The icy relationship between the state’s top Senate lawmaker and the upper chamber’s ranking Republican doesn’t appear to be warming.
Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-11) is said to be the link between Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-3) and Senate Republicans. She is acting as surrogate for Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr. (R-21), according to sources.
Contact between Sweeney and Kean has continued to be at a minimum following the public spats between the lawmakers in the lead up to the recent statewide elections, said sources, who confirmed Beck has stepped up as the go between.
