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statehouse reporter. new jersey globe. zach@njglobe.com

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Yesterday I asked Rep. Mike Sherrill, the Democratic nominee for governor, her thoughts on whether N.J. should redraw its congressional map. She deferred to voters: β€œThat would require a constitutional amendment, that would really be up to the people of New Jersey.”

05.08.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

nvm I learned the writer went to Michigan State β€” they don’t know what it’s like to win, can’t blame em

05.08.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No. Sports is about winning. I need my team to instill heartbreak in our opponents

05.08.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Tarik Skubal is a scary scary scary man

02.08.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Arnau has denied the allegations of abuse. Several top Democrats in the state have called on him to refute the allegations or drop out of the race. Arnau declined to comment today, referring to advice from counsel

21.07.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Assembly nominee accused of abuse faces criminal summons after sharing nude photos - New Jersey Globe A New Jersey physician filed a criminal complaint against Democratic Assembly nominee Ron Arnau on Monday, saying the candidate illegally shared nude

After a physician accused Assembly candidate Ron Arnau of abuse from 2014-16, Arnau shared images he claimed were exculpatory with the Globe, including several nude photos of his accuser. Today, a criminal complaint was filed against him for sharing the images newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/...

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Assembly nominee accused of abuse faces criminal summons after sharing nude photos - New Jersey Globe A New Jersey physician filed a criminal complaint against Democratic Assembly nominee Ron Arnau on Monday, saying the candidate illegally shared nude

After a physician accused Assembly candidate Ron Arnau of abuse from 2014-16, Arnau shared images he claimed were exculpatory with the Globe, including several nude photos of his accuser. Today, a criminal complaint was filed against him for sharing the images newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/...

21.07.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Murphy doesn’t rule out redistricting as Texas, California consider new maps - New Jersey Globe Amid reports that New Jersey could be part of a Democratic counter to Republican congressional redistricting efforts, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday that

newjerseyglobe.com/redistricing...

21.07.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Trump administration says Delaney Hall is full of dangerous criminals. ICE statistics say otherwise. - New Jersey Globe When Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and three of New Jersey’s Democratic members of Congress got involved in a scuffle with immigration officials outside the

Full article here, which is from yesterday: newjerseyglobe.com/immigration/...

18.07.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My colleague Joey obtained data about who is being held in Newark’s Delaney Hall from ICE, which show few convicted criminals in the facility, despite the Trump administration’s insistence otherwise. The numbers were then mocked by DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlinβ€”the department overseeing ICE.

18.07.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mapping three close calls for Assembly incumbents - New Jersey Globe This year’s set of Assembly primaries was among the most anticipated in decades, with many progressives and anti-establishment figures hoping to knock out

A couple assembly primary maps: newjerseyglobe.com/campaigns/ma...

11.07.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

George finally got his apartment

09.07.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Physician accuses North Jersey Assembly candidate of domestic abuse - New Jersey Globe A New Jersey physician has alleged that Ron Arnau, a Democratic nominee for a state Assembly district in North Jersey, physically and emotionally abused

A New Jersey physician accused Ron Arnau, a Democrat running for state Assembly in North Jersey, of physical and emotional abuse during a relationship from 2014 to 2016. Story: newjerseyglobe.com/campaigns/ph...

09.07.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Everywhere I look, I see The Shirt …

09.07.2025 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Disappointed to see that Clyburn didn’t make Newsom wear The Shirt

09.07.2025 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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You know, George, that's an onion... / S05E03 The Glasses

08.07.2025 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gavin Newsom is not a person who can be aware of Bamberg, South Carolina, not to mention visit it. That does not compute in my head

08.07.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A 2140? Back in my day the max was 1600

08.07.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It appears this Jersey City police officer disappeared from the job for more than five years, then returned only to be suspended for 90 days. But still kept his job. What?

07.07.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In an interview with Hasan Minhaj, Gov. Phil Murphy discusses the great drone fiasco of last winter:

04.07.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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watching fighting in the age of loneliness @jonbois.bsky.social

04.07.2025 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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02.07.2025 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5770    πŸ” 566    πŸ’¬ 140    πŸ“Œ 57
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Murphy signs final budget of tenure - New Jersey Globe Gov. Phil Murphy signed the final budget of his tenure into law Monday night, a $58.8 billion piece of legislation that he said will further strengthen

new signed budget dropped newjerseyglobe.com/governor/mur...

01.07.2025 04:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Budget was signed before midnight. All is well

01.07.2025 04:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No budget signing announcement has been made … if it hasn’t been signed (and who knows what’s happening behind the scenes), the state government is technically shut down. I imagine it’s minutes away, but as of now it’s late

01.07.2025 04:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

β€œUntenuous.” I’ve also done β€œrehaul” recently

01.07.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No, no presser for this one

01.07.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s been brought to my attention that, in a recent article of mine, I used a word that technically doesn’t exist. Ok. What are you going to do about it

01.07.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well that didn’t work

01.07.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

10:20 and the governor has not yet signed the budget (or at least announced it). Posting this to serve as a jinx so the announcement will come and we can call it a night

01.07.2025 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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