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Some good news: Bill Pascrell, Jr. 🇺🇸🇺🇦, hospitalized for two weeks after checking in with a fever, is no longer receiving breathing assistance, per his COS Ben Rich. Doctors "have begun to discuss discharge plans, and continue to anticipate a full recovery."

With Jack Ciattarelli embarking on his third run for governor next year, he’s been campaigning for the governorship for nearly 10 years straight – but can he finally win this time? My (not at all brief) rundown on the long arc of Ciattarelli’s political career: newjerseyglobe.com/governor/a-bri…

The Delaware River Port Authority is suing to block a previously-undisclosed investigation by the NJ comptroller, saying the office can't force the bi-state agency to comply with a subpoena. 🔒subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

IVF is quickly becoming a top issue the NJ cd-7 race. Dem Sue Altman is running hard on protecting IVF. Her GOP opponent, Tom Kean, is pushing back against her attacks and recently introduced a bill to provide IVF tax credits. See more here: politico.com/news/2024/08/1…

Menendez is out

NEWS: An NJEA aligned group could spend $35 million in the 2025 Democratic primary for governor, as per records. The union’s president, Spiller for Governor, is running for governor. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

Very sad news: Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. 🇺🇸🇺🇦, a North Jersey Democrat, has died at 87.

NJ Assemblymember/leg Black caucus chair Shavonda E. Sumter is running for Congress following Rep. Bill Pascrell's passing. “I am definitely going to raise my hand to participate in the convention because I want to continue the work the Congressman has done,” she says in intrvw.

Assemblymember Benjie Wimberly also running for the Congressional seat, leaning into his background as a coach.

At the DNC, Governor Phil Murphy says he’s got a “crush” Chappell Roan.

. Governor Phil Murphy says that there are “two very good candidates running” in the NJ Senate race (Andy Kim and Curtis Bashaw). “I happen to know both of them well! But obviously, I’m a Democrat, so you can imagine where I’m going to be.”

The Times says the Pine Barrens is in "the middle of New Jersey."

NJEA Prez Sean Spiller — who is running for Gov in 2025 — talks affordability, support for raising the minimum wage and so-called sanctuary state policies in a recent sit down interview. politico.com/news/2024/08/2…

This reminds me of my claustrophobic sleeper bus in Vietnam where I stared at a thumbs-up Trump for about eight hours.

Rep. Mikie Sherrill weighed in on ELEC, OPRA, smoking in casinos and the NJ state budget process at an event earlier this week at FDU. All comes as she is expected to enter the '25 gov's race after the November election. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

George Helmy — who will be appointed to the Senate following Senator Bob Menendez’s resignation — says he supports Andy Kim for Senate and canvassed for him during Kim’s 2018 run. Helmy also plans to introduce legislation even though he’ll serve in the Senate for around 3 months.

State Sen. Nellie Pou is poised to be NJ’s next member of Congress. When asked whether there should be conditions on military aid to Israel, Pou told POLITICO “we should continue the arrangements that we currently have” that is at “the very same level of financial support.”

Just over a week ago, Senator Nellie Pou wasn’t really at the top of anyone’s shortlist to succeed the late Rep. Bill Pascrell. Now, she’s likely on her way to Congress. A look inside the behind-the-scenes deal leading to NJ’s first Latina congresswoman: newjerseyglobe.com/congress/how-t…

NEWS: A state judge declined a request for injunctive relief from UAW that sought to ban smoking in casinos. Judge dismisses the lawsuit in a win for the state's casino industry which fought the lawsuit.

News: Governor Phil Murphy makes four direct appointments to the Government Records Council, which oversees OPRA disputes (two members are new to the council and two are being reappointed). subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…