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Below is Insider NJ’s Morning Intelligence Briefing:
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Brian Stack has never stuck his nose into a Jersey City election in his life, then all of a sudden two and a half years before the election who the mayor should be. There is no good blood between those guys.” – An insider on Senator Stack’s apparent support for Jim McGreevey for Jersey City mayor in 2025 and apparent dislike for Steve Fulop
TOP STORY: The Measure of a Man: Labor Leader Thomas P. Giblin
The Treasury reported that total major taxes declined by 19.6% in May compared to last year.
The Sweeney Center is warning that state government spending will exceed revenues in the coming years, according to NJ Monitor.
The NJBIA expressed support for the ‘Manufacturing in Higher Education Act’.
The NJ State Policy Lab at Rutgers released a report finding 1/4 of NJ youth are experiencing poor mental health.
NJ Policy Perspective released a report finding one in five workers can still be fired for taking paid family leave.
The Family Success Institute will hold a rally at the Statehouse on Tuesday.
ICYMI: Scutari introduced the StayNJ proposal; Coughlin unveiled StayNJ proposal; Murphy threatens veto of budget; Assemblywoman Yustein sworn-in; legislative leaders gently nudged Murphy closer to lame duck
In Hoboken, Ward 2 council candidate Marla Drucker raised $20k at her kick-off fundraiser.
In Jersey City, the council passed ‘right to counsel’ legislation.
In Manville, Somerset County completed a deforestation project,.
In Allendale, a fire captain is suing over a lack of promotion, according to the Bergen Record.
In Atlantic City, the city was once famous for its gay bars; now it has none, according to the Press of Atlantic City. Councilwoman Dunston took a small lead in the primary race, according to the Press of Atlantic City.
In Denville, the town recognized Pride Month, but the LGBTQ Alliance wants more, according to NJ Hills.
In East Orange, the city unveiled new senior affordable housing, according to TAPinto.
In Franklin, a noise control ordinance was passed, according to TAPinto.
In Freehold, the regional superintendent is leaving, according to the Asbury Park Press.
In Galloway, residents will now have to pay more to buy land from the township, according to the Press of Atlantic City.
In Hackensack, a third lawsuit was filed against the police department, according to the Bergen Record.
In Jackson, the council president is stepping down, according to the Asbury Park Press.
In Mountain lakes, leaf blower noise was discussed by the council, according to NJ Hills.
In New Providence, property revaluations will conducted next year, according to TAPinto. Agreements were approved with unions, according to TAPinto.
In Ocean City, new rules focused on teen behavior go into effect immediately, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
In Peapack-Gladstone, a vice principal is running for council, according to NJ Hills.
In Pompton Lakes, the primary results are finally in, according to NorthJersey.com.
In Verona, contracts were approved for wastewater and sewer plant management, according to TAPinto.
In Wayne, the BOE plans a sweeping referendum on aging facilities, according to NorthJersey.com.
ICYMI: In Hanover, firestorm still raging over policy; in Raritan, Armhizer proposed lowering the age for leg. candidacy; locals grapple with rowdy teens at Shore; in Parsippany, Carifi, Kandi, and McGrath leading; in Dover, Dodd won; in Mendham Township, Todd Christie won; in Toms River, Mayor Hill lost
AROUND THE WEB:
Try Donald Trump for sedition – or don’t try him at all | Mulshine
Paul Mulshine, Star-Ledger Columnist
- After the events of the past few days, it looks like Donald Trump has an easy way to beat those charges stemming from his handling of classified information. He can plead insanity.
Free lunch for all N.J. students? Lawmakers just took first step to make that happen.
Brent Johnson, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
- New Jersey could soon be on a path to phasing in universal free school lunch. A group of Democratic state lawmakers — including state Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin — have sponsored a bill that would require K-12 public schools in the state with meal programs that assist lower-income families to gradually increase eligibility over the next five years.
GEICO wants to jack up your car insurance, latest company to ask for a hike
Karin Price Mueller, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
- GEICO is the latest auto insurance company to ask New Jersey to approve a double-digit rate hike for its policies, according to a letter sent by the company to its customers.
