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Below is Insider NJ’s Morning Intelligence Briefing:
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “At a time when our politics is polarized and when too many people stay home on Election Day, it is time to empower a new generation of voters so that they may have a say in the future of our great state.” – Senator Zwicker on legislation to lowering the voting age in primaries
TOP STORY: Tammy Murphy Leans Heavily on ‘History’-Making Message
Lawmakers approved legislation allowing some 17-year olds to vote in primaries, according to NJ Monitor.
Legislation requiring union notification in fatal police encounters drew the ire of reformers, according to NJ Monitor.
ICYMI: Groups rallied at the Statehouse against CBT sunset; CBT debate heating up; Murphy took action on bills
In Newark, a city ordinance was introduced to lower the voting age in BOE elections.
In Clark, the state opened a civil rights investigation, according to NJ.com.
In Clifton, the council nixed hiring additional police, according to NorthJersey.com.
In Haledon, an apartment building plan was rejected on the site of a former hot dog stand, according to NorthJersey.com.
In Hoboken, Councilman DeFusco reflected on his 8 years in office, according to TAPinto.
In Fanwood, the council designated the library as a book sanctuary, according to TAPinto.
In Jackson, vandals made ‘war zone’ damage at a Jewish congregation, according to the Asbury Park Press.
In Ocean City, the city is moving to build a new airport terminal, according to the Press of Atlantic City.
In Washington Township, the BOE approved a new transgender student policy, according to NJ Hills.
ICYMI: In Jersey City, Walker gearing up for mayor; in Jackson, settlement approved; in Atlantic City, Small fundraised; in Trenton, disconnect between Statehouse and city; in Old Bridge, the BOE voted to ‘acknowledge’ support for transgender policy; in JC, O’Dea kicked off candidacy, McGreevey launched candidacy as mayoral battle begins, could lead to HCDO war; in Parsippany, Hernandez appears headed to win; in Clark, mayor charged; in Bayonne, city grappling w/ gentrification
AROUND THE WEB:
Designing the future of NJ’s flood-prone lands
Jon Hurdle, NJ Spotlight
- At the corner of Weber Avenue and Loniewski Street in Sayreville, empty brown lots sit between a quiet former residential street and a line of phragmites-choked wetland bordering the South River about a quarter-mile away.
NJSEA will once again fund an UFC event at Prudential Center. Price tag? $5M
Katie Sobko, NorthJersey.com
- For the second time this year, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority seems poised to dedicate millions of dollars to an event at Prudential Center. A resolution the board of commissioners was expected to approve Thursday morning will allocate $5 million to the Newark arena for a mixed martial arts event next summer.
When will the flooding and evacuations end in North Jersey following storm?
Amanda Wallace, Kyle Morel, Lucas Frau, NorthJersey.com
- Although this week’s intense rainstorm has come to an end, the flooding it caused has not and many neighborhoods and roads around North Jersey are still underwater days later. One of the reasons for this is because, in a lot of places, the flooding was exacerbated by overflowing rivers that unfortunately took hours to crest and recede, especially larger rivers that are fed by tributaries such as creeks and coastal bodies of water.
NJCPA marks 125 years serving Garden State accounting industry
Matthew Fazelpoor, NJBIZ
- 2023 was a special year for the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA), as the organization marked its 125th anniversary serving the needs of and empowering accounting and finance professionals here in the great Garden State.
Perfect partners: Thomas/Boyd Communications celebrates 25th anniversary
Tom Bergeron, roi-nj.com
- Pam Boyd remembers the time Liz Thomas first mentioned they should start a firm together. They were at dinner, shortly after a merger of PR firms had brought them together — and shortly after Thomas realized Boyd was the real deal. “Liz was telling me that she had been thinking about starting her own business, and then she said, ‘Would you like to join me — not as my employee, but as my business partner?’” Boyd recalled.
For the sake of citizens, Trenton City Council needs to challenge mayor about healthcare
LA Parker, The Trentonian
- The purview of City Council members includes oversight of Resolutions, Ordinances, Budget Adoption, Advice and Consent, Investigative Powers, Conduct Business Meetings Under Robert’s Rules, and Review All Contracts. Nowhere exists any stipulation, suggestion, idea or thought that City Council should have an amicable relationship with the mayor. Of course, most people hope the mayor and members of City Council exhibit an ability to perform city business successfully.
Questions swirl around dental records said to clear reputed mobster in Toms River mob hit
Kathleen Hopkins, Asbury Park Press
- What took prosecutors so long to obtain dental records that an organized crime figure says proves his alibi for a decades-old murder? What made prosecutors suspect the dental records were altered, and why, after they sent them to the FBI for a rush analysis that established they were doctored, was there no hurry to retrieve them upon learning the alterations destroyed the defendant’s alibi?
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