Progress for 'Path to Progress' Package Begins in Senate
Outside the Statehouse Annex on Thursday, a few thousand public workers rallied in favor of Gov. Murphy’s planned budget and against the Path to Progress reforms pushed by Senate Pres. Steve Sweeney....
View ArticleHurley Exclusive: Will Senator Chris Brown Seek Re-election?
Brown believes that elective office should not be a career, rather a rather short stay and, “then you go back to the farm and get to work,” he said. Continue reading…
View ArticleState Senator Chris Brown Will Not Seek Re-election
New Jersey State Senator Chris Brown Will Not Seek Re-election Continue reading…
View ArticleSenator Chris Brown (R-LD 2) Endorses Vince Polistina for Senate
What a week of winning it has been for former New Jersey Assemblyman Vince Polistina. Continue reading…
View ArticleHurley Exclusive: Shake-Up?
Well placed Trenton sources have provided the following exclusive to "Hurley in the Morning," on the strict condition that I protect the identities of my sources. Continue reading…
View ArticleUp To Voters
Polls show it's roughly a 50/50 bet, but lawmakers voted Monday to have voters decide this November whether to allow two casinos to be built in North Jersey. Continue reading…
View ArticleAssembly Passes Gas Tax Hike
A 23-cent per gallon hike of New Jersey's gas tax was approved early Tuesday morning by the Assembly, along with a reduction of the state's sales tax to 6 percent. Continue reading…
View ArticleHow Every NJ Assembly Member Voted on the 23-Cent Gas Tax Hike
The deal, to raise the gas tax and lower the sales tax, has been roundly criticized by New Jersey 101.5 audience members and hosts alike. Continue reading…
View ArticlePARCC Scores & Teachers
The full Assembly voted Thursday to stop evaluating teachers in part on the progress their students make in standardized test scores. Continue reading…
View ArticleLast-Ditch Fiscal Plan
Gov. Chris Christie's administration has until Tuesday to decide whether to accept Atlantic City's five-year financial plan or reject it in favor of a takeover. Continue reading…
View ArticleVoters to Decide Whether to Block NJ From Balancing Budget With Polluters’ Money
New Jersey’s crowded 2017 election ballot is already taking shape, as lawmakers voted Monday to propose amending the state constitution to block settlements or awards from environmental lawsuits from...
View ArticleAn Interesting Optic
A very interesting optic will occur tonight in Somers Point at their annual city council reorganization meeting. Continue reading…
View ArticleNo Christie Endorsement
Gov. Chris Christie said Lt. Gov Kim Guadagno would make a good governor, but would not endorse her in the Republican race to succeed him. Continue reading…
View ArticleOnline Gaming At Risk?
Sen. Jeff Sessions opposed the Justice Department memo that paved the path for online gaming in New Jersey and elsewhere. As attorney general, will he reverse it? Continue reading…
View ArticleStop-For-Pedestrians Law
More New Jersey pedestrians have been killed since 2014 than in any three-year stretch since the early 1990s. A proposal seeks to assign them more responsibility for traffic safety. Continue reading…
View ArticleLocal Luncheon and Fundraiser Hopes to Support Victimized Women and Children
The Women’s Center of Southern New Jersey is holding a spring luncheon and fundraiser to benefit individuals in the community affected by violence. Continue reading…
View ArticleDenied Certain Benefits?
A wonderful dad of a United States Coast Guard Officer called me on-air this morning. He advised that his son is being denied certain benefits because the state of New Jersey does not consider him to...
View ArticleHurley: Don't Believe This Poll, Ever.
I have long urged Stockton University to get out of the polling business. Continue reading…
View ArticleLocal Winners: Brown, Mazzeo, Armato, Scheffler, Gilliam
Republican Assemblyman Chris Brown won the Senate seat held by Colin Bell, who was appointed to complete the term that opened when state Sen. Jim Whelan passed away over the summer. Democrats, however,...
View Article2017 Soul Train Awards Winners
See who won trophies at the 2017 Soul Train Awards. Continue reading…
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