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Veto override on the table for dark money bill

May 13, 2019 3:37 pmMay 14, 2019 9:12 am

Editor’s Note: This story was updated to note specific issues Sen. Singleton had with Gov. Murphy’s conditional veto at 4:19 p.m. Senate President Steve Sweeney would not rule out a veto override the dark money bill that has languished in...

Axel Owen will run 16th district Dem campaign

April 12, 2019 12:02 pmApril 12, 2019 3:40 pm

One of the state’s top Democratic operatives is leaving the state party to help re-elect two Democratic incumbents in a politically competitive legislative district. Axel Owen, the political director of the Democratic State Committee, will manage the re-election campaigns of...

Caliguire, Madrid win Somerset line for Assembly

March 25, 2019 9:53 pmMarch 25, 2019 10:09 pm

Somerset County Republicans endorsed former freeholder Todd Caliguire and former Montgomery mayor Christine Madrid for State Assembly in the 16th district. Incumbents Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) and Roy Freiman (D-Hillsborough) are among the top targets of state Republicans looing to...

Madrid, Caliguire win GOP lines for Assembly in Mercer, Middlesex

March 16, 2019 4:13 pmMarch 19, 2019 8:36 am

Former Montgomery Mayor Christine Madrid and former Somerset County freeholder Mark Caliguire won the GOP organization lines for State Assembly in Mercer and Middlesex counties, creating just a little more chaos in the race to oust incumbents Andrew Zwicker (D-South...

Hunterdon GOP backs Caliguire, Locandro for Assembly in 16th

March 13, 2019 4:19 pm

Hunterdon County Republicans have endorsed former Somerset County freeholder Mark Caliguire and 24-year-old Forest Locandro for State Assembly in the politically competitive 16th district. They defeated former Montgomery mayor Christine Madrid and former Rocky Hill mayor Ed Zimmerman at last...

Republican still holds $174k Murphy administration job

March 11, 2019 12:03 amMarch 11, 2019 12:02 pm

Here’s the next mystery in New Jersey politics: who is protecting Todd Caliguire? A former Republican gubernatorial candidate, Caliguire was named executive director of the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission (NJDWC) by Gov. Chris Christie in 2015. His salary...

Christie Madrid recommended for Assembly by Middlesex GOP screening committee

March 7, 2019 12:08 pm

The Middlesex County Republican screening committee voted last night to recommend former Montgomery mayor Christine Madrid to the convention as a candidate for State Assembly in the 16th district. The screening committee also voted to present two other candidates to...