Zach Blackburn, Author at New Jersey Globe

N.J. voters worry about misinformation, local news sources, poll finds

June 11, 2026 5:30 amJune 10, 2026 11:35 pm

A majority of New Jersey voters worry about the spread of false or misleading information in the state, a poll found. A Rutgers-Eagleton poll of registered voters found that six in ten (61%) consider the spread of false or misleading...

N.J., 19 states sue over executive order banning ‘DEI’ from federal contractors

June 10, 2026 4:18 pm

New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday, challenging an executive order that New Jersey and several other states consider vague and unlawful. The suit, which features attorneys general from 19 other states,...

Sherrill pushes targeted tutoring proposal in Franklin school visit

June 10, 2026 2:42 pm

Gov. Mikie Sherrill is back on the trail, this time pushing a $15 million budget proposal to fund targeted tutoring in New Jersey’s schools. The governor visited Elizabeth Avenue School in Franklin Township on Wednesday, with three weeks until the...

Nadrowski taps brother, longtime Bayonne officer, to helm public safety

June 10, 2026 12:46 pm

Bayonne Mayor-elect Sharon Ashe Nadrowski tapped James Ashe, her brother and a longtime Bayonne police officer, to serve as the city’s public safety director. Ashe served in the Bayonne Police Department from 1988 to 2020. For more than a decade,...

ELEC issues nearly $15k in late filing fines

June 10, 2026 12:32 pm

The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission issued nearly $15,000 in fines in May and June, according to state filings. Morris County Commissioner and 2023 state Senate candidate Tom Mastrangelo was fined a total of $8,866.16 for late reporting of...

State Dems accuse GOP of ‘fear-mongering’ after election-integrity announcement

June 10, 2026 10:04 amJune 10, 2026 11:50 am

Democratic officials on Tuesday condemned state Republicans for “fear-mongering” after a GOP task force alleged that hundreds of non-citizens are on New Jersey’s voter rolls. The Republican Party’s election-integrity task force issued a press release Monday alleging that Motor Vehicle...

NJ-12 Green Party candidate withstands ballot challenge from independent candidate

June 9, 2026 4:39 pmJune 9, 2026 4:45 pm

Green Party candidate Andres Jinete will remain on the ballot in New Jersey’s 12th congressional district after a challenge from an independent also seeking the seat. Winston Jordan, running under the slogan “Get Money Out,” dropped his ballot challenge to...