New Jersey
State Senator Jon Bramnick Launches Campaign for Governor – Insider NJ
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Highlighting the need to restore balance in government, Bramnick pledged to end the one-party rule in Trenton and make New Jersey safer, more affordable, and prosperous. “Its clear to me that we must bring balanced public policy back to Trenton,” said Bramnick. “Policies that reflet the views of the majority of our citizens. In order to bring balance policy we need two political parties in Trenton and electing a Republican Governor will require the Democrats to compromise, ending the constant drumbeat of ballooning budgets, tax and fee hikes, and soft-on-crime policies rubber stamped by the Democrats.”
During the campaign kick-off Bramnick unveiled the endorsements of former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John Boehner and former Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush.
Assemblywomen Michele Matsikoudis (R-21) and Nancy Munoz (R-21), Morris County Commissioner Tayfun Selen, Morris County Republican Chairwoman Laura Ali, and Union County Republican Chairman Glenn Mortimer have also committed their support to Bramnick’s campaign for governor.
“Jon was one of the first political connections I made nearly 20 years ago,” said Morris County Republican Chairwoman Laura Ali. He is a true friend and an elected official who knows how to get things done and win. He is one of a kind”
“Jon Bramnick is a man of integrity who always puts the people of New Jersey first,” said Union County Chairman Glenn Mortimer. “He knows how to win tough elections like in 2019 when he faced a challenge from both the left and the right and came out victorious.”
Bramnick also debuted his first ad of the campaign which can be found here.
Bramnick will spend the next 17 months touring the state, talking to voters, and making his case that he is the most qualified, electable Republican in the race and sharing his vision for New Jersey. Jon has also promised to work to elect Republicans up and down the ballot in both 2024 and 2025 to ensure fiscally responsible, good-government policies are enacted at all levels of government.
Bramnick has a long record of public service. From 1984-1991 he was elected to the Plainfield City Council. In 2003 he was elected to the State Assembly and from 2013-2021 he was elected by his colleagues to serve as the Leader of the Assembly Republican Caucus. In 2021 he was elected to the New Jersey State Senate where he currently serves. Bramnick is the founder of a successful private law practice, Bramnick, Rodriguez. Grabas, Arnold & Mangan which employs over 25 attorneys and 35 support staff. He has been married to Patricia Bramnick for 43 years and has two children, Brent and Abby.
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New Jersey
Poll shows close U.S. Senate race in N.J. with Menendez on the ballot – New Jersey Globe
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There’s a new poll in the New Jersey Senate race that puts Republican Curtis Bashaw in striking distance of winning a three-way contest against Democrat Andy Kim and independent Bob Menendez, the incumbent.
The poll has Kim leading Bashaw by six points, 39%-33%, with 3% for Menendez and 25% of likely New Jersey voters still undecided.
Kim’s lead expanded to 41%-24% in a head-to-head poll against Menendez, a three-term U.S. Senator who is currently on trial on federal corruption charges.
Six in ten Hispanics view Menendez unfavorably; Kim has a 32%-26% lead among Hispanic likely voters, with Menendez at just 3%.
The poll was conducted by co/efficient, a newish, little-known independent survey firm in Kansas City with a one-star in 538’s pollster ratings. The pollster, Ryan Munce, appears to be Republican- leaning.
The same poll shows Donald Trump and Joe Biden in a statistical dead heat in New Jersey; Trump leads, 41%-40%, with 7% for independent Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and other third-party contenders.
Neither of the Senate candidates is especially well-known: Kim has favorables of 30%-20%, while Bashaw is at 13%-14%; 50% of voters have never heard of Kim, a three-term congressman and former Obama White House staffer, and 73% don’t know who Bashaw is.
Menendez’s favorables are at 4%-71%. The co/efficient poll also has Gov. Phil Murphy with upside-down favorables of 36%-24% Favorables for Trump (45%-50%) and Biden (36%-56%) are both underwater.
Trump’s favorables among Republicans is at 88%, although that didn’t stop the state party from re-electing fervently anti-Trump candidate Bill Palatucci, a close ally of former Gov. Chris Christie, for Republican National Committeeman on Thursday.
A generic ballot test in the U.S. Senate race has Democrats with a 12-point lead, 46%-34%.
The co/efficient poll was conducted on June 26-27 using mobile text responses and landline interviews, and a sample size of 810 likely general election voters and a +/- 3.4% margin of error.
New Jersey
U.S. Supreme Court sides with Oregon city, allows ban on homeless people sleeping outdoors • New Jersey Monitor
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Friday sided with a local ordinance in Oregon that effectively bans homeless people from sleeping outdoors, and local governments will be allowed to enforce those laws.
In a 6-3 decision, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the opinion that the enforcement of those local laws that regulate camping on public property does not constitute the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
“Homelessness is complex. Its causes are many. So may be the public policy responses required to address it,” he wrote. “The Constitution’s Eighth Amendment serves many important functions, but it does not authorize federal judges to wrest those rights and responsibilities from the American people and in their place dictate this Nation’s homelessness policy.”
