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Below is Insider NJ’s Morning Intelligence Briefing:
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “She has been called a co-governor since her husband, Phil, was elected six years ago. It’s a term she often has rejected, but the reality is this: Tammy Murphy showed up in Trenton from Day One and continues to be a presence and a force in this administration. She spends more time in Trenton than some of the people who were elected and paid to be there.” – Former Governor and Senator Codey on First Lady Tammy Murphy
TOP STORY: Codey Backs Tammy Murphy for United States Senate
Take a look at the list of receptions and events during the League.
Senator Codey threw his support behind First Lady Tammy Murphy for Senate, while expressing his disgust with Senator Menendez.
In LD21, Senator Bramnick touted his re-election in a district that President Biden had won in 2020.
In LD30, Monmouth County GOP Chair Golden wants answers from Ocean County following the loss of a Assembly seat, according to SaveJersey.
Democrats say their affordability message won out on Election Day, according to NJ Monitor.
ICYMI: Who’s Up And Who’s Down post-election; parental rights issue lost big; in LD3, Durr defeated; in LD4, Moriarty prevailed; in LD11, Senator prevailed, calling it the ‘greatest landslide‘; in LD14, Greenstein prevailed; in LD16, Zwicker prevailed; in LD25, Bucco prevailed; in LD38, Lagana prevailed
Senate President Scutari was reaffirmed for a second term leading the Senate.
Senate Minority Leader Bucco was reaffirmed for another term.
Speaker Coughlin was reaffirmed for a 4th term.
Assembly Republicans reaffirmed Assemblyman DiMaio as Minority Leader.
Senator Sarlo demanded $100M from Orsted’s escrow account for abandoning their commitment for the Ocean 1 and Ocean 2 wind projects.
ICYMI: Donohue will serve as Acting Executive Director of ELEC.
In Jersey City, former Governor McGreevey formally launched his candidacy for mayor, as the battle begins for 2025.
In Bellmawr, the AG’s Office is investigating a fatality in the lobby bathroom at the NJ State Police station.
In Cape May, the city voted to increase beach tag fees, according to the Press of Atlantic City. A new seawall is in the works, according to the Press of Atlantic City.
In Eatontown, the Democrats swept, according to the Asbury Park Press.
In Florham Park, the GOP won the council races, according to NJ Hills.
In Middlesex, the schools settled a ‘systemic racism’ lawsuit, according to MyCentralJersey.
In Mount Olive, Nicastro won the mayor’s seat, according to NJ Hills.
In Oradell, the splitting of the administrator and clerk position is the center of a lawsuit, according to the Bergen Record.
In Palisades Park, two new faces are joining the council, according to the Bergen Record. The administrator placed on leave filed a lawsuit, according to the Bergen Record.
In Ramsey, two new members are joining the BOE, according to the Bergen Record.
AROUND THE WEB:
Can winning NJ Democrats offer some guidance to the Biden campaign? They should | Stile
Charles Stile, NorthJersey.com
- New Jersey Democrats did not invite President Joe Biden to appear along their fall campaign trail. Biden was not asked to swoop into buzz-generating, get-out-the-vote rallies in Holmdel and Hackensack as his old boss, Barack Obama, was asked to do in 2009, on behalf of then-Gov. Jon S. Corzine.
Waging MAGA culture wars costs NJ Republicans | Editorial
Star-Ledger Editorial Board
- It will take time to attain a full understanding of what went wrong for New Jersey’s Republicans Tuesday night, but we know this much: The narrative they spouted in the 2023 election cycle has already found its rightful place in the dustbin of political history. In the end, voters didn’t agree that transgender kids and books on gender identity were the millstones of our collective morality.
Christie stuck to his plan at 3rd GOP debate. Our takeaways and analysis.
NJ.com Staff
- Chris Christie went to Miami for the third Republican debate with a plan. He stuck with it. For better or worse. This was his strategy for the debate: Let the two people duking it out for second place behind Trump go after each other, he said on Tuesday. Stay out of the muck. Remind viewers there’s an adult in the room, that people are facing big problems and they need a serious, knowledgeable nominee.
Democrats run wild in New Jersey
Jeff Edelstein, The Trentonian
- New Jersey and blue: Perfect together. Yep, I dusted off former Gov. Tom Kean’s old tourism slogan — “New Jersey and you, perfect together” — switched out “you” for “blue,” and there ya go. What a night for New Jersey Democrats. They just plowed through the state Tuesday, crushing Republican hopes to turn the Assembly red. In fact, not only did the Democrats retain control of the Assembly, they even picked up more seats.
Turnout and taxes: Keys to Democrats’ election dominance?
Briana Vannozzi, NJ Spotlight
- Democrats said they took hard-learned lessons from 2021 into yesterday’ elections, and that prevented Republicans’ hoped-for “red wave” from materializing. Low voter turnout was also a factor in this year’s elections. What made the difference for those who voted? We discuss the election results with Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, and Ashley Koning, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling.
Ted Sherman, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
- Special investigation: Why did 2 firefighters die in a ship fire that looked so routine?
2023 general election: The biggest winners and losers in Hudson County
John Heinis, Hudson County View
- The 2023 general election is now finally in the books, so let’s take a look at the biggest winners and losers in Hudson County.
Voters agree to fund art and music programs in Greenwich Twp. schools, unofficial results say
Rudy Miller, For lehighvalleylive.com
- Voters decided Tuesday to authorize funding to reinstate art and music classes at two schools in Warren County, according to unofficial results. The vote was 771-537 to bring back those programs at Greenwich Township Elementary School and Stewartsville Middle School, according to unofficial results posted on the Warren County Elections results website.
Trenton school scores are not the whole picture, but deserve some attention
LA Parker, The Trentonian
- In April, New Jersey released the results of its school ratings system for the first time since a pandemic halted standardized testing. While these student, school and district performance report cards should not reference as a complete calculation of successful teaching and learning endeavors, they can identify both successful and non-successful efforts in education systems.
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