for New Jersey residents and to be able to react to it is great. But what about our kids going off to college, especially the Jewish kids. They should have a means to know what schools have active anti-Jewish protests, and/or pro-Palestinian demonstration allowed on and off campus. They should be able to feel safe wherever they go, and not have their studies interrupted by what I consider this unlawful activity. Are there websites with this kind of information posted?
Great article, thanks for keeping us informed!
NOTE TO SENIORS I was 85 when I got my Carry permit. If you want to protect yourself and your family you are never too old to carry. As log as you can pass the test at the range, which is pretty simple, and you have a handgun you can handle (which is why I purchased a Walther CCP M2 PLUS which is easy to rack) and you have no police record or mental health problems, you can qualify. Of course you need to get a Federal weapons ID card, if you don't already have one. We are targets because we are older and look easy. Well surprise , surprise. The more folks that are carrying the less crime because the bad guys wont know if you are armed and might not try something. By the way it doesn't matter- male or female!!
Stop complaining about taxes ,our schools , our crime, ,after all folks we keep voting in the same Democrat party politicians each time . For instance who would think that every Democrat who represents us in congress would vote for men playing in woman sports ,but they did , ask yourself are you the kind of a person who would kill ( sorry to use that word kill but hard not to since the law is that is a human being and if the mother is murdered it’s a double homicide ) a baby up to the moment of birth sorry to tell you that is the law in New Jersey. So stop complaining your part of the problem.
Can't seem to access the Steinberg column on Sam Alito, Sr. on your website. Suggestions?
Changing the regulations to allow Optometrists to perform surgery is foolhardy and dangerous. Their training is doing vision tests and prescribing the correct glasses to improve vision. Only an MD in ophthalmology should be the one to do eye surgery. That’s like asking the fellow filling your gas tank to fix a ball joint suspension. This is not the answer to a shortage of ophthalmologists
Reclassifying marihuana from CI to any other category will involve Pharmacy because by law only a Pharmacist with a DEA license can purchase or sell any drug with a CII to CV Classification. (CI is exempt because it’s heroine or any other drug with no medical purpose). This is a National problem because it is all under the DEA. And since marihuana is a hallucinogen among other things it requires control. The whole weed issue has put the cart before the horse and really requires reining in to have it conform to the legal requirements. (Sorry Mr. Weedman). And recreational use will get the biggest hit because it will require a prescription for medicinal use, but that cuts out the recreational aspect. Maybe in the future Pharmacists may be able to prescribe it but not yet. And how many physicians and Nurse Practitioners will want to be involved in the weed industry, I wonder? Lots of questions and few answers so far.
Could you please fix your “bay blood spots “ typo. It sounds like a horror movie. Although “baby blood spots” isn’t much better. Maybe there’s a clearer and less distressing turn of phrase for all of our sensitive readers, lol. Please and thank you.
Studies show that recreational cannabis is responsible a 10% increase in motor vehicle accident deaths. These studies show that cannabis impairs driving ability and driving while high is common among regular users. Since cannabis is still an illegal drug, insurance companies are within their rights to deny coverage in for an accident ruled a DUI due to cannabis. However a state that approved its recreational use should be held accountable for any and all the consequences of that DUI. States are more interested in the money they make but they should accept the responsibility for having approved the use of recreational cannabis.
With the mainstream media touting the current president and suddenly discovers he’s been lying to us all about how supportive he is of Israel when it is reported he is receiving BIG donations from Soros and Rockefellers , both proven anti-American donors, to become pro Palestinian and Pro Hamas and Anti Israel by holding up ammunition shipments to Israel. And solidly answering the question of why he never goes directly against Iran. Is the MSM party to this also. How can the general public now know who and what to trust. They warn us how terrible a trump administration will be as if they have totally forgotten how good we had it under Trump. All I can say is put on your big boy pants and tell us how it really is.
The problem with the Line is that there is no vetting process. Whoever pays the most and/or is specifically unqualified and therefore relegated to the status of puppet is who the county bosses support and threaten the committee members to support. My opponent said on-air that he will do whatever they tell him. What kind of leadership is that. I have 8-10 organizations endorsing me to his zero. I have served many statewide for almost 4 years while he has never helped anyone but himself. No-brainer who is qualified, and they know it. That's why they are getting nasty and vile while I continue to take the high road.
Iowa gets it right. What better school security is there than trained, armed teachers with concealed carry permits. You wonder what parents and local government officials when they oppose this idea. Apparently they would rather wait for some demented individual, either a student or maybe an ex student pulls out a handgun of his backpack , or a long gun out of a duffel and starts firing do they can call it in and wait for help to show up. This move would save many lives and I would heartily endorse this idea nationwide. Of course I’m just an average gun owner who believes that our kids are our most valuable asset and need real protection.
The liability limits for taxi cabs are extreme starting July 1. It was a plan in place through the insurance banking committee and it was abruptly changed with an amendment. The guys are barely making a living today and you’ve increased their insurance. What’s fair is fair and this is not it was an incremental increase, which was fair, and was removed by the governor please refer back to the original plan
Note to Concealed Carry permit holders: make sure you subscribe to one of the insurance companies that specialize in CCP, ie: US LAW SHIELD. If you ever have to fire your weapon , that has to be the first phone call you make. The second is 911, the third is your family. With so many new permit holders there will probably be an increase in discharges until word gets out that it’s actually unsafe for criminals to be in New Jersey and crime will take a nosedive. Now unless you have a conviction in your background you can get that CCP and really defend yourself and your family. And more women are applying which is great for family defense. The stats that record gun violence will have to be re-organized into guns used for crime and guns used to prevent crime. A lot of get-always here because sometimes just brandishing a firearm is enough to stop a crime. But it should be reported anyway..
