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Back in 2012, then-Gov. Chris Christie called then-Office of Legislative Services Chief Budget Officer David Rosen the “Dr. Kevorkian of the numbers” for having more dire revenue estimates than the Christie administration.
Eight years later, we find ourselves in another situation where the executive branch and OLS have different revenue projections. But this time, OLS is saying things are much less dire than the Murphy administration is predicting — by nearly $1.4 billion (0.0064 mastros).
Maybe Murphy will call OLS analyst David Drescher the “Lazarus of the numbers.” Or maybe just “doctor of the numbers” because he makes them better.
Read more about it from Katherine Landergan here.
WHERE’S MURPHY?: In Paterson for a 1 p.m. press conference on baby bonds, which I keep misreading as Barry Bonds, and I don’t even watch baseball. Media: CNN at 4 p.m.
CORONAVIRUS TRACKER: 284 newly-diagnosed cases for a total of 194,667. Five more deaths for a total of 14,213 (not counting 1,783 probable deaths)
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “With the return of limited indoor dining and limited-capacity movie showings, among everything else, we had very few reported cases of knucklehead behavior.” — Gov. Phil Murphy
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: The Star-Ledger’s Paul Mulshine, former real estate commissioner Benjamin Steltzer, Booker staffer Henrique Ferreira, occasional candidate Joseph “Rudy” Rullo, former Press of Atlantic City reporter Derek Harper
WHAT TRENTON MADE
DO YOU REMEMBER THE 21ST NIGHT OF SEPTEMBER? IT'S WHEN YOUR REGISTRATION EXPIRED — “Long, frustrating lines at N.J. MVC linger 2 months after reopening. Could drivers get more extensions?” by NJ Advance Media’s Larry Higgs: “DMVs in some other states have tried to ease the lines by giving drivers more time, pushing expiration dates out to the end of the year or until the pandemic is over … Can New Jersey take the same step? ‘We’ve been asked this a lot. Folks are frustrated by long lines and so am I. There are a lot of options on the table,’ Gov. Phil Murphy said on Thursday. ‘We want to see those lines end as much as everyone.’ … Currently, documents that expired between March 13 and May 31, when MVC facilities were closed for the pandemic, are extended to September 30. Those expiring from June 1 to Aug. 31 were extended to Dec. 31, said William Connolly, an MVC spokesman. However, expiration dates for documents expiring in September or later remain in place, and are not covered by the extensions, he said. Extensions are 'among other options we look at all the time,' Murphy said."
THE FLAG SHALL FLY PROUDLY AS IT ABSORBS TOXIC PARTICLES OVER THE MAJESTIC TURNPIKE — “Turnpike Authority suspends flag ban on Woodbridge overpass,” by Patch’s Carly Baldwin: “There was a public outcry after the New Jersey Turnpike Authority said no flags, including American flags, could fly on the Port Reading/Sewaren bridge over the New Jersey Turnpike. However, Gov. Phil Murphy said he called the Turnpike Authority Tuesday morning and the flags can now remain. ‘The Turnpike Authority was raised in an interview I did this morning. I didn't like what I heard,’ said Murphy in his Tuesday afternoon COVID press conference.”
PRISONS — “For thousands of N.J. prisoners, freedom hangs in balance as money debate breaks out," by NJ Advance Media’s Blake Nelson: “A first-in-the nation proposal to potentially free thousands of prisoners early had looked like a sure thing. Relatives and friends of inmates around the state said many prisoners had already been told they would be released mid-September, anticipating that a bill to reduce sentences for some during a public health emergency (S2519) would be approved by the Legislature and signed by the governor. While it squeaked through the state Senate on Aug. 27, the proposal stalled in the Assembly, which won’t meet again until Sept. 21. And if the bill is changed as some predict, it will take longer to reach Gov. Phil Murphy. 'We are hurt, angry and frustrated,' said Jaime Bailey, whose fiancé is in South Wood State Prison. 'What they’ve done is not right or fair to the inmates nor their families.' The delay exposed tensions between two groups often allied: Advocates for prisoners’ rights and organizations that help inmates find jobs and housing.”
