Fortunately, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) negotiate with drug companies to reduce Rx costs for patients. Every year, Big Pharma raises the price of life-saving medications. NEED MORE PLAYBOOK? - Sign up here for NJ Playbook PM and get more news in your inbox care of POLITICO’s Jonathan Custodio, minus the snarky headlinesĬosts in New Jersey are sky high – and that includes prescription drug costs. HAPPY BIRTHDAY - DACC’s Iris Delgado, Kivvit’s Laura Matos, Assembly Dems’ Jennifer Taylor But it was made necessary because Donald Trump decided on the vendetta tour this year and so we need to make sure we protect these folks who are the objects of his vengeance.’” - Chris Christie on the push by many Republicans to stop Trump-endrosed former Sen. We would much rather use it just in races against Democrats. QUOTE OF THE DAY: ‘This is just not the best use of our money. WHERE’S MURPHY? - In Ewing at noon with Biden administration officials to talk about student loan forgiveness. It doesn’t mean we have to forget what he's done.ĭAYS SINCE MURPHY REFUSED TO SAY WHETHER HIS WIFE’S NON-PROFIT SHOULD DISCLOSE DONORS: 97 It looks like the mayor of Clark will still be heading that town for a while. The response by the crowd, according to an NJ Advance Media article, was largely positive. The kids basketball team he coaches showed up to a tournament in Clark with bright green shirts that said “end racism” on the front and “equality” on the back to protest. The mayor’s wife even took to Facebook to bemoan “woke” politics for, you know, people protesting her husband using the n-word.Įnter state Sen. And the response to the recordings of the mayor, considering the circumstances, has been fairly muted across the political spectrum in New Jersey. In small, conservative Clark, the mayor doesn’t get so much as a reprimand from the governing body, which was complicit in covering his behavior up. So in academia, where liberal culture prevails, this “cancel culture” can run rampant.
This is before even taking into consideration the town’s role in covering his behavior up. An adult man who does that can’t be trusted to govern fairly for all his constituents, or even for people just passing through.
I can't see into his heart, but he casually tosses around racial slurs - including that one. Take this article about how a prominent cancer researcher, David Sabatini, had his career ended and pathways to future employment shut down following mostly nebulous claims by a younger former co-worker he had a consensual relationship with.īut here in New Jersey, cancel culture hasn’t succeeded in toppling Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso. The term “cancel culture” has a negative connotation. Presented by New Jerseyans for Affordable Rx