Zach Blackburn
@zachblackburn23
easy, big fella! | statehouse reporter @TheNJGlobe; formerly: @gwhatchet, @njhotline | [email protected]
We’re off to the races in CD-9, where Clifton Councilwoman @RosiePinoNJ will vie for the GOP nod to take on Rep. Nellie Pou. (Also running is ’20, ’22, and ’24 nominee Billy Prempeh.) newjerseyglobe.com/congress/clift…
Gov. Phil Murphy says it’s too early to comment on congressional redistricting in New Jersey as the GOP moves to bolster seats in Texas, but says to “never bring a knife to a gunfight” newjerseyglobe.com/redistricing/m…
In a letter to @RepHerbConaway, Pete Hegseth confirmed that NJ’s Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will indeed be used to “house illegal aliens.” The response from Conaway + other NJ Dems: “Unacceptable and shameful.” newjerseyglobe.com/immigration/jo…
Reporting this story involved an astonishing interaction with DHS officials. I sent them ICE statistics, which showed an improbably small number of detainees (96) at Delaney Hall. They mocked the numbers – which, again, came from them! – and then refused to answer my follow-ups.
New: When Dems scuffled with immigration officials outside Delaney Hall in May, the Trump admin accused them of siding with violent criminals. ICE’s own statistics, however, show that almost all of the facility’s detainees have no criminal convictions. newjerseyglobe.com/immigration/th…
Was 3rd Circuit nominee Emil Bove in fact approved by the Judiciary Committee today after a turbulent committee meeting? The vote was 12-0, but Democrats say Republicans didn’t follow proper procedure, rendering it moot. newjerseyglobe.com/judiciary/dems…
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💵💵💵: @LaMonicaMcIver, now a national figure thanks to the charges brought against her by the Trump administration, raised $752k last quarter, largely from small donors. That’s more than every one of McIver’s prior fundraising quarters – combined. newjerseyglobe.com/congress/facin…
Mikie Sherrill and three county chairmen tell a Democratic Assembly candidate accused of domestic violence to either release evidence of his innocence or drop out of the race. newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/sh…
Fact: The Joseph R. Biden Delaware Welcome Center accounts for 40% of the state’s GDP
Mayor Ras J. Baraka Statement on Passing of Kabir Moss
I’m so saddened by this news. Kabir was a true professional and a kind man, and it was always great seeing him on the road. He’ll be missed
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…
A New Jersey physician accused Ron Arnau, a Democrat running for state Assembly in North Jersey, of physical and emotional abuse during a relationship from 2014 to 2016. Story: newjerseyglobe.com/campaigns/phys…
💵💵💵: Rep. @NelliePou raised more than $500,000 in Q2, the swing-district congresswoman’s largest-ever quarterly fundraising haul. newjerseyglobe.com/congress/pou-r…
"We look at people working outside while we drive and say, ‘Wow, look at that, that’s something I don’t want to be doing.’ But yet, we don’t care enough to provide the standards that they need and deserve." newjerseymonitor.com/2025/07/04/sum…