Below is Insider NJ’s Morning Intelligence Briefing:
TOP STORY: Partially Gloomy N.J. Dems Ready to Find Themselves in 2025
Download and read Insider NJ’s 2024 Out 100: Power List by Jay Lassiter.
A look at the election number show Democrats lost strength in the state, but might not translate into ‘swing state’ status yet.
Governor Murphy and President-elect Trump have a surprisingly strong personal relationship, according to NJ Monitor.
Governor Murphy and NJGOP Chairman Hugin addressed the election, according to NJ Spotlight.
Voters aren’t familiar with 2025 gubernatorial candidates.
The state relaunched its ats website, according to NJ Spotlight.
Cumberland County races remain close, according to NJ Globe.
Senator-elect Kim says his win has changed NJ politics ‘forever’, according to NJ Monitor.
Rep. Van Drew says he’s unsurprised by the election results, calling the state ‘purple’, according to NJ Globe.
ICYMI: Murphy addressed the loss of Democratic strength on election day
Partially gloomy over the presidential election, NJ Democrats are ready to find themselves ahead of 2025.
Hispanic community Democratic dissatisfaction has grown, evidenced in Passaic County.
GOP gubernatorial candidate Senator Bramnick faces a more difficult path following President-elect Trump’s victory.
Allies of GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli see two statewide advantages in a Trump-altered landscape.
Hispanic leaders pledged support to Rep. Gottheimer for Governor, according to NJ Globe.
Rep. Watson Coleman endorsed Mayor Baraka for Governor, according to NJ Globe.
Morris County Democratic Chair Duarte is looking ahead to 2025, saying ‘I’ll be damned’ if a Republican wins the governorship.
Former NJDSC Chair Senator Cryan says the election should serve as a self-reflection point for Democrats.
As the GOP romped in Monmouth County, Spadea picked up a few points.
A war room, street strewn view of the 2024 battleground of PA.
NJDSC Chairman Jones released a statement on the election.
NJEA President Spiller made his case for governor, according to NJ Spotlight.
In CD7, Trump won the swing district, and Rep. Kean did even better, according to NJ Globe.
In LD21, Macurdy will seek the Assembly Democratic nomination, according to NJ Globe.
In LD24, Assemblymembers Fantasia and Inganamort launched their re-election bids.
In LD39, Assemblymen Auth and Azzariti launched their re-election bids.
ICYMI: Insider NJ’s Who’s Up and Who’s Down post-election; Altman conceded to Kean
Assemblyman Barlas discusses affordability with Steve Adubato (video).
Governor Murphy announced a MOU between the NJEDA and Investment Association.
The state launched an initiative to end veteran homelessness over two years.
ICYMI: Guv converged at housing conference; Haytaian passed away; Bramnick bucked his party
There are several close municipal races to watch, according to NJ Globe.
In Howell, the GOP mayoral candidate won the election, despite disunity within the local GOP.
In Marlboro, voters elected a split BOE ticket.
In Chatham, the BOE heard a resounding ‘no’ from the public on ending overnight field trips, according to NJ Hills.
In Dunellen, the town received a ‘Great Downtown’ designation, according to MyCentralJersey.
In Hawthorne, water bills could rise 18% in the next two years, according to NorthJersey.com.
In Hoboken, the late Councilwoman Giattino’s funeral will be held this week, according to Hudson County View.
In Jersey City, the council will vote on the first step to bring rec centers to each ward, according to Hudson County View.
In Madison, an agreement was reached to purchase and preserve Drew Forest, according to NJ Hills.
In Montville, the lawn sign debate continues, according to TAPinto.
In Ocean City, Bible study was proposed for students, according to the Press of Atlantic City.
In Paterson, the sewer utility faces a $2M deficit, according to Paterson Press.
In Readington, parking issues in parks are being considered, according to NJ Hills.
In Teaneck, the BOE still isn’t complying with the meeting rule, according to the Bergen Record.
In Stanhope, a weed referendum passed, according to NJ.com.
In Westwood, a new program watches over seniors, according to the Bergen Record.
ICYMI: In Hoboken, Councilwoman Giattino passed away; in Howell, little unity w/in GOP; in Marlboro, tensions rising in the BOE race; in Somerville, JFK is on the ballot; in Randolph, council control at stake with huge significance
AROUND THE WEB:
Is congestion pricing dead? One restart option has Jersey roots.
Larry Higgs, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
- Has congestion pricing – the controversial program that would charge a $15 fee to enter parts of Manhattan and is currently on indefinite hold – reached its final dead end?
NJ Advance Media teams with Princeton University to host panel on extremism in N.J.
Riley Yates, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
- Project Extreme, a yearlong investigation by NJ Advance Media into political extremism in New Jersey, will be featured in a panel discussion Tuesday at Princeton University.
Matt Rooney, Save Jersey
- Scott Pressler, the famously tall and long-haired Republican activist credited with helping Pennsylvania Republicans dramatically decrease their voter registration gap in 2024, is now pledging to ply his talents for the Garden State in 2025.
