This once-a-week newsletter will take you behind the scenes in the dramatic, cut-throat world of New Jersey politics.Mike Scott | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
New Jersey politics are known for being busy, lively, controversial, scandalous, cut-throat — well, downright crazy. And this year, you can double that.
Gov. Phil Murphy is in his final year, and nearly a dozen candidates are vying to succeed him in America’s most important governor’s race of 2025.
All 80 seats in the state Assembly are also on the ballot. The state budget could spell trouble. Party bosses are trying to hold on to power after a groundbreaking court case stripped them of a big advantage.
Oh, and Donald Trump’s return to the White House — and the impact of his shock-and-awe policies — are hanging over all of it in a blue state that is suddenly more like purple.
There’s a lot to keep track of.
Let us help. On Thursday, NJ Advance Media will launch “What Makes Jersey Run,” a brand new once-a-week newsletter from political reporter Brent Johnson, which will provide you with all the developments and behind-the-scenes gossip about what’s going on in the Garden State’s frenzied political world.
Johnson is an award-winning journalist who has covered that world for more than a decade for New Jersey’s largest media outlet, following Murphy and all the other power players in Trenton and beyond. Few reporters are as connected or respected.
Now, he’ll bring his insights directly to your inbox every Thursday at noon. He can help you find answers to your burning Jersey political questions.
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