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A story about Democratic grass roots activists in New Jersey

February 15, 2021 12:19 amFebruary 15, 2021 12:16 am

The emergence of a serious grass roots, activist movement within the New Jersey Democratic Party has happened before. One certainty is that Donald Trump’s presidency, which ended last month, engaged new people into state and local politics from both people...

Murphy not opposed to unionizing gubernatorial campaign

December 2, 2020 2:42 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said he had no problem with his campaign unionizing should his staff seek to do so. “Not opposed to unionizing,” the governor said. “Our team right now is extremely small and it exclusively on things like fundraising...

South Plainfield Council candidate made series of inflammatory Facebook posts

September 25, 2020 6:28 pmSeptember 26, 2020 9:35 am

South Plainfield Borough Council Democratic candidate Steve Remming made a series of inflammatory, at one point suggesting he would celebrate if U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vermont) supporters committed suicide. “Can they put the tape over their noses too? The lack...

Here’s how N.J. Senators voted on some of Trump’s Supreme Court short list

September 20, 2020 7:19 pmSeptember 20, 2020 11:52 pm

President Donald Trump says he will nominate a woman to fill the U.S. Supreme Court seat on the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, leaving two conservative circuit court judges as the front-runners for the lifetime appointment. Barbara Lagoa, a former Florida...

Booker, others announce ‘College Athletes Bill of Rights’

August 13, 2020 9:37 am

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-Newark) and a host of other senators unveiled a bill that would expand the rights of college athletes Thursday. The bill, dubbed the College Athletes Bill of Rights, would block the National Collegiate Athletic Association from...

In GOP stronghold of Morris County, Democrats had a much bigger primary turnout

July 26, 2020 8:21 pm

Morris County has 24,903 more Republicans than Democrats, but in a primary election held primarily through vote-by-mail ballots, Democrats turned out in much greater numbers. Turnout in a primary that was relatively non-competitive produced a 49% turnout for Democrats and...

N.J. delegates: Biden 117, Sanders 6; three races undecided

July 22, 2020 10:04 pmJuly 22, 2020 10:10 pm

Bernie Sanders appears to have won at least six delegates in the New Jersey Democratic primary, and is in the mix to score three more before all the votes are counted tomorrow. The presumptive nominee, Joe Biden, has won at...