Below is Insider NJ’s Morning Intelligence Briefing:
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I think he has projected a great image for our state internationally – and a great image for state domestically. That could have impact for years.” – NJ Chamber of Commerce President Bracken on Governor Murphy’s business legacy
TOP STORY: Sherrill and Malinowski on the New Trump Era: ‘Be Unafraid. Be Very Unafraid.’
In CD7, Bennett posted a $125k fundraising haul in the first day of her campaign.
In CD11, Grayzel is eying Rep. Sherrill’s seat if she wins the gubernatorial race.
Rep. Gottheimer says that cutting taxes is good policy, according to NorthJersey.com.
Rep. Sherrill and former Rep. Malinowski held a Facebook Live event.
A Piscataway progressive group endorsed Mayor Baraka for Governor, according to NJ Globe.
Longtime Passaic County Commissioner Lepore won’t seek re-election, according to NJ Globe.
In LD23, two GOP mayors are seeking an Assembly seat, according to MyCentralJersey.
ICYMI: Bad blood prevailed in the GOP debate; Dems kicked around issues; Kranjac jumped into GOP guv primary; Bramnick predicted victory; Spiller doubled back to Christie
In Bloomfield, Steve Fulop will run with three council candidates, according to NJ Globe.
In Clark, the racist corrupt mayor was finally brought down, despite his popularity, according to NJ.com.
In Franklin Lakes, the town advanced a affordable housing plan, according to NorthJersey.com.
In Hawthorne, the Shade Tree Commission set the record straight on public comment time, according to TAPinto.
In Jackson, the town is being sued by a developer over a housing dispute, according to the Asbury Park Press.
In Lakewood, a court ordered a new review of denied new home tracts, according to the Asbury Park Press. The budget shortfall sparked teacher shortage concerns, according to the Asbury Park Press.
In Montclair, the council discussed the township manager hire, according to TAPinto.
In North Wildwood, Cape May legislators say use offshore wind money to widen the beach instead, according to the Press of Atlantic City.
In Readington, the sign-stealing trial was delayed, according to NJ Globe.
In South River, a whistleblower lawsuit with a fired dispatcher was settled, according to MyCentralJersey.
In Wildwood, the town is in talks to bring the airshow to the city, according to the Press of Atlantic City.
ICYMI: In Newark, a ICE raid drew outrage from officials.
AROUND THE WEB:
Trump’s Gaza plan has one glaring problem: He sees it through American eyes | Opinion
Mike Kelly, NorthJersey.com
- So now it’s Gaza? Just two short weeks ago, it was the Panama Canal. And Greenland. And Canada as America’s 51st state. These are just a few of the diplomatic highlights of Donald Trump’s first days in office. To say that the process here seems equivalent to a brainstorming session in a struggling tech start-up is an understatement. This is not “Make America Great Again.” It’s “Throw some spaghetti at the wall to see if it sticks.”
Pennsylvania immigrant jail must let N.J. detainees attend criminal hearings remotely, judge says
Sophie Nieto-Munoz, NJ Monitor
- Federal immigration authorities violated the constitutional rights of people held in a Pennsylvania detention center who were facing criminal charges in New Jersey by blocking their requests to attend court hearings virtually, a federal judge recently ruled.
The rush to change state law on ballot access is a bad look for Trenton
Terrence T. McDonald, NJ Monitor
- Those sneaky little devils in Trenton are at it again. Legislative leaders, bruised by the loss of the county line and unable to figure out a non-unconstitutional way to replicate it, have decided simply to put a larger roadblock in front of would-be candidates seeking to get on the ballot.
Here’s what committees every N.J. member will serve on in the 119th Congress
Joey Fox, NJ Globe
- As the Republican trifecta in Washington gears up to implement its agenda during the 119th Congress, it will matter quite a bit what committees each New Jersey senator and representative serves on, since they will determine what policy areas they get to engage with and what levers of power they can use to fight for New Jersey’s needs.
At least one NJ politician has the balls to do the right thing
Dennis Malloy, NJ1015
- Assemblyman Mike Torrissi Jr., R-Burlington, is calling for the unauthorized immigrant charged with armed assault and carjacking to get deported. I live in the area where the carjacking occurred, and I know how it had people rattled for weeks.
The time a congressman was killed on the Chamber Trip
David Wildstein, NJ Globe
- Just one bit of advice for the nearly one thousand New Jerseyans who will travel by train to Washington today: watch out for those French door balconies. For more than 80 years, the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Walk to Washington and Congressional Reception has been a tradition in New Jersey politics, and after a global pandemic and a hotel closure forced a five-year hiatus, the train ride is back – with nine gubernatorial candidates aboard.
Millions of people may finally receive money in Blue Cross Blue Shield settlement
Kyle Morel, NorthJersey.com
- Millions of Blue Cross Blue Shield subscribers are expected finally to receive money 2½ years after the settlement of a $2.67 billion lawsuit, the health care company said.
Pou, Kean start out as favorites in ’26 races, Cook Political Report states
David Wildstein, NJ Globe
- None of New Jersey’s twelve House seats are on the list of 18 Toss-Up races nationally, according to the Cook Political Report, the dominant independent prognosticator of federal elections in the U.S. New Jersey’s 9th district seat occupied by freshman Rep. Nellie Pou (D-North Haledon) is listed as Lean Democrat. Pou was a late entrant into the race following the death of Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-North Haledon) and won by less than five percentage points (12,575 votes) in a +1 Trump district.
NJ nonprofits cannot sustain high health care costs. Trenton must act | Opinion
Jennifer M. Coffey, Special to the USA TODAY Network
- As the executive director of a small nonprofit, each year I hold my breath as I open the spreadsheet with the health insurance pricing for the year ahead. I prepare my budget for board approval at the end of the calendar year, but don’t see health insurance rates until February, meaning at the end of the year I have to gaze into a crystal ball and try to predict what the rate hikes will be. It is never a question of if prices will go up, it is only a matter of how big of an increase we’ll be facing.
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