Derek Hall

Finance and Investigative Reporter | previously @wsj @business @starledger @seattletimes | @Cronkite_ASU alum | contact [email protected]

[Susan K Livio @SusanKLivio]

Recipe for disaster. N.J. tax revenues shrinking as leaders push big spending. By ⁦@dereknhall⁩ https://t.co/mKEAFaSeR9

[Derek Hall @dereknhall]

Andy Kim kicks off bid for Menendez Senate seat as Tammy Murphy candidacy looms - latest from @sweilem_amira https://t.co/Dnx7lTbB6x

[Ted Sherman @TedShermanSL]

Inside a death trap. Radio transmissions and internal incident reports give a never-reported account of the desperate, hour-by-hour response to the Port Newark ship that killed 2 Newark #firefighters. Part 2 of our series. https://t.co/6sPOAf4RWs

[Ted Sherman @TedShermanSL]

They had no training in shipboard firefighting. Some said they had never even been on a ship. When fire struck, everything went wrong. First in our 3-part series looking into the July 5th Port Newark, #NJ fire that killed 2 #firefighters. https://t.co/xo8Kav6OvU

[Ted Sherman @TedShermanSL]

Campaign workers and pols come together for a few months with a single goal — to win election. That often leads to an “anything goes” mentality fueled by alcohol, male-dominated leadership and few rules. @SusanKLivio and @KellyHeyboer w the story https://t.co/kpCbilRDrB

[Brent Johnson @johnsb01]

ICYMI: @AndyKimNJ announced he will challenge the newly indicted @BobMenendezNJ in New Jersey's Democratic Senate primary next year. https://t.co/chogXQSkGm

[Ted Sherman @TedShermanSL]

Gov. Murphy calls for #RobertMenendez resignation: "The alleged facts are so serious that they compromise the ability of Senator Menendez to effectively represent the people of our state. Therefore, I am calling for his immediate resignation."

[Ted Sherman @TedShermanSL]

Gold bars. A $60K Mercedes Benz C-300. And more than $480,000 in cash — much of it stuffed into envelopes and hidden in clothing. #BobMenendez of #NJ indicted again on explosive federal corruption charges https://t.co/LaUsKfWXHF

[Ted Sherman @TedShermanSL]

New report on failures of #NJ at its troubled veterans homes is "a chronicle of misdeeds that should enrage everybody in New Jersey,” said one critic. @SusanKLivio and me on findings by feds https://t.co/hNswfTflKK

[Susan K Livio @SusanKLivio]

N.J.’s record $54B state budget passes Legislature after rushed process stirred controversy https://t.co/5MAwRKxjGa by @dereknhall

[Brent Johnson @johnsb01]

A big day just started at the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton. On tap is a dramatic vote on a record-setting, controversial state budget. As are votes on dozens of bills before lawmakers break for the summer: https://t.co/JUwEZgfPZE

Follow me, @dereknhall, and @njdotcom.

[Brent Johnson @johnsb01]

Domingo German was waiting for the New Jersey state budget to be voted on tonight before stealing the spotlight.

The story on a drama-filled night in Trenton w/ @dereknhall: https://t.co/CeY3M8yTwM

[Don Meyer @DonPMeyer]

Controversial N.J. corporate tax bill backed by Murphy moves forward https://t.co/h9q7XCRvSA @dereknhall

[Susan K Livio @SusanKLivio]

Worth you subscribing for this in-depth look at a proposed new tax break that involves repealing "GILTI." Intrigued? | Corporate giants in line for big tax breaks from N.J. under fast-tracked bill https://t.co/yCM9T922i5 by @dereknhall

[NJ.com Politics @NJ_Politics]

N.J. breweries may soon be able to hold more events and offer food https://t.co/iPoWMVIDJH

[Brent Johnson @johnsb01]

New Jersey budget drama: @GovMurphy is opposed to the senior tax cut plan pushed by @SpeakerCoughlin and is willing to shut down the state over it, sources told us.

https://t.co/HsmGpfnW5q

[Shlomo Schorr @OneJerseySchorr]

New Jersey @GovMurphy is opposed to a broad tax cut plan for New Jersey’s seniors being pushed by Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin - and is willing to shut down the state government over the proposal, @johnsb01 and @dereknhall are reporting. https://t.co/l8kDYsSSTn

[Lucy Dadayan @lucydadayan]

New Jersey as well as several other states have revised their revenue forecasts for Fiscal Years 2023 & 2024 downwards.
"After an unprecedented two-year surge in state tax revenue, New Jersey’s gravy train is coming to an end"
@dereknhall of @njdotcom.
https://t.co/e2khIrkEgr

[Ted Sherman @TedShermanSL]

Camden and others hit with subpoenas in what appears to be part of a new #NJ corruption investigation into development and tax incentives. https://t.co/9acuDB64sY

[Brent Johnson @johnsb01]

New Jersey’s liquor license laws are maybe the most complex and unusual in the U.S. @dereknhall spent months digging into how that happened and how the battle over changing them is more heated than ever. (I was happy to help.)

Check out The Long Pour: https://t.co/Ae8lJ7nKwv