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Pascrell laud Biden for expected ejection of DeJoy ally from post office job

November 19, 2021 9:11 am

President Joe Biden’s expected announcement that he’ll replace U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors Chairman Ron Bloom has won applause from Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-Paterson), a vocal critic of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. “Today the President took a big...

Murphy, Ciattarelli make their final pitches

November 2, 2021 11:47 am

With Election Day finally here and hundreds of thousands of voters heading to the polls today, Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli are making their closing pitches to voters up and down the state. For Ciattarelli, that...

This week in the gubernatorial race

October 29, 2021 5:30 pm

Murphy, Ciattarelli vote for one another in show of sportsmanship No, not really. Gov. Phil Murphy voted in Long Branch on Saturday morning, only around half an hour after in-person early voting opened for the first time in state history....

RGA warns of socialism ahead of Sanders visit

October 28, 2021 12:25 pm

Ahead of a campaign visit by Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) in New Brunswick today, the Republican Governors Association (RGA) released a statement criticizing Gov. Phil Murphy for campaigning with the avowedly left-wing senator. “Phil Murphy gave the stiff arm to independents...

Biden promotes infrastructure bills, breaks ground on Portal North Bridge

October 25, 2021 3:01 pm

President Joe Biden made an official visit to New Jersey this afternoon, first touring East End Elementary in North Plainfield before delivering remarks in Kearny and breaking ground on the new Portal North Bridge. “Today, we are moving forward on...

At early vote rallies, Ciattarelli and Murphy each warn of disaster

October 25, 2021 1:53 pmOctober 25, 2021 4:30 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli kicked off the state’s inaugural early voting period this weekend with a mad dash of rallies and events up and down the state; combined, the two candidates hosted 17 events across...

Obama, campaigning in Newark, says Murphy’s done N.J. proud

October 23, 2021 10:33 pmOctober 24, 2021 1:58 pm

Former President Barack Obama joined Gov. Phil Murphy for a rally in Newark today, the latest and most high-profile in a series of visits from national Democrats hosted by Murphy’s re-election campaign. “I’m here today, New Jersey, because I believe...