Matt Friedman
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POLITICO NJ Playbook https://www.politico.com/newjerseyplaybook
New Jersey political insiders have been getting anonymous emails resembling news publications that are trashing George Norcross' foes, including AG Matt Platkin. URL Registration records show at least one of them is linked to Norcross-aligned operative subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
Four years after NJ legalized weed, @SenPresScutari just introduced legislation to re-criminalize buying weed — any amount — from an unlicensed source. 🔒 subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
POLITICO Pro: Scutari seeks to re-criminalize buying small amounts of cannabis from unlicensed dealers
The Senate president said "we want the public to be safeguarded."
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The Assembly Judiciary Committee today is scheduled to consider a bill that would make it a more serious crime to pay for sex than to sell it. www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/...
Many out-of-state retirees are funding Bill Spadea's gubernatorial campaign and PAC with recurring small donations. We reached out to a bunch. Most didn't know who Spadea was. Just two knew they were making frequent donations. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
‘So dirty and rotten’: Candidate for NJ governor’s fundraising tactic confuses some donors
Bill Spadea uses a fundraising strategy that’s come under scrutiny in recent years
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Many out-of-state retirees are funding Bill Spadea's campaign and PAC with recurring small donations. Madison Fernandez and I reached out to a bunch. Most didn't know who Spadea was. Just two knew they were making frequent donations. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Today in NJ Playbook: What do Phil Murphy and Bill Spadea have in common? www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Bill Spadea said at a debate "I’m going to commit to you tonight to serve one term as your governor." The "common sense" meaning was plain, like Murphy's migrant remark. But if you parse the words, as I did, you'll see it could actually mean nothing. See Spadea's comment today.
Some NJ schools are delaying opening Monday because of the Super Bowl. www.politico.com/newjerseypla...
A NJ lawmaker wants to charge tuition to families of undocumented immigrant public school students or face expulsion. The point is to overturn a 42-year-old U.S. Supreme Court decision that these kids have the right to an education. 🔒 subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
POLITICO Pro: Lawmaker moves to charge public school tuition for undocumented students
The measure adds to what far more conservative states have done in trying to overturn a U.S. Supreme Court decision
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Judge dismisses NJ's climate change lawsuit against oil companies.
It's now harder to get on the ballot in NJ. Gov. Murphy just signed a bill increasing the number of petition signatures required.
If the feds drop the charges against Eric Adams and Bob Menendez gets the clemency he seems to be gunning for here, it could usher in a golden age for corruption. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/u...
Justice Dept. Is Said to Discuss Dropping Case Against Eric Adams
Senior officials under President Trump have talked with prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of abandoning the corruption case against New York City’s mayor.
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BREAKING: New York Federal Judge Sidney Stein just said he's sentencing Bob Menendez to 11 years in prison for engaging in a sweeping bribery scheme while head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee “Somewhere along the way, you became, I’m sorry to say, a corrupt politician”
Since December 9, the Absury Park Press has used photos of two helicopters and an American Airlines jet over its "drone' articles. No matter how hard I rag on them. The airplane, at the very least, is painfully obvious.
I'm scared of societal upheaval AI could bring about if millions of people lose their jobs. I hate where social media has taken us. I never thought I'd be a luddite. But here I am, thanking my wife every day for opening a bookshop that goes against the tech tide.
Left: How Bill Spadea characterized a Jan. 6 rioter he just hosted on his show. Right: Descriptions of the video from that day that the rioter posted himself, then deleted, according to the criminal complaint.
Loved walking the dog this morning. Even he, a pyrenees, was like 'wtf?'
Craig Callaway, the notorious operative charged with voter fraud while working on Rep. Jeff Van Drew's 2022 campaign, has reached a plea deal. No details yet. 🔒https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/01/craig-callaway-reaches-plea-deal-with-the-feds-over-voter-fraud-allegations-00199650
The big hearing on George Norcross' motion to dismiss his corruption indictment is tomorrow. Here's how Norcross spent the weekend.
This came in the mail with Gus's (the big one) therapy dog license. Note that the "please" is underlined.
In April, Rep. Josh Gottheimer held a press conference in front of a Planned Parenthood office to announce a bill to protect access to the abortion pill. Eight months later, Gottheimer has not introduced it, despite campaign statements claiming to have done so. www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
Josh Gottheimer promised an abortion protection bill. Eight months later, he hasn’t moved it.
The House Democrat is running for New Jersey governor in a crowded primary field.
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One of the many things I love about growing weed is giving out eighths as Christmas gifts. What costs me ~$2-$3 to grow would cost the recipients $40-$60 at a dispensary. They think I'm being generous, but I'm actually not. Suckers.
Drone hysteria jumps the shark www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Drone hysteria jumps the shark
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Josh Gottheimer faked his Spotify wrapped to make all his top songs Springsteen. Here's the online footprint of real Springsteen super fan Chris Christie from the Napster era www.politico.com/states/new-j...
