Andrea Katz Archives - New Jersey Globe

Tiver seeks re-election in pivotal 8th district Senate race

July 1, 2026 3:16 pm

One of New Jersey’s most vulnerable Republican incumbents is officially seeking another term, setting up what is expected to be one of the state’s marquee legislative battles of 2027. Freshman State Sen. Latham Tiver (R-Southampton) announced Tuesday that he will...

Angelozzi interested in challenging Tiver, if Democrats want him for Senate

June 12, 2026 1:17 pmJune 12, 2026 2:08 pm

Assemblyman Anthony Angelozzi (D-Hammonton) is not ruling out a 2027 state Senate bid against freshman State Sen. Latham Tiver (R-Southampton) in the 8th legislative district, one of the most competitive in the state. Tiver and State Sen. Vince Polistina (R-Egg...

South Jersey leaders promise to fight casinos outside Atlantic City in biting letter

March 27, 2026 4:06 pm

Growing buzz around the potential of casinos outside of Atlantic City has put South Jersey leaders on alert, and on Friday, they signed a strong letter promising to put the kibosh on the idea. In a bipartisan letter to Gov....

Bipartisan Assemblymembers push bill requiring background checks for youth sports coaches

March 11, 2026 12:28 pm

A bipartisan group of Assemblymembers will introduce legislation to require adults who work in youth sports to undergo annual background checks, they announced Wednesday. The bill, which hasn’t yet been released, would require coaches who work with children in sports...

Meet the New Jersey State Assembly Class of 2025

January 13, 2026 11:06 amJanuary 17, 2026 1:27 pm

Twelve new Democrats will join the New Jersey General Assembly at noon today. After ousting five incumbent Republicans in the November general election, Democrats today expand their majority to 57-23, their largest caucus since the 1973 Watergate landslide. Craig Coughlin...

Mapping Assembly Democrats’ dominant night

November 14, 2025 4:59 pmNovember 17, 2025 8:38 am

Assembly Democrats went into Election Day just hoping to play solid defense. On a solid night, they would’ve held all their Assembly seats. On a great night, Democrats would’ve picked up two or three. They ended up nabbing five. Now,...

Not even close: Mikie Sherrill dominates governor’s race on fantastic night for N.J. Dems

November 5, 2025 2:41 amNovember 5, 2025 2:58 am

After tens of millions of dollars were spent blanketing the airwaves with ads; after hundreds of thinkpieces were written about whether Democrats might be blowing it; after dozens of polls were conducted, many of them showing a race balancing on...