Dustin Racioppi
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New Jersey editor for POLITICO. Lived under water @usnavy . DMs open. dracioppi @politico .com.
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Charlie Kushner, prosecuted bu Chris Christie, hired a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, had it recorded and sent the tape to his sister, just to recap.
Charles Kushner committed vile, sick crimes. There is absolutely nothing about his conduct that merits a pardon.
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This review is remarkably accurate but it’s hard not to think maybe Danzig is trolling us
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Obama ends saying electing Murphy sends message “we are rejecting a politics of division”+”embracing a politics that says everybody counts”
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It’s booming outside the Statehouse as anti-vaccination protestors push lawmakers to keep religious exemption.
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Christie’s personal email must be searched to comply with N.J. open-records law, judge rules in Record suit
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John from Montclair tells Christie he's among 85 percent who disapprove and say he's done "a horrible job."
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NJ hit a milestone in the pandemic: No hospital deaths from COVID in past 24 hrs. for the first time since March 10, Murphy says.
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Now-former Christie supporter Meg Whitman calls endorsement of Trump "astonishing display of political opportunism."
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'Doing a lot of harm': Group of doctors, scientists pushes for NJ schools to return to normal via
@NorthJersey
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Today was my last day at Gannett + The Record after 8+ years. I've benefited greatly from strong editors + rare opportunities, + can't thank the leadership there enough for it all.
It's bittersweet leaving a place I love and colleagues who are among the best journalists in NJ
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The governor of Delaware on trying to get info from Murphy’s office on travel ban data: “They don't care enough to take the time to even respond to us and tell us what kind of methodology they're using.”
via
@WDEL
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Trenton Mayor
@gusciora
:
“We're all breathing a collective sigh of relief. We've noticed that there's more skateboarders than protesters.”
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On Tuesday I start as editor of
@politiconj
and I'm looking forward to working with all the talented folks there. My DMs are open for tips and ideas.
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We just published a year-long, five-part investigation into New Jersey charter schools that shows how many millions in taxpayer dollars flowed w/ little accountability. Incredible work led by
@JeanRimbach
+
@AbbottKoloff
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Shocking that lawmakers found $400M in new spending for things like a golf program and shade tree management, and Murphy gave his endorsement today.
Meanwhile, crucial work for things like lead pipe replacement is underfunded.
Great
@johnreitmeyer
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Garden State gala obviously organized by diplomats. But every New Jerseyan knows it's Taylor ham or pork roll. Not both.
#inaug2017
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Asked about Trump's Miss Universe tweet, Christie says "The stuff you guys focus on amazes me." Trump is one who focused on it for last week
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My mentions blew up today because of this and I just want to thank everyone for their kind words.
I’m lucky to be working alongside — and in competition with — the great reporters of New Jersey.
Congratulations to ’s (
@NorthJersey
) Dustin Racioppi (
@dracioppi
) for winning
@njspj
’s David Carr Reporter of the Year Award!
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Anonymous source says Trump offered Christie his VP slot -- then rescinded it after Pence raised GWB problems.
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Deeply honored
@newjerseyspj
Congratulations to ’s (
@NorthJersey
) Dustin Racioppi (
@dracioppi
) for winning
@njspj
’s David Carr Reporter of the Year Award!
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Millionaires in NJ rose 5% in 2020, seeming to debunk the claim the millionaires tax would drive wealth out. via
@PhillyInquirer
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No insight into what data Murphy is using to decide differently from what NY and PA have done.
But one of his advisers said cases in New Zealand are concerning.
Philly resuming indoor dining, upstate NY resumed it awhile ago, NYC resuming gyms (all off limits in NJ)
Pressed on it,
@GovMurphy
says NJ is more "in harmony" than "lock-step" w/ its neighboring states, which are supposed to be coordinating reopening
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We have some exciting news that’s been a long time coming. The Record, the Daily Record and NJ Herald has former a union as part of the
@nyguild
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Murphy on Edward Durr's victory over
@NJSenatePres
:
"I am stunned...I do not welcome this in any way, shape or form."
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Murphy’s “data determines dates mantra takes another hit.
The bartenders who caught Covid that were cited as big reason for new restrictions were all at a private gathering.
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New campaign against Christie's alliance w/ Trump, seen on a billboard in Trenton.
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"It would be inaccurate to say that evidence for the lab leak theory is fading."
Then why is it the headline?
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Protesters outside the statehouse railing against NJ’s lockdown. Lots of MAGA signs and claims of tyranny by Murphy
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Coincidentally the same week as 10-year anniversary of Bridgegate the DOJ drops damning report on arguably much bigger scandal — Murphy admin's pandemic response at state veterans homes. But that got a fraction of the attention Bridgegate did.
