The ballot system is one of the most obvious examples of how Murphy has taken positions that threaten to alienate the progressives who have supported him.
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It’s pretty clear Gov. Murphy is relishing the attention his predecessor continues to get by appearing on TV and teasing a presidential campaign. Murphy this week nixed a bill that would have essentially re-started and made permanent former Gov. Chris Christie’s Red Tape Review Commission, taking a couple big shots at Christie in the process.
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After years of its partners making direct political contributions to the tune of tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole & Giblin’s reportable donations in 2020 would barely cover the rent of a cold water flat.
The firm s lone reportable contribution in 2020 was $1,000 from DeCotiis partner Bart Mongelli to Sen. Nicholas Sacco (D-Hudson) in October. Had Mongelli not sent that check, the firm would not have had to detail each of its contracts with New Jersey agencies, municipal governments, public universities and authorities in a lengthy annual pay-to-play statement. That book of business has been worth between $10 million and $17 million in each of the last 13 years, according to its filings.