Julie Roginsky, a Democrat, and Mike DuHaime, a Republican, are consultants who have worked on opposite teams for their entire careers yet have remained friends throughout.
Attorney General Matt Platkin said off-duty cops would not face discipline for using cannabis, though Gov.
I was opposed to legalizing weed because I’m a stick in the mud, but if it’s legal, it’s legal.
The problem will arrive when defense attorneys try to throw out an arrest or testimony because a cop tested positive for marijuana consumption, even if he consumed off duty.
Republicans have a shot in the state when Democrats raise taxes too much or go too far on ideologically liberal causes like defunding the police.
How many more times do voters need to send my party a message about affordability before we begin to take broad-based action? We need to stop tinkering on the margins and actually deliver tangible and meaningful relief now.
A federal district judge voided the mask mandate for public transportation – which the Department of Justice will appeal – but Gov.
The Biden administration has been rudderless on masks, unable to advocate for mask-wearing or a termination of mandates.
Oh, and by the way, cases are massively rising in New Jersey as we speak, if you need some scientific data to back up the fact that Transit riders, who are packed like sardines into trains, should still mask up.
Mike: Well, we can’t have three vacancies on the Supreme Court, so hopefully there will be some grown-ups in Trenton who come to a compromise.
Julie: With all due respect to my many friends in the senate, they have the power of advice and consent and if they don’t like a particular nominee, they can vote that person down.
of Education has banned 54 math textbooks for grade school kids, including 28 that “incorporate prohibited topics or unsolicited theories” without providing examples.
Mike: Gov DeSantis is starting to look like a nanny-state liberal the way he tries to micromanage private businesses and now local school districts.
Andy Kim’s hold on the 3rd District has been downgraded from “safe democrat” to “likely Democrat,” even though his district has been redrawn more favorably.
Mike: November is shaping up to be the worst political climate for Democrats in more than a decade, similar to 2010 or 1994, based on Biden’s high inflation and low approvals.
Kim has done an outstanding job but he needs all the help he can get this November if voters are in the mood to send a national message to the party in power.
A note to readers: Mike and Julie are both deeply engaged in politics and commercial advocacy in New Jersey, so both have connections to many players we discuss in this column.
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