Our Crumbling Infrastructure, Undocumented Immigrants Pay Taxes and More – Tuesday’s Roundup!

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The White House released its long-awaited infrastructure plan and it looks like we’re not getting that transit hub at Bader Field, or a high-speed Jitney lane to South Street or even a bike path to Pleasantville. The plan from President Trump–who grew up in Queens and became a famous casino mogul in Atlantic City–“favors little-populated rural areas to the detriment of urban America,” Politico reports, citing critics who of course would say that.

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Lives of Crime – Monday’s Roundup!

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Kevin Riordan at the Philly Inquirer and Jim Walsh at The Courier-Post each did follow-ups on Dennis Niceler, the curator of the Egg Harbor City Historical Society, who’s been accused of committing 70-odd burglaries across South Jersey since 2013. Both note Dennis’s life of crime dates back nearly 30 years, though if you read Route 40 you knew that detail two weeks ago.

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‘He told me if he died, no one would notice’

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The Atlantic City Democratic Committee (I think) is examining how a $10,000 check from the Atlantic County Democratic Committee ended up in Mayor (then-candidate) Frank Gilliam’s bank account, Lynda Cohen reports.

The check was made out to the City Democratic Committee, and it came from the County Democratic Committee. I realize that’s a lot of “committees” but they’re forming another to probe the mystery check.

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Happy Nick Foles Appreciation Day!

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Nick Foles–whom Chip Kelly once traded along with draft picks for Sam Bradford–threw for 373 yards and caught a touchdown against a Bill Belichick defense in the Chronic-Traumatic Encephalothapy Bowl, which is probably something you never thought you’d read, but there you have it and here we are.

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Tip Your Servers Redux

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Phil Murphy maybe won’t end the state takeover of Atlantic City and may instead appoint a new law firm to rain-make in the impoverished town that nevertheless still sprays many tens of millions of dollars across the Garden State annually, NJ.com reports. The story cites “two sources familiar with the situation” on the potential of a new law firm.

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I Don’t Understand Millennials

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The New Jersey Business & Industry Association issued a report on attracting and retaining Millennials in the Garden State, and the valuable NJ Spotlight reports that, after studying the subject over the past year, their recommendations ranged from improving college affordability to “just doing a better job of promoting the different well-paying career opportunities that exist here.” That sounds about right.

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