November 1, 2017

November 1, 2017 Mostly cloudy today with highs in the upper 50s. TERROR ATTACK IN NYC: HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR Yesterday's terror attack in downtown Manhattan left eight people dead and seriously injured 11 more after a man drove a truck through a crowded riverfront bicycle path. Police arrested Sayfullo Saipov and took him into custody. Most of the major outlets are covering this story, so here's a breakdown of everything we know so far: 8 Dead After Truck Driver Plows Through Bike Path, Into School Bus in Apparent Act of Terror | NBC New York New York Terrorist Attack: How the Truck Rampage Unfolded | NBC New York NYC terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov arrest: Police swarm 2 N.J. locations | NJ.com New York terrorist attack: Alleged killer Sayfullo Saipov has N.J. ties | NJ.com NYC terror attack: Suspect didn't attend Masjid Omar Mosque, members say | The Record Mosque where NYC terror suspect worshipped was target of controversial NYPD surveillance effort | The Record New York Today: A Terror Attack in Manhattan | New York Times ONE LEGAL CHALLENGE FILED AGAINST $300M STATE HOUSE RENOVATION REMAINS Only one legal challenge to the Christie administration's plans to renovate the New Jersey State House in Trenton remains alive. NJ Spotlight says Assemblyman John Wisniewski has asked the state's Superior Court to overturn a lower court's ruling that gave the green light for the controversial renovations. PALLONE INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO COMBAT PRICE GOUGING AFTER NATURAL DISASTERS Democratic Congressman Frank Pallone is introducing legislation that would prohibit excessive pricing of goods and services for up to 180 days after a major disaster. WBGO says the bill would also impose fines on those who violated the price-gouging prohibition. CHRISTIE SWEARS IN NEW HEAD OF STATE POLICE, SWIPES AT NJEA Governor Chris Christie held a news conference yesterday to swear in Lt. Col. Patrick Callahan as the new superintendent of New Jersey's State Police. NJTV says Christie also used the opportunity to take a stab at the New Jersey Education Association. NEW JERSEY ELECTION 2017: BALLOT QUESTIONS, CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES, AND CANNABIS With the New Jersey election right around the corner, it's important to take a step back and understand exactly what's at stake when New Jersey voters go to the polls on Tuesday. Here's a look at three issues that are often overlooked or overshadowed by all the talk about the two major gubernatorial candidates: There's more than a governor's race, Jersey. You get to decide on cleanups, libraries. | NJ.com The importance of coattails in 'truly competitive' LD 16 races | NJ Spotlight New Jersey Likely to Elect a Governor Determined to Legalize Marijuana | Entrepreneur