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October 13, 2021

New Jersey Politics

Politics

Murphy, Ciattarelli fight over COVID masks, school funding, abortion, white privilege in another heated N.J. gov debate

Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli battled Tuesday night in their second, and final, debate.

By Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Matt Arco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Politics

Is this ‘#@!$ New Jersey’? Democrats mock Republican Ciattarelli over cursing ban.

The state Democratic Party released an ad knocking the Republican governor nominee over his anti-cursing 1994 vote.

By Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Traffic

‘Momentous day’ for NJ Transit commuters with $1.56B contract to replace Portal Bridge

The cranky Portal rail bridge, infamous for getting stuck and delaying tens of thousands of commuters, will be replaced after NJ Transit's board approved a $1.559 billion contract to build a new bridge.

By Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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News

‘We have a 5-alarm fire here.’ Higher costs, delayed goods may turn shipping backlog into a holiday nightmare.

While cargo ships are not stacked up here — as on the West Coast — it might be hard to get some items for Christmas, and they will cost more

By Ted Sherman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Politics

N.J. lawsuit challenging cap on deducting property taxes fails in federal court

New Jersey and three other states asked the courts to throw out the Republican tax law's $10,000 cap on deducting state and local taxes.

By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Opinion

Gottheimer: Both bills should be passed, but let’s get infrastructure first because it’s ready | Opinion

We must get both bills across the finish line the right way — and I’m fully committed to that

By Star-Ledger Guest Columnist

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