Nikita Biryukov, Author at New Jersey Globe

South Plainfield Council candidate made series of inflammatory Facebook posts

September 25, 2020 6:28 pmSeptember 26, 2020 9:35 am

South Plainfield Borough Council Democratic candidate Steve Remming made a series of inflammatory, at one point suggesting he would celebrate if U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vermont) supporters committed suicide. “Can they put the tape over their noses too? The lack...

Monmouth GOP suit seeks to reinstate postmark requirement for late-arriving ballots

September 25, 2020 4:29 pm

The Monmouth County Republican Committee sued the state Thursday, asking the courts to strike a provision allowing mail-in ballots that reach election officials in the 48 hours after polls close to be counted regardless of whether they bear a postmark....

Murphy rails against Trump for refusal to commit to peaceful transition of power

September 25, 2020 4:04 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy railed against President Donald Trump for his refusal to commit to a peaceful transition of power should he lose at the polls in November. “There’s been a consistent theme of challenging the validity of institutions — Department...

Murphy: ‘Justice was not properly served’ by Breonna Taylor grand jury decision

September 25, 2020 3:36 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said a grand jury decision that did not bring charges against two police officers who killed Breonna while executing a search warrant was a miscarriage of justice Friday. “It is clear to me, from the outside looking...

Murphy not taking court decision extending census deadline for granted

September 25, 2020 3:07 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy isn’t taking a federal order nixing the Trump administration’s plan to stop census counts one month early for granted. “We are extremely pleased by yesterday’s federal court ruling extending the 2020 census through to the end of...

Murphy will sign budget ‘as is’ early next week

September 25, 2020 2:26 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will sign the budget lawmakers sent to his desk yesterday without striking any line items, he announced Friday. “I will break with tradition and say that I will be signing the budget as is,” Murphy said at...

LUPE PAC backs Amaro, Diaz, Fernandez

September 25, 2020 10:20 amSeptember 25, 2020 2:38 pm

Latinas United for Political Empowerment PAC endorsed three candidates in races across the state Friday. The group is backing Celeste Fernandez for an at-large Atlantic County Freeholder seat, Cary Amaro for a Morris County Freeholder seat and Perth Amboy Mayor...