The effects of the national government shutdown are seeping across state lines, including into New Jersey , where frozen funds for the Hudson Tunnel project are becoming a flashpoint in the competitive 2025 gubernatorial election.

With a little over a month until the New Jersey governor’s race, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) and Republican Jack Ciattarelli are following in their parties’ footsteps, playing a blame game as to who is responsible for a shutdown that entered its second day on Thursday.

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