The case originated in Grants Pass, a city in Oregon that argues its ordinance is a solution to the city’s homelessness crisis, which includes fines and potential jail time for repeat offenders who camp or sleep outdoors.
From Oregon to N.J., policymakers’ genius plan to solve homelessness is to say, ‘Go somewhere else’
Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a dissent arguing that the ordinance targets the status of being homeless and is therefore a violation of the Eighth Amendment.
“Grants Pass’s Ordinances criminalize being homeless,” she wrote. “The Ordinances’ purpose, text, and enforcement confirm that they target status, not conduct. For someone with no available shelter, the only way to comply with the Ordinances is to leave Grants Pass altogether.”
During oral arguments, the justices seemed split over ideological lines, with the conservative justices siding with the town in Oregon, arguing that policies and ordinances around homelessness are complex, and should be left up to local elected representatives rather than the courts.
The liberal justices criticized the city’s argument that homelessness is not a status protected under the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. The liberal justices argued the Grants Pass ordinance criminalized the status of being homeless.
The Biden administration took the middle ground in the case, and U.S. Deputy Solicitor General Edwin Kneedler offered partial support.
“It’s the municipality’s determination, certainly in the first instance with a great deal of flexibility, how to address the question of homelessness,” he said during oral arguments in late April.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
New Jersey
Raise a Glass: Discover these top 12 happy hour spots in NJ
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🍸 Half-priced drinks and apps make for a good happy hour
🍸 Here is a list of 12 of the best happy hour spots in New Jersey
🍸 What’s your favorite watering hole in the state?
It’s 5 o’clock somewhere, right?
Work is done for the day. It’s still light outside. It’s warm, breezy, and it’s summer. It’s the perfect season to grab a few friends or co-workers and hit up a good happy hour. But where can you go to sip on a few cocktails and munch on some apps at reasonable prices?
Here are 12 of the best happy hour spots in New Jersey broken down by region — North, Central, South, and the Jersey Shore.
North Jersey
Barrow House (Google Street View)
The Barrow House
1296 Van Houten Avenue, Clifton
Happy Hour is only available in the bar area from Monday through Friday 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Specials:
- $6 – giant pretzel, crispy cauliflower
- $8 – wings, mac n’ cheese
- $10 – crispy brussels sprouts, margherita pizza, short rib tacos, spinach and artichoke dip
- $5 – select drafts
- $6 – house spirits
- $8 – select wines
- $10 – specialty cocktails
- $25 – select bottled wine
The Craftsman (Facebook)
The Craftsman
1609 Maple Avenue, Fair Lawn
Happy Hour is available Tuesday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Specials:
- $6 – Craftsman draft beers
- $6 – red or white wine
- $9 – select cocktail specials
- $65 – Craftsman punch bowl
- $9 – pretzel, stuffed meatballs, chicken crackling and shishito peppers
Wicked Wolf Hoboken
120 Sinatra Dr, Hoboken
Happy Hour is Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Specials:
- $4 – well-mixed drinks, all draft beers and select glasses of wine
- $5 – select appetizers
Central Jersey
Salt Creek Grille, Princeton (Google Street View)
Salt Creek Grille
1 Rockingham Row, Princeton
Happy Hour is only available in the bar and lounge Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Specials:
- Half-priced all wine by the glass
- Half-priced all draft beer
- $5 – edamame and seaweed salad
- $7 – sake salmon
- $8 – California roll
- $9 – salt and vinegar chips
- $10 – roasted garlic hummus, tomato bruschetta, eggplant parmesan rolls, spicy salmon roll and shrimp tempura roll
- $11 – Bavarian pretzel bites, sliders and fire cracker
- $13 – short rib mac n’ cheese
Killarney’s Publick House (Facebook)
Killarney’s Publick House
1644 Whitehorse Mercerville Road, Hamilton
If Irish fare with a flair is your thing, then check out this Happy Hour on Monday through Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Specials:
- $3 – Miller Lite
- $4 – Nutrl Orange
- $5 – Guinness combos
- $6 – Surfsides, Tito’s drinks and Hornitos drinks
- $12 – espresso martini
- $7 – edamame
- $8 – chicken sweet chili potstickers, hummus duo, mac and jacks
- $9 – bang bang shrimp
- $10 – wings
- $11 – mussels
- $15 – pound pick and peel shrimp
Elixir Bar and Grill (Facebook)
Elixir Bar and Grill
2222 Woodbridge Ave, Edison
There are so many snacks and drinks to enjoy during the Elixir Bar and Grill’s Happy Hour. Drink specials are available from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily and during all NFL games. Appetizer specials are also available from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
The Drink Specials:
- $1 off pints, beer bottles, and malternatives
- $5 – Fireball, Screwball, Red Stag or Caza Cafe shot
- $6 – Jack, Crown, Jameson or DonJ shot. Tito’s, Jack, Jameson, Don Julio, or Bacardi mixed drink.
