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Howarth says he didn’t yell at municipal chairs

February 25, 2019 4:35 pm

Assemblyman Joe Howarth (R-Evesham) said he did not shout at a meeting of Burlington municipal chairs from his district last Tuesday. Howarth, who is vying for party support after being dropped by Burlington Republican chairman Sean Earlen, more than once...

Webber pushes Sherrill to oppose impeachment of Trump, Kavanaugh

October 12, 2018 10:48 pm

Jay Webber thinks Mikie Sherrill needs to say if she would support the impeachment of President Donald Trump and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The Webber campaign pointed to calls by some groups backing Sherrill to flip the House...

Sweeney open to public release of state judicial background checks

October 12, 2018 2:09 pmOctober 15, 2018 11:31 am

Senate President Steve Sweeney opened the door on Friday to releasing to the public New Jersey State Police background checks into judicial nominees coming to be confirmed by State Senate. “I don’t see why not,” Sweeney said when asked if...

Grossman says Van Drew would impeach Kavanaugh

October 9, 2018 7:38 pm

Republican congressional candidate Seth Grossman is raising money off the message that Democrats want to impeach U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. It is their first item of business. Even before repealing the Trump Tax Cuts. Even before pushing their...

Menendez: Hugin supported Kavanaugh all along

October 9, 2018 11:56 amOctober 9, 2018 9:32 pm

At a press conference Thursday, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez said his opponent Bob Hugin’s delayed support of now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was there all along despite the candidate’s claims that he was waiting for more information, first from the...

Welle wants country over political party

October 8, 2018 10:13 am

Democratic congressional candidate Josh Welle says that the process used to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court “reflects the rising threat within our borders of a hyper-partisan way of life.” “We deserve better than a process that ushers...

Grossman defends lynching comments, attacks Van Drew

October 5, 2018 1:32 pm

Seth Grossman on Friday attacked State Sen. Jeff Van Drew for condemning the former Atlantic County freeholder’s comments comparing the treatment of U.S. Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh to 20th-century lynchings. “I was even more disappointed that Van Drew then told supporters...