—New Jersey Republicans consider lawsuit against redistricting delay
—“Marchers demand better workplace safety standards for essential workers”
—Opinion:“NJ Transit won't kill Gov. Phil Murphy, but it will kill New Jersey”
—“We went inside 2 N.J. schools on the first day back. Here’s how students rolled with the new rules”
—Tri-state quarantine order balloons to 35 states
—Bergen: “Focusing on government doesn’t help people”
TRUMP ERA
TESTAING HIS PATIENCE — Judge to lawyers in Trump mail-in ballot lawsuit against New Jersey: Hurry up, by POLITICO’s Matt Friedman: A federal judge had a message Tuesday for those involved in the Trump campaign’s lawsuit to stop New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s plans to hold the November election primarily by mail: Hurry up. “This matter was filed and it was presumably referring to the election in November, but it was filed in ordinary course,” U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp, who sits in Trenton, told lawyers on the case. “By the time this matter is fully briefed and presented to the court, we’re going to be butting up against the election.” Shipp’s hastily called teleconference came shortly after POLITICO reported that the Trump campaign has not sought to hasten the case after filing the lawsuit on Aug. 18, despite calling Murphy’s election plans a “recipe for disaster.” Lawyers for the Trump campaign never filed a motion to halt the plans before the full case is decided. “It needs to proceed a lot quicker than that. I’m just not sure why this was not filed with any urgency,” Shipp said.
REGISTRATION — “NJ new voter registration has slumped. Will protest voices not turn into votes?,” by The Asbury Park Press’ Andrew J. Goudsward: “The dip in new registrations comes as activists are seeking to harness the energy of widespread summer protests decrying police violence and racial injustice into votes in the upcoming November election. Some active in the movement fear that without a major shift to the ballot box, the urgent pleas shouted on the streets this summer won't lead to tangible change … But political experts and voting rights advocates say the decline doesn't have anything to do with the protests and is explained by the other all-consuming issue of 2020, the coronavirus pandemic. Since March, the pandemic has canceled in-person community events and registration drives that often engage new voters and for months closed Motor Vehicle Commission facilities that automatically allow customers to register to vote.”
BLUECASH STATE — “Murphy declines to financially back McConnell opponent,” by New Jersey Globe’s Nikita Biryukov: “Gov. Phil Murphy declined to commit to financially backing a Democratic challenger to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) after weeks of attacks launched at the Republican leader over his opposition to Democratic calls for additional federal stimulus to states. ‘No comment on contribution to campaigns, including Amy McGrath even though I think she’s a great candidate. She’s a rockstar,’ Murphy said.”
—“Andrzejczak staying out of Second District House race”
—Lassiter: “Van Drew versus Kennedy, NJ’s marquee congressional matchup”
—“Kim v. Richter and the battleground dimensions of CD3”
TRUMP ERA
ALL THIS TIME I’VE WONDERED WHY THERE’S NO MAHWAH WAWA… AND THE FORMER MAYOR OWNS A SUNOCO — “‘Oh say can you see...’ Former N.J. mayor claims he was cited for flying the American flag at his gas station,” by NJ Advance Media’s Ted Sherman: “Former Mahwah Mayor Bill Laforet’s gas station out on Franklin Turnpike carries the blue logo of Sunoco, a red digital board showing the latest price for regular, and a very prominent red, white and blue flag of the United States of America. And while that may be patriotic, he says a display of U.S. flags in front of his business led to a summons by a long-time political rival who now occupies his former seat in town hall — which charged him with flying the stars and stripes without obtaining approval for a ‘temporary banner.’ So he did [what] Americans do when confronted by a perceived tyrant. He went to court and sued for $50 million.”
DOWN THE SHORE — “The crowds came this summer. But was it enough to sustain the Shore's tourist economy?” by The Asbury Park Press’ Michael L. Diamond: “In Asbury Park, the Stone Pony's summer stage was closed. In Manasquan, lifeguards tested positive for the virus. In Sea Bright and Belmar and Neptune City, bar owners tried to keep customers separated as if they were chaperones at a high school dance. The virus tested the patience, creativity and financial resources of the Shore's tourism industry. The pandemic benefited some and devastated others. And it appears it will leave the industry with lasting changes."
CAMDEN NON-PROFIT HEROICALLY RAISES 1/260TH OF WHAT HOLTEC GOT IN TAX BREAKS — “In one of the nation's poorest cities, families struggle to start school remotely,” by The Record’s Christopher Maag: “What’s surprising is that Camden schools fared better than most. Thanks to quick action by the administration and nearly $1.17 million raised by the Camden Education Fund, a local nonprofit, every Camden student starts school this year with a laptop and some type of internet connection. Other organizations are working to address child care needs, computer glitches and students at risk of dropping out.”