- $6 – sangria or wine by the glass
- $7 – bomb shot
- $9 – on the rock’s elixirita’s, rumrita’s, mojito’s or mules
- $10 – house martini, Long Island Ice Teas and specialty cocktails
The Food Specials
- $4 – chips and salsa
- $6 – two soft tacos
- $7 – half-order of nachos
- $8 – buffalo cauliflower, tostadas, and small bites
- $9 – queso and chips
- $10 – Mexican street corn dip, half-dozen boneless wings and fries, traditional quesadilla and Mexican pizza
- $11 – half-dozen wings and fries, two sliders and fries, and grande burrito with chips and salsa
- $12 – guacamole and chips
- $13 – five soft tacos
The Jersey Shore
Mister C’s (Facebook)
Mister C’s Beach Bistro
Allen Avenue & Ocean Place, Allenhurst
Happy Hour at Mister C’s takes place daily from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and all day on Sundays
The Specials:
- $4 – Budweiser, Bud Lite, Coors Lite, Miller Lite and Yuengling
- $6 – Corona Extra, Corona Light, Heineken, Heineken Light, Stella Artois, Blue Moon, Yuengling Black & Tan and O’Douls
- $6 – house drinks, martinis and wine
- $8 – Tito’s drink special
- $10 – Tito’s martini
- $6 – South West chicken egg roll, short rib empanada and zucchini sticks
- $8 – vegetable spring rolls
- $9 – blackened tuna bites, wings, blistered shishito peppers and hummus
- $9.50 – sweet sausage, peppers, and onions
- $10 – everything Pretzel
- $11 – tempura shrimp
- $14 – PEI mussels
- $18 – Mister C’s margherita pizza
- $24 – charcuterie and ahi tuna nachos
Tuckers (Google Street View)
Tuckers Tavern
101 Southwest Ave, Beach Haven, NJ
If you’re hanging out on Long Beach Island this summer, then check out the Happy Hour at Tucker’s which is Monday through Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Specials:
- $6 – Manafirkin, Coors Light, Blue Moon, Yuengling, and Stella
- $7 – house wine
- $8 – well drinks and specialty cocktails
- $1 – Buck a Shuck oysters
- $7 – soup of the day
- $8 – onion rings
- $11 – super frico caesar
- $12 – French onion flatbread
- $13 – lacquered chicken wings
- $14 – crispy fish sandwich
One Willow (Facebook)
One Willow
1 Willow Street, Highlands
This seafood and raw bar restaurant located on the waterfront in Highlands is perfect for a happy hour get-together. Happy Hour at One Willow runs Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Specials:
- $3 – Miller Lite bottle and Narragansett Can
- $6 – draft beer, well spirits, and select wine
- $7 – cocktails
- $6 – potato chips and dip
- $9 – mussels, crispy eggplant, kani salad, wings, tuna taco and vegetable spring roll
South Jersey
Cinder Bar (Facebook)
Cinder Bar
410 Berlin Cross Keys Road, Williamstown (Gloucester County)
119 Berkley Road, Clarksboro (Gloucester County)
The Cinder Bar has two locations in Gloucester County. Happy Hour at both spots is Monday through Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Specials:
- $3 – Coors Light drafts, Miller Lite drafts, and Modelo drafts
- $4 – Blue Moon drafts
- $5 – house wines and canned cocktails
- $6 – select margaritas and martinis
Half-Off Select Appetizers:
- Cheesesteak egg rolls
- Ukrainian perogies
- Short rib poutine
- Pane and ricotta
- Jalapeno bombs
- Half-priced margherita pizzas
814 South Pub (Facebook)
814 South Pub
814 S White Horse Pike, Somerdale
Happy Hour is Tuesday through Saturday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Specials:
- $4 – well drinks and wine
- $5 – Tito drinks and Orange Crush drinks
- $15 – Mic Ultra bucket and Miller Lite bucket
- $17.50 – Corona bucket
- $5 – burger and fries, meatball appetizer, almost pizza bread, mac n’ cheese wedges, fried pickles and onion rings
Keg & Kitchen (Facebook)
Keg & Kitchen
90 Haddon Ave, Haddon Township
Named “Best Bar Scene 2019” by NJ Monthly, the Keg & Kitchen offers Happy Hour specials on Tuesday through Friday from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The Specials:
$5 Everything
- Old fashioned
- Espolon margarita
- Guinness stout 16 oz
- IPA of the week
- Red blend
- Colombard-Sauvignon
- Everything spice pretzel bites
- Empanada
- Hummus
- Loaded chips
- Chef’s flatbread
- Chicken quesadilla
- Kimchi hot dog
- Arancini
- Tacos
- Cheeseburger
Of course, there are so many other happy hour places across the Garden State, so where ever you choose to go, “Cheers.”
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