How's his for an idea? Uncover the identities of the un-elected advisors to Pres. Biden, and publish their names. That way there is actually someone to blame when we lose valuable lives from unanswered attacks by terrorist organizations. We know Biden isn't making these decisions on his own. My guess is that these advisors will quit the team rather than take the heat for poor decisions, revealing a big weakness in this administration. It might lead to improvements to the decision-making process.
The governor signed off on having Narcan available in all schools grades 9 through 12. But what about the idea of having Narcan available in ALL SCHOOLS in New Jersey?
Voting should be based on understanding what’s actually happening and knowing who would make life safer and more livable. The only way to do that is to get both sides of the information remembering there are always two sides to a story. Mainstream media in my area includes the Star Ledger and the Easton Express. If you look at the bylines of the opinions you will find writers from the Washington Post and Bloomberg, both notoriously on the left. Even the political cartoons are a dead giveaway. CNN and CNBC are also left leaning. So what are the options for getting opinions and news from the right? Fortunately cable news has Fox, which is near center, and Newsmax, and NewsNation which are full right. Watching these even just occasionally will show a much broader picture and give the reader more information with which to make an informed voting decision. And remember you DONT have to vote party if you feel there’s a wiser choice.
I’m a conservative and I do believe life begins at conception but the problem is that each mother is responsible for that life and it is in the realm of her mental and physical health that she will either bring it to term or abort it. This should not be a political decision and should not be be dictated by thousand of strangers. The Supreme Court turned it over to the states but it still remains personal for the mother and her family. I don’t think it should be an “agenda item” for any political party. A state medical society may want to impose a time frame within which an abortion can occur but even that may be subject to the mother’s doctor’s discretion. I say just quit discussing it and leave it up to the mother a father.
Teaneck property taxes pays for the school budget. Teaneck High School students walk out. Is a Hamas military shuffle march property tax bill included?
The military serving in the Middle East represents every state in the Union. Those are our sons and daughters, Moms and Dads and yet we are very little to protect them, or REALLY retaliate when they’re attacked. Governor Murphy is the Chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, and past chair of the National Governors Association and yet you never hear him mention about any requests either organization makes to Biden to be more aggressive about protecting our kids in harms way. It’s as though it doesn’t seem to matter to them. No wonder we look so weak to the rest of the world.
How about those unintended consequences. New Jersey mandating that all cars being sold by 2035 be electric is telling us what we can or cannot buy with our own money. There will always be gasoline powered vehicles because of the power produced by internal combustion compared to the power produced by batteries; which is to say the more power the bigger the battery to the point of rediculousness. My thought is that if the state wants fewer gas powered vehicles on the road it should create a mass transit electric powered system that would emphasize convenience for commuters and everyday shoppers. Of course that would mean vehicles weighing tons more because of the size of batteries and that creates a whole other question of where to dispose of them (also for elelectric car batteries), since they are composed of highly toxic materials that can’t be burnt or buried. These are unintended consequences no- one is willing to grapple with until its too late. I think by 2035 th he electric car fantasy will go the same way the offshore wind farm has gone. Stephen Brickman 206 Stonehenge Dr Phillipsburg,NJ 08865 Stephen.Brickman@gmail.com Sent from my iPhone
NJ is one of the most corrupt and racist places to live. There’s “0” accountability for the criminal acts, corruption, and unfair treatment of the people of this state. It starts with our governor who cares less for truth and honesty. Continue to ruin the lives of the citizens of this state.
Gun owners don't have to talk about guns because they know that they have to come out and vote to protect their constitutional right to bear arms. The Supreme court decision has affirmed that right and somehow our "leaders" haven't learned how to read.
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lETS NOT FORGET that during the pandemic Donald Trump sent the MERCY, a fully equipped, COVID prepared Hospital ship to save lives of victims and healthcare workers . But Murphy in his wisdom would rather send Patients back to nursing homes that were ill-equipped to treat these patients so they could die , rather than utilize a life-saving gift and be like NY governor Cuomo, another anti-Trump tool.
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Murphy doesn’t want to be the president, he wants to be a state trooper.
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Murphy running for President is LAUGHABLE. Nased on what??
lmao imagine supporting lockdowns after the largest mass death event in american history and calling that a feeling driven conclusion? maga chuds never fail to disappoint
So....about those 56 machines in Bergen... <<>>
He;s "vacationing" at his villa in Italy, while Covid surges and the state is paralyzed by "remote work"............translation: NO WORK
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keeping up with the news
That is what happens in practicality when they are "suspending their disbelief" (HR Clinton) in real numbers and going on predictive models to make decisions. And then after doing that, they vote with "feelings."
Murphy celebrates "a full week of declining numbers" then says "status quo of lockdown will remain until new cases and fatalities decrease." So, which of Murphy's statements is accurate? He said 2 opposite things in a single paragraph of speaking.