Brian Stack Archives - New Jersey Globe

Power lunch group spotted: Lagana, O’Toole, Stack

July 10, 2019 3:51 pmJuly 10, 2019 9:52 pm

State Sen. Joseph Lagana (D-Paramus) continues to emerge as a North Jersey political leader with an old-school ability to stockpile friends from opposing factions in a state where politics is increasingly toxic. Lagana was spotted at a restaurant in Ridgefield...

Brian Stack is the Human Turnout Machine

June 10, 2019 12:18 amJune 10, 2019 1:00 am

Brian Stack turned out 28% of registered Democrats in Union City for the 2019 primary, despite the lack of any competitive races. GOTV is Stack’s currency and it’s one of the things that make him a formidable force in New...

Tom DeGise wins in Hudson County

June 4, 2019 8:01 pmJune 4, 2019 6:18 pm

The New Jersey Globe is calling the Democratic primary for Hudson County Executive in favor of five-term incumbent Thomas DeGise. DeGise, left for dead at the side of the road fifteen months ago as Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop sought...

Murphy won’t name Senators he can get to back millionaire’s tax

June 3, 2019 11:33 amJune 3, 2019 2:40 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy wouldn’t name any senators past the four already supporting his proposal for a millionaire’s tax that he thinks he can get to back the plan. “I won’t get into the names. You and I have talked about...

Murphy adds three votes for millionaire’s tax

May 31, 2019 3:32 pmJune 1, 2019 12:27 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy today picked up three more votes in the legislature in his bid to pass a millionaire’s tax, with State Sen. Brian Stack (D-Union City), Assemblyman Raj Mukherji (D-Jersey City) and Annette Chaparro (D-Hoboken) announcing their support of...

The social event of the season: An analysis of the Stack/Murphy concert, rally, and street festival in Union City.

May 30, 2019 12:05 amMay 30, 2019 1:39 pm

Forget Coachella. Move over Met Gala. The start of the endless slew of summer BBQs, block parties, and festivals hosted by Hudson County politicians is here, and I got a chance to attend the official “it” party that will launch...

With warette in rear view, Amy DeGise takes on role of peacekeeper

May 21, 2019 8:46 pmMay 21, 2019 10:35 pm

With West New York Mayor Felix Roque out of office, there are no outsiders left in Hudson County, and Democratic County Chairwoman Amy DeGise is taking on the task of playing peacekeeper. She says she wants to keep different factions...