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Dysfunction in the health department as some state experts say they’ve been sidelined in reopening decisions.
And the leaks keep coming 🔒
via
@NorthJersey
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Murphy waiting for NJ Transit train this morning out of Red Bank, reading the
@AsburyParkPress
. Photo from source.
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NY + NJ, the 2 states that led in Covid deaths early, now lead the nation lacking transparency.
“There’s nothing more clearly that the public is entitled to know than how their money is being spent.”
@ReporterMarina
@mikecatalini
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Opinion | CNN should admit its Joe Rogan error - The Washington Post
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You don't see Murphy get genuinely pissed off much, but he did today when vaccine protesters showed up at one of his public events.
“You’ve lost your minds,” Gov. Phil Murphy told vaccine protesters today. The group was protesting at a public event in Union City.
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“How have we gotten accustomed to—let’s call it what it is—child sacrifice?”
@bariweiss
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Actually, there is no evidence of any real reporting in this. It aggregates
@northjersey
,
@njdotcom
@NJTVNews
@EqualizerSoccer
and
@Once_A_Metro
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Damning new revelations by watchdog group investigating SDA hiring scandal: Murphy's office was 'in close contact' through it all, then claimed executive privilege in investigation to block details of why he chose the CEO who led patronage hiring.
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Joining CNN
@Acosta
shortly to discuss Chris Christie and his 2024 run, and reunite with
@PoliticalStile
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By far the cutest newspaper reader in New Jersey, and possibly the youngest.
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PA Republicans pledged to roll back mail-in voting. Then they voted by mail.
@ulleryatintell
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New Jersey's Supreme Court will have a new, history-making justice. Senate confirms by vote of 39-0 Fabiana Pierre-Louis to replace Walter Timpone.
She will be the first Black woman on the high court and, at 39, the youngest.
Background:
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Murphy has Grateful Dead and Bob Marley playing ahead of his inauguration - guessing marijuana legalization will be in that speech.
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"It seems the involvement of the Attorney General’s Office has led to a clamp-down on information, something that is disappointing given how much this administration touts its commitment to transparency."
@CJGriffinEsq
@SteveJanoski
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This is the scene in Elizabeth just before Murphy signs $15 minimum wage bill. Standing-room only w/ chanting union members.
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Christie releases statement on behalf of Trump re Louisiana floods
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.
@SenatorMenendez
on Trump's suggestion Russia should hack Hillary emails: "I consider that an act of treason."
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"The debt for unused sick time and vacation time, which is largely dictated by the contracts, totaled at least $492.9 million for municipal police alone in 2019, according to a review of town budget records."
@AndrewFordNews
@propublica
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Christie still silent as his Lt. Gov. says she won't vote for Trump.
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Trump names Bill Stepien, never charged but heavily implicated in GWB scandal, Deputy Assistant to the President and Political Director
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The “always a Jersey connection” rule strikes again.
A
@TeamKivvit
staffer was involved in the Cuomo operation to smear an accuser to reporters, per
@RonanFarrow
.
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Back by request, “Sundays with Sunny,” my 7-year-old daughter reading the newspaper. cc:
@abalcerzak
@sbarchenger
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A year of delays, denials and redactions: All (or a lot of) the examples how Murphy and Democratic lawmakers have avoided transparency in the pandemic 🔒
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Former Gov. Christie Whitman stumps for Guadagno in final push
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A woman said last night that a decade ago
@NJSenatePres
“pointed his finger at me and he said ‘if you were a man I would take you outside right now and kick your ass.’” More from the first meeting of a workgroup of women by
@sbarchenger
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Fauci praises Murphy for response after NJ initially got devastated by Covid.
"You suffered greatly but then what you did is to get the infection rate down," he says.
"If you continue to carefully and prudently open the economy, you can get through the fall and the winter."
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New this morning: Murphy’s campaign manager,
@mollieb45
, says in a release that
@Jack4NJ
has no mathematical path to winning and should concede the race.
“His continuing failure to do so is an assault on the integrity of our elections,” she says.
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It's worth pointing out the dissonance from a public messaging standpoint how Murphy will wear a mask outdoors but then shrug off being bare-faced in a packed room as politics.
Honored to join
@NJDMAVA
Brigadier General Lisa J. Hou this morning at the Governor’s Annual Military Review with the
@NJNationalGuard
.
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A governor who has a stable of advisers, some of which are paid millions, reversing supposedly thought-out decisions days later.
