Ry Rivard
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RUNNING ON EMPTY: After generating international headlines for charging soccer fans nearly $100 to travel to the World Cup, New Jersey’s bus and train system is carrying far fewer passengers to MetLife Stadium than expected www.politico.com/newsletters/...
How missing the World Cup broke Italian politics
Global power is in flux. Your daily guide to what comes next.
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The countless control rooms running the World Cup in New York and New Jersey www.politico.com/live-updates...
The countless control rooms running the World Cup in New York and New Jersey
And just wait till the July 4 weekend ...
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‘We're going to need a bigger boat’: New Jersey prepares for Amtrak meltdowns during World Cup www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
‘We're going to need a bigger boat’: New Jersey prepares for Amtrak meltdowns during World Cup
A recent series of fires and electrical problems at New York Penn Station have transit leaders on edge.
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In America, FIFA head Gianni Infantino has found himself foiled not only by democracy but the country’s federalism – the separation of national and state power that gives local officials unique power. He can blame Thomas Jefferson for that. www.politico.eu/newsletter/f...
FIFA discovers democracy
Global power is in flux. Your daily guide to what comes next. By RY RIVARD Send tips here | View in your browser FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks to the media during a press conference on Jun…
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The mayor of the sports world www.politico.com/newsletters/... w/ Calder McHugh
The mayor of the sports world
Global power is in flux. Your daily guide to what comes next.
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New Jersey's Mikie Sherrill rejects criticism of State Police response at Delaney Hall www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
New Jersey's Mikie Sherrill rejects criticism of State Police response at Delaney Hall
During her monthly radio call-in show, the Democratic governor fielded several questions about actions to quell protests.
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Ry Rivard@ryrivard.bsky.social · 2mo agoNew Jersey governor’s attempt to ‘lower the temperature’ is drawing heat instead www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
New Jersey governor’s attempt to ‘lower the temperature’ is drawing heat instead www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
New Jersey governor’s attempt to ‘lower the temperature’ is drawing heat instead
Democrat Mikie Sherrill is trying to head off deeper tensions at a detention facility, but her administration is taking criticism.
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Sherrill, Newark mayor back partial curfew in New Jersey’s largest city www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
Sherrill, Newark mayor back partial curfew in New Jersey’s largest city
The move is another attempt by New Jersey Democrats to avoid federal intervention.
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New Jersey’s Democratic governor is attempting to head off a surge of federal authorities, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, that she fears could create the kind of chaos seen earlier this year in Minneapolis. www.politico.com/news/2026/05... w/ @danieljhan_ & @MyahWard
Sherrill tries to ‘lower the temperature’ at immigration detention facility
The governor announced plans to create protected protest zones at Delaney Hall.
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Sherrill planning to delay landmark coastal development/climate change rules subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
POLITICO Pro: Sherrill planning to delay landmark climate change rules
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The U.S., Canada and Mexico are figuring out how to stage a World Cup together. New York and New Jersey can’t. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
New York and New Jersey are turning the World Cup into an interstate turf war
With dueling plans to cut transit costs for fans, neighboring governors Mikie Sherrill and Kathy Hochul are both claiming home-field advantage.
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LIRR and five unions representing its workers left another round of negotiations today without a deal to avoid a strike that could begin Sat. The two sides are not scheduled to meet again until Wed. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
POLITICO Pro: LIRR, unions fail to reach deal as strike looms
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The World Cup, swept into Washington’s partisan vortex, splits into red and blue. w/ Sophia Cai www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
Soccer finally has the only 2 teams that matter in America
The World Cup, swept into Washington’s partisan vortex, splits into red and blue.
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The East Coast’s signature climate policy is poised to spike electricity prices just as governors are desperate to lower them. w/ Marie J. French, Adam Aton and Mona Zhang www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
Virginia’s carbon market comeback risks a multistate affordability crunch
State policymakers appear unprepared for a potential increase in power bills driven by a doubling of emissions credit prices as Virginia gears up to rejoin a regional climate program.
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New Jersey is backing away from its plans to charge $150 to ride the state’s bus and train system to the World Cup. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
New Jersey cuts World Cup fare by 30 percent
The Sherrill administration said it had found sponsors and "non-taxpayer dollars" to cut the fare to $105 from $150.
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ALL’S FARE: City Council Speaker Julie Menin portrayed Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration today as stuck running a failing mass transit discount program. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Menin’s Fair Fares push tests Mamdani
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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s Department of Environmental Protection nixed a rule change that would have required more reporting of known pollution, marking a sharp departure from a Murphy era proposal the commercial real estate industry opposed. subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter/2...
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FIFA faces the World Cup’s toughest opponent: New Jersey www.politico.com/news/2026/05... w/ Sophia Cai
FIFA faces the World Cup’s toughest opponent: New Jersey
FIFA got what it wanted from dictators and oil sheikhs. Elected politicians in the Garden State are proving harder to please.
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I’M AT THE COMBINATION NEW YORK NEW JERSEY Gov. Hochul & Sherrill’s press shops have been engaged in a social media tit-for-tat over exactly where World Cup matches will be played. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
WFP’s Consultant Crossover
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FREE KICKS: After days of headlines about exorbitant costs to get to the World Cup, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday unveiled a series of free watch parties in each borough. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Kat and Zo’s affordability goooooaaaals
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An unexpected convergence of threats — from labor strife and high ticket prices to geopolitical turmoil and culture-war politics fanned by Donald Trump — is turning the event into a nationwide stress test w/ @DanielNMiller www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
Big-city politicians are starting to worry about the World Cup
A long-planned spectacle collides with the messy domestic politics and global instability of the present.
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If President Donald Trump floats past Manhattan on a warship for America’s 250th birthday, don’t be surprised.
Ry Rivard@ryrivard.bsky.social · 4mo agoSoccer, sailors and Swift: The summer weekend that already has New York officials on edge www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
Soccer, sailors and Swift: The summer weekend that already has New York officials on edge www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
Soccer, sailors and Swift: The summer weekend that already has New York officials on edge
Why a July 4 of soccer, sailors and Swift already has New York officials on edge.
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The Trump administration on Thursday said it would end its chokehold on money for a major expansion of the New York City subway system. w/ @rylan_digirapp who is in court in DC for us as at this very moment subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
POLITICO Pro: Trump administration plans to release money for Second Avenue Subway after MTA lawsuit
President Donald Trump has for months bottled up promised money for the project.
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First steps, but not free buses amid tight budget and Democratic disagreement on how to lower transit costs www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
Free buses in New York? Even Mamdani isn’t holding his breath.
The mayor campaigned on a plan to make buses free. But it isn’t going to happen this year, he acknowledged in an interview.
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One of the new casinos approved for New York City is already behind schedule. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
POLITICO Pro: New York City casino misses planned opening
Resorts World is still planning to open its expanded gaming facility in Queens by June 1.
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