Nikita Biryukov
@NikitaBiryukov_
I write about government for the @NJMonitor. Lukewarm takes only | Past @TheNJGlobe, @NBCNews | Send tips, gripes, etc. to [email protected]
I was asked by @njdotcom if I was interested in sharing my experience with health care denials. So, here's my take. Let me know what you think. nj.com/opinion/2024/1…
I am heartbroken over the loss of one of my favorite people. Kabir Moss represented everything good about Jersey politics. He was a very special person, and I will miss him. newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/de…
State actuaries propose massive premium increases for public plans. 19.7% for state actives and a staggering 37% (!!) for locals
Perhaps the greater irony here is SJ Progressive Dems in April sued over the same design. They wanted bubbles for each committee candidate. CCDC moved to intervene, but parties agreed to dismiss before judge heard motion. CamCo clerk said space wouldn't allow bubbles for all
Irony alert: Camden County Democrats, who pioneered the use of "ballot Siberia" to put rivals into obscure parts of the ballot , now say they're a victim of it. This is after anti-machine Dems won a landslide victory for Cherry Hill Dem Committee. Camden County Dems now suing.
move over "ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE," we have a new best dateline from @ryrivard politico.com/news/2025/06/2…
Huge loss for the state, really crushing news. nj.com/news/2025/05/x…
lmao this is going to be so bad northjersey.com/story/sports/m…
A right-wing influencer paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to spread Russian propaganda during the 2024 election has been added to the White House press pool. trib.al/0TOOVaV
I don’t know where you be from…but I be from North Bergen, son…
Police chief pooped by desks, spiked coffee with Viagra, cops say in list of assault complaints nj.com/hudson/2025/03…
This story almost seems too wild to be real, but no one involved is disputing it... theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
Republican state Sen. Declan O’Scanlon is holding lipstick he said Murphy gave him after the speech. It’s a nod to how O’Scanlon recently said the budget would be “slathering lipstick on a pig.” “He got the joke. I genuinely like the governor.” But, “This budget is that pig.”
A closer look at Gov. Murphy’s final state budget proposal, from @SusanKLivio and @JelaniGibson1: nj.com/politics/2025/…
For my latest @business story, I dug into 450 pages of rider complaints sent to NJ Transit to illustrate a system plagued by years of underinvestment and a tricky relationship with its landlord, Amtrak. “NJ Transit is ruining my life," one rider wrote. bloomberg.com/features/2025-…
belongs in the don’t-you-know-who-I-am hall of fame
N.J. councilman berates cop, calls police chief during traffic stop. ‘You know who I am, right?’ nj.com/gloucester-cou…
Breaking: Newly minted @NewJerseySCI CEO Tiffany Williams Brewer is resigning. Follows @AsburyParkPress reporting that the CEO has a residency in Maryland.
Breaking: Interim Senator @GHelmy will resign from the Senate this Sunday, December 8, and Senator-elect @AndyKimNJ will take his seat the following day. newjerseyglobe.com/congress/georg…
ANOTHER ROI-NJ EXCLUSIVE: State government has begun tightening is fiscal belts in preparation for coming fiscal cliff. roi-nj.com/2024/11/25/pol…
Congestion pricing head scratcher: How lower tolls will raise same amount of money"subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/1… via @POLITICOPro
Told the AP has called the Senate race for Democrat Andy Kim, Republican Curtis Bashaw said he’ll concede - after his team checks the results. “The last time I ran a race, the AP put it out really early, and my team said, ‘Wait a minute, let's see what happens.’”