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The ABC is relaxing its rules and will let breweries deliver to homes, Murphy said.
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Christie: "I'm ready to sign a budget and, quite frankly, I don't care what budget is sent to me."
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Murphy spotted boarding
@NJTRANSIT
in Red Bank for a pair of events this morning in Newark. Late trains don’t discriminate. Photo by
@fdwellington
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New: Andy Kim internal poll shows big lead over Tammy Murphy in New Jersey Senate race
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.
@johnreitmeyer
has taken the budget standoff to another level.
Adding to his shutdown meter, he’s broken out the No. 3 hat to commemorate his (possible) third government shutdown as a reporter.
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My 6-year-old daughter had so much fun reading the newspaper last week she wanted to do it again. Happy Father’s Day.
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In case you’re waking up and missed it, big news from last night.
NJ Gov. Phil Murphy announces he has a tumor on his kidney, and likely cancer
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Lightning round with Christie from
@bariweiss
is fun but this is worth the whole hour. My takeaway is Christie is much more relaxed this campaign and that makes him dangerous.
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What’s the news value here and why is it OK to mock Trump for walking carefully down a ramp but to take offense to any suggestion of Biden losing his acuity?
Trump descended a ramp extremely carefully at the end of his West Point speech today
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Outside the Statehouse. No sign of protesters, just a bunch of reporters and photographers.
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"A Port Authority officer refused to let Christie pass, telling the former governor that he is no longer allowed to use that access."
#Gate
-gate? Former NJ Gov. Chris Christie stopped at Newark Liberty International Airport after trying to use special access area to circumvent a TSA checkpoint.
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Programming note: For those who’ve been following me for news about the governor and NJ politics, this week I’m on furlough — a euphemism for unpaid vacation.
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Murphy’s deferred to and followed the CDC on virtually everything in the pandemic, but not masks.
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Talking Christie tonight
Back with you 4-8p eastern. Joining to discuss the day's news...
@sethmoulton
@michaelgwaltz
@eliehonig
@CedricLeighton
@OMGrisham
@KirstenPowers
@swin24
@HRC_President
@ForecasterEnten
@dracioppi
plus...
@DanHendrycks
on AI dangers &
@DavidSpergel
on UFO's/UAP's - see you soon.
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Zero repercussions with ELEC gutted.
NJ Senate President Scutari failed to disclose details of about $600K in campaign expenses,
@abalcerzak
reports.
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Today
@GovMurphy
begins first day of a 2-week vacation without answering one question about a huge patronage scandal on his watch. This is after evading questions for 5 months w/ "when we have something to say I promise you we’ll let you know."
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Andy Kim launches Senate bid as a ‘decent human’ who’s had enough of broken D.C.
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I cast my ballot this week to give me and my colleagues a voice in strengthening the
@northjersey
newsroom.
@therecordguild
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Perfect local angle. For my money
@PoliticalStile
is the best, most distinct statewide columnist in America. Congrats. Princeton resident Charles Stile honored with Lifetime Achievement Award for New Jersey Journalism.
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New: Tucked into a 300-page legal filing by Murphy's lawyers, an allegation that evokes Bridgegate and personal email use skirting OPRA.
DOH officials were using an unapproved encrypted messaging app in pandemic + deleted messages at least once.
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Christie says if there is not a resolution to budget today he will call the Legislature back tomorrow.
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If you have even a passing interest in local news and the financial ability, subscribe to a newspaper, any paper. Reporters are working around the clock and literally risking their lives, usually at low pay, to gather and report news.
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New Jersey’s included
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On day five of isolation the 7 year old asked what the point of making the bed was and the father replied, “what’s the point of living if you’re only going to die.”
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This response might have merit if there wasn’t simultaneously a hunt for leakers going on
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For all who care, Murphy spent 23 minutes today taking questions from reporters and took them till there were no more - a legit press conference.
It’s worth noting because Murphy has gotten a lot of flack for his availability to media.
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Good riddance.
(This is a big loss, actually. Nick is a talented, thorough and meticulous reporter who did yeoman’s work in Trenton.)
Personal news: After nearly 5 years at The Record, I'm joining the public radio ranks next week, covering South Jersey for
@WHYYNews
. I'm excited for the opportunity & incredibly grateful to my Record colleagues & mentors, esp
@SforzaDan
&
@johnpmcalpin
who have taught me so much
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Republicans are about 45 minutes into hearings into Murphy administration's handling of Covid.
They slam Democrats for going back on commitment to join hearings.
"Apparently nobody gives a damn," says
@declanoscanlon
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