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Edwin Durr, a Republican candidate for president of the New Jersey Senate, is inching ahead of incumbent Stephen Sweeney (D) as of Wednesday morning, according to NJ.com. In 2017, Sweeney managed to win reelection against a powerful Republican challenger, Fran Grenier; together, the two sides spent more than $24 million in the race. The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission reported that the election may have been "the most expensive legislative race in U.S. history." Durr, in contrast, claims that he has spent just $153.00 on his campaign, NJ.com reported. Durr's campaign focused on "limiting government, reducing taxes, and fixing...

Dear Gov. Murphy: You’re wrong, you’re throwing tantrums, you’re acting like Donald Trump, you have no plans to fix New Jersey, and we’ll run the state government without you if we have to. Love, New Jersey’s top state lawmaker. That’s essentially the message state Senate President Stephen Sweeney fired at Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday, shortly after the Democratic governor lambasted the Democratic-controlled state Legislature over the state budget they recently sent him. New Jersey is prepping for a budget cliffhanger for the third straight year, even though Democrats run all branches of government. Murphy is set to decide Sunday...

The bitter war of words between Democrats that could lead to another state government shutdown in New Jersey raged into the night during the year's longest day. The state's Democrat-controlled Legislature defied Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy by passing their own state budget Thursday night, despite the new governor's vow to veto it. And the body's top lawmaker accused Murphy of being dishonest and dictatorial. That came hours after closed-door negotiations broke down, with Murphy standing by his tax hike proposals and alleging his fellow Democrats are foolishly following in the footsteps of the state's previous -- unpopular -- governor, Republican...