Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday unveiled his final state budget proposal, calling for New Jersey’s government to spend a record $58.1 billion, including preserving property-tax relief and continuing full public-worker pensions payments but also seeking $1.

On Tuesday, he unveiled a $58.1 billion blueprint for the fiscal year that begins July 1 that caps new discretionary spending. Murphy’s budget proposal for his final term also increases funding for the state’s public transit system and contributes $7.2 billion to its underfunded pensions.

Dan Bongino, the radio and podcast host tapped by President Trump to serve as deputy FBI director, has ripped Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy (La.) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) in the past, attacks that will draw more attention to his controversial nomination. Speaking on his program, “The Dan Bongino Show,” in 2021, Bongino slammed Cassidy as…