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Operating Engineers back Republican for Parsippany mayor

September 29, 2021 12:39 pmSeptember 29, 2021 3:40 pm

The Operating Engineers Local 825 is taking sides in some Morris County races, backing Republicans for the legislature in the 25th district and county commissioner, and a GOP challenger for mayor of Parsippany. The union, which has a reputation for...

Senators want Murphy to stop payroll tax hike

August 16, 2021 12:02 pm

Two Republican state senators have accused Gov. Phil Murphy of covertly implementing a $250 million unemployment insurance tax, while a Democratic senator joined them in urging the use of federal Covid relief funds to pay for it. State Sens. Anthony...

Budget Statement: State Sen. Anthony M. Bucco

June 24, 2021 2:24 pm

State Sen. Anthony M. Bucco issued the following statement after the Senate passed the FY 2022 state budget: “With more than $46 billion to spend, we can all find some good things in the budget. The problem, however, is with...

Roads project scuttled after Morris commissioners, mayor disagree

May 6, 2021 8:14 pmMay 7, 2021 10:05 am

Morris County officials are blaming Morris Township Mayor Jeff Grayzel for torpedoing a $10 million local roads project to be funded by the federal government to alleviate traffic issues, but he says the plan wasn’t in the best interests of...

Marino will exit Assembly race, will back Barnett and Veres

April 2, 2021 12:05 pm

Matthew Marino will drop his bid for the Democratic State Assembly nomination in the 25th district and will support the candidates selected by Morris County Democrats. Marino, a Bernardsville resident, had won the Somerset County Democratic organization line to take...

Bucco plan for tax bills by email backed by Senate panel

February 9, 2021 11:34 am

Municipalities will be able to send local tax bills by email under a bill sponsored by State Sen. Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton). The proposal was approved on Tuesday by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee. “A large percentage of...

Kean retirement sparks GOP leadership elections in Senate, Assembly

February 1, 2021 2:45 pmFebruary 1, 2021 3:51 pm

Today’s announcement by Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) that he will not seek re-election to the State Senate will trigger a change in Republican leadership in both houses. Republicans will need to replace Kean as the senate Republican leader when his...