N.J. town sends privatization down the drain | Editorial
South Jersey Times Editorial Board
- A ballot question that affected only Gloucester Township in Camden County provided some of the most interesting results Tuesday. Some residents mounted an active campaign against the township-government-endorsed pending sale of the township’s sewage collection system to New Jersey American Water Co., for a whopping $143 million. Yard signs opposing the sale popped up across the sprawling township of about 67,000.
How Trump could go after the enemies within | Editorial
Star-Ledger Editorial Board
- Americans just elected a president who vows to use the Justice Department to prosecute his political enemies: Time to take stock of this strange new world that we suddenly find ourselves in. How, exactly, could he go after his enemies? He could start by appointing a flunkey as Attorney General, someone like Mike Davis, a Republican lawyer whose name has repeatedly come up as a possible nominee, and has made his vengeful intentions clear.
Why Democrats should cheer up | Moran
Tom Moran, Star-Ledger
- The election is over, and those of us who were knocked down hard by the results need to find ways to get back on our feet, to keep up morale for the next round in this fight. Begin with this: Donald Trump’s vote total in this election was about the same as it was when he lost in 2020. There was no surge in support for him. He won because millions of Democrats didn’t bother to vote this time.
UPDATE: Strong winds to complicate Jennings Creek wildfire that has burned 5,000 acres
Manahil Ahmad, NorthJersey.com
- The Jennings Creek wildfire raging along the New Jersey-New York border stretched to 3,000 acres as of Monday morning, state officials said, but another blaze in Pompton Lakes was finally contained after firefighters battled throughout the weekend.
Photos: A day with Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh
Chris Pedota, The Record/NorthJersey.com
- Mayor Andre Sayegh gives a video interview to his communications team at the new Jeannette Thompson Community Park as the Mayor spends an afternoon checking on the progress of several parks that are under construction and being revitalized in his city.
Borough attorney up for judgeship says political parties can’t fill municipal vacancies
David Wildstein, NJ Globe
- Arguably the most doltish municipal government lawyer in New Jersey today is Frederick C. Raffetto, who happens to be Gov. Phil Murphy’s nominee to serve as a state Tax Court judge. As the Jamesburg borough attorney, Raffetto issued a seemingly heavy-handed legal opinion that the local Republican county committee can’t submit three names to replace a GOP mayor who resigned because the mayor ran off-the-line in the 2023 Republican primary.
Big Bird 2024? Some of NJ’s crazier write-in votes for president
Kylie Moore, NJ1015
- Election season is FINALLY over, Donald Trump is going to be the 47th President of the United States. According to NorthJerey.com, of the over four million New Jersey voters, roughly 98% voted for either of the two major party candidates. Put your opinions on that (positive or negative) aside for a moment, let’s have some fun with the polling numbers.
New Hudson assignment judge may have obfuscated truth while under oath
David Wildstein, NJ Globe
- David Katz, the new Hudson County Assignment Judge, might have intentionally misled a Supreme Court ethics hearing officer about his incessant pursuit of an assignment judge post. During sworn testimony in an attorney ethics complaint in June of 2024 obtained by the New Jersey Globe, Katz was asked about his quest to become an assignment judge. He was asked, “Judge, did you ever publicly campaign for a position as an assignment judge?”
Trust the election system that Trump doubted, Rutgers panel says
Umehani Rehmanji
- Hours after Donald Trump complained of unsubstantiated “massive cheating” by Philadelphia voters scheming to block him from the White House, Americans had reason to trust the election system, political and legal experts said Wednesday.
Veterans: 17 New Jersey governors. Maybe 18 after 2025 governor’s race?
David Wildstein, NJ Globe
- Seventeen of New Jersey’s 56 governors have served in the U.S. military. The last was Jon Corzine, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1969 to 1975. With at least three veterans considering runs for governor in 2025— Steve Fulop, Mikie Sherrill, and Bill Spadea —that number could go up. The first governor of New Jersey, William Livingston, was a Brigadier General of the New Jersey State Militia during the Revolutionary War. He served as governor from 1776 to 1790.
Tom Bergeron, roi-nj.com
- The media release details how Gov. Phil Murphy participated in a roundtable discussion Friday with member companies of the Association of British HealthTech Industries during his economic mission trip to the United Kingdom – and how that group aims to bring a delegation to New Jersey next April.
Cody Miller: New Jersey’s Path Forward
Assemblyman Cody Miller
- When I first began writing this piece, I hoped to be celebrating a fresh chapter in our nation and politics—one inspired by optimism for the results of the 2024 election. While the outcome I envisioned didn’t happen, much of what I intended to say remains critically relevant: the current state of our politics and the path New Jersey must take going forward. The results of the 2024 election should serve as a wake-up call for all of us and as a reminder of the work needed in the state I am proud to call home.
Ranking N.J.’s school superintendents per-student costs. See the full list.
Katie Kausch, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
- Superintendents in New Jersey’s biggest districts tend to make bigger salaries than superintendents in small districts — but that doesn’t tell the whole story.
Wayne Parry, Associated Press
- Opponents of offshore wind energy projects expect President-elect Donald Trump to kill an industry he has vowed to end on the first day he returns to the White House. But it might not be that easy.
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