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Publisher & Editor — Jersey Intel
Julio Reynoso is the Publisher and Editor of Jersey Intel, an independent investigative newsroom covering state, county, and municipal government, campaign finance, public contracts, and OPRA public-records investigations across New Jersey. Have a news tip or public document? Email jerseyintel@gmail.com.
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Accountability
ACLU-NJ told Ocean County elections chair George R. Gilmore on Sept. 29, 2026, to cancel an Oct. 13 Bay Head domicile review and correct letters sent after a Republican-sourced list that, the civil-liberties group says, omitted similarly situated Republicans.
Accountability
Caldwell’s written “Ten Reasons” challenge disputes the Lowenstein sexual-harassment and ethics findings; the governor’s office says the independent investigation substantiated serious ethics violations and sexual harassment.
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Flynn wants Caldwell interview memos released under the Bridgegate disclosure standard; Bucco and DiMaio’s Sept. 10 letter seeks a bipartisan committee with subpoena authority; the Lowenstein report leaves Sherrill’s interview status unclear.
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Pennacchio says Caldwell’s exit does not end the administration’s duty to produce OPRA records on where self-identified noncitizens voted, and he wants Caldwell questioned at a legislative hearing.
Accountability
Gov. Mikie Sherrill conditionally vetoed S-4477 on Sept. 28, 2026, recommending a five-year DOH/DHS pilot for residential mental-health treatment services instead of standing up a new permanent licensure structure without Medicaid SPA language.
Accountability
Governor Mikie Sherrill returned S-4513 and S-4514 without approval on Sept. 28, 2026, blocking a Jersey City open-space diversion and a rental-vehicle tax bill she said would not fix a fiscal crisis rooted in prior “one-shots.”
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Sherrill accepted Caldwell’s resignation after an independent report substantiated workplace and ethics violations, then named Acting Comptroller Shirley Emehelu Acting Secretary of State with 39 days until the midterms.
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Hudson County Executive Craig Guy appointed Desiree Grace to lead Hudson County, N.J.’s first inspector general office after parks contracting bribery pleas.
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OSC says weaknesses in New Jersey’s police and fire pension process allowed 21 members with misconduct histories to retire without required honorable-service reviews.
Accountability
Perth Amboy schools missed about $49.1 million in potential health-plan savings over five years, the state auditor found; the district says it has since joined the state plan.