TAKING THE SEX OUT OF MIDDLESEX — “Jacobson rules in favor of Central Jersey Progressive Dems,” by InsiderNJ: “The Clerk of Middlesex County and political parties in Middlesex can no longer force voters and candidates to choose only one man and one woman as party committee members, according to an order by the Honorable Mary C. Jacobson, A.J.S.C.. The ruling grants permanent relief sought by Central Jersey Progressive Democrats (CJPD). Nine CJPD candidates won preliminary relief allowing them to run free from gender discrimination for County Committee in the 2019 Middlesex County Democratic primary, in which three of them won.”
DO THEY KNOW WHAT HE DID LAST SUMMER? — “‘We know where you were on Election Day:’ Hoboken fire captain files retaliation tort claim,” by Hudson County View’s John Heinis: “A Hoboken fire captain has filed a tort claim alleging that he was passed up for a promotion as a form of political retaliation, claiming that a top city official told him ‘we know where you were on Election Day.’ … The claimant is Fire Capt. Joe Grossi, Jr., 34, who scored number one on the most recent New Jersey Civil Service Commission test for battalion chief, but the city wouldn’t consider him because he supported incumbent council members opposing Mayor Ravi Bhalla’s ticket in November, he alleges. ‘During the meeting, the fire chief recommended Claimant for the position. [Business Administrator Jason] Freeman responded by stating to Claimant, in front of all in attendance, ‘We know where you were on Election Day.' The aforementioned promotion ultimately went to Audra Carter, who the city touted as the first female to hold that rank, at the end of May.”
—“Jenkinson’s sues Point Pleasant Beach over crackdown on alcohol on beach”
—“Jersey City Council takes Suez reps to task over E. coli contamination communications”
—“'Plantation' building renamed decades after construction at Dey Mansion in Wayne”
EVERYTHING ELSE
CARDINAL SIN — “Ex-Cardinal McCarrick had 2nd beach house linked to mysterious debt and unusual history,” by The Record’s Abbott Koloff and Deena Yellin: “Even as Vatican officials pressured former Newark Archbishop Theodore McCarrick to sell a Sea Girt home in the late 1990s after allegations that he sexually harassed seminarians on overnight trips there, the archdiocese was securing yet another shore home for McCarrick in an even grander location — on a spit of land in Brick Township that juts out into Barnegat Bay. The second home, never before disclosed to the public, allowed McCarrick to flout the Vatican’s efforts to restrain his lifestyle as he continued his rise through the American church hierarchy.”
WET HOT NEW JERSEYAN SUMMER — “Summer 2020 was the second hottest on record in New Jersey,” by The Record’s Scott Fallon: “New Jersey experienced its second hottest summer on record, continuing a long-term warming trend in the Garden State and across the planet that has seen sea levels rise and extreme weather become more common. The average temperature statewide soared to 75.3 degrees from June through August ranking only behind 2010's record-setting heat, according to a report released Tuesday by Rutgers University. Climate change is being felt increasingly in New Jersey with the top 10 hottest summers having all occurred since 1999 including seven since 2010, said David Robison, the state climatologist and author of the report.”
1918 NEWSFLASH: SEN. JOSEPHUS PENNACHIO URGES NEW JERSEYITES TO IMBIBE SNAKE OIL ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT WILSON — “Liquor loopholes and power struggles: How NJ’s leaders dealt with 1918 pandemic,” by The Record’s David M. Zimmer: “The edict closing movie theaters, saloons and churches came in a notification from the state Board of Health, specifically its director, Dr. Jacob Price … Newark Mayor Charles Gillen was of the mind that the sick should just stay home and did little to prepare or combat the outbreak …. The pandemic would ultimately play its part in the death of nearly 1,400 in Newark, according to the February 1919 edition of Health Bulletin. The total represented nearly a tenth of the statewide count. 'Gillen was playing politics of disease,' Harmsen said. ‘The story shows how the actions of one individual could have determined the fate of many.’”
R.I.P. — “Plainfield music legend Sammy Campbell, whose hits found new generations of fans, has died”
—“Rutgers denies allegations of systemic racism at university”
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