New Jersey Playbook Newsletter

1 day ago | politico.com | Rachel Bluth

The proposal marks a retreat for Newsom, who championed the ambitious and costly program.

1 day ago | politico.com | Annie Snider

The administration said it wants to rescind and reconsider whether limits are needed for four PFAS that chemical companies are still producing and using in the U.S. despite known health risks. EPA-mandated testing has found PFAS in nearly half of Americans’ drinking water.

1 day ago | politico.com | Lauren Gardner |Kelly Hooper |Chelsea Cirruzzo

With Robert King and Ben Leonard House E&C Chair Brett Guthrie, left, and ranking member Frank Pallone were in a marathon committee markup meeting where much of the talk centered around Medicaid cuts. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images LONG DAY’S JOURNEY — The Energy and Commerce Committee pulled an all-nighter debating the potential impacts of Republican proposals to change Medicaid, part of the GOP’s domestic policy megabill, Ben and Robert report.

1 day ago | politico.com | Madison Fernandez |Ry Rivard

Whoever makes it out of the June 10 primary will likely face Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican who nearly unseated term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy in 2021. Murphy saw that tight race as “the canary in the coal mine” after Trump (who earlier this week endorsed Ciattarelli) made a surprisingly strong showing in the blue state last fall.

1 day ago | politico.com | Janaki Chadha |Nick Reisman |Emily Ngo |Jeff Coltin

With help from Cris Seda Chabrier The real estate industry has coalesced around former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's mayoral bid. | KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images As governor, Andrew Cuomo enacted rent laws anathema to New York City’s real estate titans and held up their favored tax break for more than a year. He recently hired one of their antagonists to his mayoral campaign. Yet the well-heeled industry is coalescing around his bid for mayor. The reason? His perceived inevitability.