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Below is Insider NJ’s Morning Intelligence Briefing:
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “These are hard elections. Sometimes, it’s hard to get people engaged..” – CD11 Rep. Sherrill
TOP STORY: Trying to Buck Bucco
Over 23,000 voters cast their votes early over this past weekend, according to NJ Monitor.
AG Platkin announced election safeguards and protection measures.
LGBTQ rights are playing a key role in the upcoming election, according to the Bergen Record.
Opponents dispute the new analysis of the Turnpike expansion project, according to NJ Spotlight.
Governor Murphy spent $12k on stadium events, according to Politico NJ.
Senator Menendez reiterated outrage over the foreign agent accusation, according to NJ Spotlight.
The Atlantic City Expressway took the first step to cashless tolls, according to the Press of Atlantic City.
Hudson County Clerk Maldonado announced extended Division of Elections hours.
Morris County’s Allison Stapleton is retiring after a 34 year career.
ICYMI: Nurses strike sparked national staffing conversation; Cheney says ‘don’t vote for idiots‘; Kean pivoted back to McCarthy while Smith and Van Drew stuck with Jordan; FDU poll finds 70% want Menendez gone
First Lady Tammy Murphy is preparing to run for Senate, according to NJ Globe.
Rep. Sherrill crisscrossed the state over the weekend of behalf of local and state candidates.
Campaigns are ramping up, turning to ‘parental rights’ to win voters, according to NJ Spotlight.
In LD4, Assemblyman Moriarty called on GOP Senate candidate Del Borello to denounce a racist social media post made by his father.
In LD25, Democrats are trying hard to unseat Senate Minority Leader Bucco, targeting his record on abortion.
In CD7, advocates and allies protested Rep. Kean’s vote for Speaker Johnson, noting his record on LGBTQ issues.
Somerset County Republicans called into question $128k in county spending on statues.
Passaic County Democrats face a GOP challenge for commissioner seats and the clerk’s office, according to NorthJersey.com.
Latina Civic announced endorsements.
ICYMI: In LD3, Weinberg slammed Durr; LD11 battleground contest; Murphy swung back at GOP critics; in LD23, Dems putting up a spirited fight; in LD3, Durr, Burzichelli clashing; Malinowski blistered Kean; Battleground dynamics; Sayegh noticeably suburbanized; establishment preparing for Baraka guv race entrance; Senate seat backroom dynamics; CWA released final endorsements; Fulop unveiled affordable housing plan; in LD25, Dems circulating poll showing Clarke leading; in CD3, Murphy announced candidacy; Selen held a fundraiser; Bergen GOP infighting; Glassner undaunted by history
Mounting delays in a state tutoring program are called ‘hugely frustrating’, according to NJ.com.
Businesses say corruption, local politics, and backroom deals are miring the state’s weed rollout, according to NJ.com.
In Atlantic City, Mayor Small burnished statewide support for his re-election.
In Paterson, Mayor Sayegh announced Habib Kader as his new Chief of Staff.
In Franklin Township, Somerset County Democrats called for GOP mayoral candidate Levine to withdraw his candidacy.
In Asbury Park, neighbors fear parking pains with new plans, according to the Asbury Park Press.
In Bernardsville, police will seek state accreditation, according to NJ Hills.
In Bridgewater, Mayor Moench faces a challenge from former Mayor Hayes, according to MyCentralJersey.
In Clinton, residents have more questions than answers about a development tract, according to NJ Hills.
In Long Hill, nine contested races face voters, according to NJ Hills.
In Jersey City, Hudson Commissioner O’Dea has $450k COH ahead of an expected mayoral run, according to Hudson County View.
In Neptune, the administrator was arrested, saying she was a victim of domestic violence, according to the Asbury Park Press.
In Old Bridge, two are running for mayor, according to MyCentralJersey.
In Wall, parents sued a school alleging negligence, according to the Asbury Park Press.
ICYMI: In Chatham Township, Mayor Felice hit the doors
AROUND THE WEB:
Murphy prays for two-state solution in Middle East, no Hamas involvement
Briana Vannozzi, NJ Spotlight
- Gov. Phil Murphy said he is praying “for a peaceful, comprehensive, ultimately that elusive two-state solution” in the Middle East, “where everyone can live peacefully side by side. That cannot in any way, shape, or form include Hamas. Israel has every right to defend itself against Hamas.” “Hamas perpetrated a barbaric assault,” he said. “We have to call that out explicitly and unequivocally, for the innocent lives lost and killed in Israel. And by the same token, we’re now seeing innocent lives lost on all sides of this.”
Cancel culture grinches target Halloween | Editorial
Star-Ledger Editorial Board
- Tomorrow is Halloween, a festive occasion filled with innocent fun, yet we are suddenly compelled to defend the joys and benefits it brings to all — and we are not even including Dave Barry’s observation about this being the only day when back hair is fashionable.
Newark kids are failing. Why take droves of school officials to a luxury hotel? | Editorial
Star-Ledger Editorial Board
- At least 19 school officials from Newark, led by the superintendent, have been hobnobbing at a luxury waterfront hotel in San Diego with a poolside bar that faces the bay, $20 cocktails, tuna niçoise and Wagyu beef.
Can you get your scripts? Pharmacists at NJ drug stores call out
Dan Alexander, NJ1015
- Pharmacists at several national drug store chains are planning another work stoppage to protest their working conditions. Workers at CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens nationwide have vowed to call out sick on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Shane Jerominski told Fox Business. Jerominski, a licensed pharmacist who heads a group called the Accidental Pharmacist, is coordinating the protest.
NJ’s Gottheimer verbally attacked by Democratic congressman
Dan Alexander, NJ1015
- New Jersey Congressman Josh Gottheimer was verbally attacked on CNN by Indiana U.S. Rep. Andre Carson for his tweet describing the vote by 15 Democrats against a resolution supporting Israel and condemning Hamas as “despicable.” The resolution was largely symbolic and passed by a vote of 412-10-6. It was criticized by some Democrats, including Carson, for not mentioning the casualties in the Gaza strip during Israel’s retaliation for the Oct. 7 that left 1,400 dead.
Best of the best: N.J. Hall formally inducts 12 new members
ROI-NJ Staff
- There were sports stars and entertainers, business leaders, public servants and artists. Of course, this being Jersey, it’s hard to start any recap of the 2023 New Jersey Hall of Fame inductee ceremony without starting with Bruce.
Edna Mahan women’s prison, a history
NJ Spotlight
- In 1911, the New Jersey state Legislature provided funds for the purchase of a large farm in then rural Hunterdon County to create a place for female offenders who had, until then, been housed at what was known as Trenton State Prison. The facility — the New Jersey State Reformatory for Women at Clinton — was ready two years later.
Segregated: Newark discussion highlights NJ school segregation
Samantha Lauten, Chalkbeat Newark
- Chalkbeat Newark, alongside WNYC and NJ Spotlight News, welcomed community members and students to a panel discussion Thursday on school segregation in New Jersey, an issue spotlighted by a recent state Superior Court opinion in the Latino Action Network’s lawsuit against the state.
Trenton Water Works to suspend residential shutoffs for the fall and winter
The Trentonian
- Trenton Water Works (TWW) announced today that it is temporarily suspending its practice of shutting off residential customers for bill nonpayment. This is to comply with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs’ (DCA) Winter Termination Program. “It is TWW’s policy not to shut off customers for nonpayment during the winter months,” said Sean Semple, Director of the city’s Department of Water and Sewer. “However, we will continue to send shutoff notices to delinquent commercial accounts and disconnect services as needed.”
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