Matt Friedman

Senior Reporter, New Jersey Pro at POLITICO

Writer at New Jersey Playbook Newsletter

Author of NJ Playbook. https://t.co/GCjZ4y3pHT

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Donald Norcross facing 'extended recovery'

1 week ago | politico.com | Matt Friedman

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N.J. Dems target Tesla exception

1 week ago | politico.com | Matt Friedman

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Politics and the U.S. Attorney's Office

1 week ago | politico.com | Matt Friedman

Good Monday morning!It’s going to be a long 103 days. That’s how long Alina Habba has left as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey without being sworn in or approved by New Jersey’s U.S. District Court judges, give or take a day or two depending on my counting skills. Habba has been putting herself in front of the cameras, going out with law enforcement agents arresting alleged low-level violent criminals and inviting conservative media along.
Tipped minimum wage bill slammed in committee

1 week ago | politico.com | Matt Friedman

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A tip for the tipped

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Matt Friedman

Good Thursday morning!Waiting tables is a tough job. Workers who rely on tips generally don’t have it easy. But it seems like things are looking up for them. This morning, the Assembly State and Local Government Committee is scheduled to discuss but not vote on legislation that would dramatically increase wages for tipped workers by putting them on par with almost everyone else for the state’s minimum wage of $15.49 an hour.
Spadea promises to rule by fiat (just for 100 days)

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Matt Friedman

Good Wednesday morning!Haven’t had enough of executive order governance Prepare for more if Bill Spadea is elected. The candidate, who’s proudly modeling himself on President Trump, is seeking his endorsement (”Mr. President, Mr please make a choice now,” wrote Spadea insider Georrge Nader in a Tuesday op-ed.) And at a talk at Rowan University on Monday night, Spadea all but pledged to govern by decree, Daniel Han reports.
Democrats aren't having trouble recruiting CD7 candidates

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Matt Friedman

Good Tuesday morning!Yet another potential Democratic candidate has emerged in the 7th District to take on Republican Tom Kean Jr.: Michael Roth, a co-CEO of the firm NextStreet who was a top official at the Small Business Administration during the first few months of the Biden administration. “For me, it’s all about the economy.
Bramnick's gambit

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Matt Friedman

Good Monday morning!How the hell can an anti-Trump Republican like Jon Bramnick possibly win a primary in this political environment? I’m deeply skeptical that he can. But I’m also somewhat surprised by his campaign’s staying power. He’s gotten some endorsements, including by conservatives, and has managed to raise a significant amount of money. Now, Bramnick has something of a strategy.
An anti-Trump Republican for governor tries to defy gravity in New Jersey’s primary

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Matt Friedman

In a Republican primary for governor dominated by fealty to President Donald Trump, a moderate longshot is trying to make up for his anti-Trumpism by running to the right of his opponents on immigration. Jon Bramnick, a Republican state senator, is a two-decade Trenton insider with close ties to former Gov. Chris Christie, persona non-grata in Trump world. But Bramnick is trying something novel by fully embracing an element of Trumpism that is most popular in New Jersey.
The MAGA photo op primary

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Matt Friedman

Good Friday morning!It’s the MAGA photo op Republican primary. On Thursday, Jack Ciattarelli published a photo of him shaking hands with interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba, who’s now Team MAGA’s literal enforcer in New Jersey. They encountered one another at the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police meeting. And before that, there was the news that the pro-Bill Spadea super PAC was bringing presidential daughter-in-law Lara Trump into the state for a fundraiser.