Christie pops into a (very) distant tie for 3rd in New Hampshire
Matt Rooney, Save Jersey
- When we’re talking about the single-digit tier? Talk of “jumping” and popping inside that range may be a little overly-dramatic. Still, Chris Christie is up from 1% to 7% over the last month in the New Hampshire GOP primary according to the latest National Research Poll. He’s presently tied with Senator Tim Scott who, in contrast to Christie’s strategy of hammering the former president, is running as Mr. Nice Guy.
Matt Rooney, Save Jersey
- Twenty Republicans joined House Democrats on Wednesday in voting to table a resolution censuring California’s Adam Schiff (D). One of the votes to table came New Jersey freshman Republican member Tom Kean Jr. of the 7th Congressional District. Kean and the 19 other Republican members have weathered a large volume of criticism from the GOP base and conservative media on social media over the ensuing 24 hours.
Arrests made in thefts of Yogi Berra’s World Series rings, Warhol and Pollock art
Claudia Lauer, Associated Press
- Federal authorities announced charges against a ring of nine people for thefts of millions of dollars worth of paintings, sports memorabilia and other valuables including an Andy Warhol silkscreen, a Jackson Pollock painting and nine World Series rings belonging to the late Yankees catcher Yogi Berra.
Teachers’ dues still feed fat salaries at the NJEA | Editorial
Star-Ledger Editorial Board
- The New Jersey Education Association is the greediest teachers’ union in America: When you compare it to every other state and to the nationals, its top executives earn more, by far, according to a new report.
Is Trump’s obsession with revenge a viable political strategy? He hopes so | Mike Kelly
Mike Kelly, NorthJersey.com
- As he was winding down his speech the other night on the front steps of his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, Donald Trump made a campaign promise on what he might do if voters put him back in the White House. Trump, who spoke for about 30 minutes after returning to New Jersey from Miami, where he pleaded not guilty to 37 separate federal charges of mishandling top-secret documents, did not dip extensively into the usual Republican playbook of campaign pledges.
‘Women of the Century’ for Bergen nonprofit honors six volunteers as it marks 100 years
Deena Yellin, NorthJersey.com
- When Marcia Levy of Englewood became a widow in 1991, after 42 years of marriage, she felt lost. Then a friend invited her to join a group that changed her life: the National Council of Jewish Women’s Bergen County Section. Through 30 years of activism with the organization, she’s worked with the Center for Food Action in Englewood and the Center for Hope & Safety in Rochelle Park, a shelter for domestic violence victims.
Police training company takes fight against state probe to federal court
Dana DiFilippo, NJ Monitor
- A private police training company is escalating its fight against a state watchdog, asking a federal judge to intervene and block state investigators from questioning the company’s owner. Dennis Benigno, the founder and owner of Street Cop Training, has been fighting a probe by the state comptroller of police departments that used public money to send officers to an Atlantic City conference in 2021 headlined by controversial Fox News commentator Tomi Lahren.
New Jersey and our freakin lawn signs
Dennis Malloy, NJ1015
- It wasn’t that long ago that the only time you’ll see a sign on someone’s lawn was if they were selling their home. Maybe if they had a contractor do some roofing, siding or windows you’d see their sign. Yeah, at election time lawn signs of becoming have become more and more prevalent like that’s really gonna change or influence someone’s vote.
State lays out road map for ‘decarbonizing’ homes and buildings
Tom Johnson, NJ Spotlight
- A state agency has crafted what it touts as a first step toward large-scale transformation of New Jersey’s buildings, a plan to reduce emissions from the state’s second-largest source of global-warming pollution.
Push and pull over school policies that ‘out’ students based on gender ID
Bobby Brier, NJ Spotlight
- As school board members across the state work on policies that some warn would “out” students based on their gender identity, advocates and mental health professionals say that these practices have negative effects on young people who identify as LGBTQ+. These concerns from mental health professionals are in contrast to lobbying by parent groups, activists and some state lawmakers who say these school board policies protect parental rights and children.
Hoboken’s ‘Banned Books Read-a-Thon’ still on this weekend after LibsofTikTok post
John Heinis, Hudson County View
- Hoboken’s “Banned Books Read-a-Thon,” scheduled for Saturday afternoon at the public library, is still on this weekend, despite a LibsofTikTok post condemning the event reaching over 630,000 people on Twitter.
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