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Sweeney pulls Lagana committee assignments over vaccination vote

January 14, 2020 6:07 pmJanuary 14, 2020 6:18 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney has removed State Sen. Joseph Lagana (D-Paramus) from the Senate Judiciary Committee over his refusal to support the Senate leadership on legislation to end religious exemptions for childhood vaccines. In his place, Sweeney has put State...

Navarro will challenge Cedeno for Hudson freeholder

January 3, 2020 11:51 am

Marco Navarro, a first responder from Union City, says he will enter the race for the Democratic nomination for Hudson County Freeholder. He will oppose Fanny Cedeno, who is Mayor Brian Stack’s choice to run for the District 6 seat...

Fanny Cedeno is Brian Stack pick for Hudson Freeholder

January 2, 2020 8:30 pmJanuary 2, 2020 9:40 pm

A new Hudson County Freeholder for District 6 will be Fanny Erazo Cedeno, a young Latina and a top aide to Union City Mayor Brian Stack, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Cedeno is Stack’s choice to fill the unexpired...

Lagana, Stack back marijuana decriminalization

December 3, 2019 10:00 amDecember 3, 2019 2:19 pm

State Sens. Joe Lagana and Brian Stack will back marijuana decriminalization. According to a New Jersey Globe tally, that brings the number of state senators who opposed legalization but are backing decriminalization up to nine. State Sens. Declan O’Scanlon, Robert...

Stack begins process of giving away 30,000 Thanksgiving turkeys

November 23, 2019 12:30 pmNovember 23, 2019 12:30 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy was in Union City this morning to launch Mayor Brian Stack’s annual Thanksgiving turkey giveaway. Stack, who is also a state senator, distributes nearly 30,000 turkeys every November to his constituents. The Brian J. Stack Civic Association...

3,000 people join Murphy at Stack event

November 2, 2019 6:13 pm

More than 3,000 people attended a fundraising event Friday night for the Brian J. Stack Civic Association that included an appearance by Gov. Phil Murphy. Stack’s non-profit funds a myriad of community organizations in Union City, where Stack is mayor. ...

Stack pushes Yes vote on Jersey City Airbnb referendum

October 18, 2019 3:47 pm

State Sen. Brian Stack (D-Union City) has endorsed a ballot referendum to ban short-term rentals in Jersey City. “Airbnb, a $35 billion corporation, is using its corporate cash on expensive ads and mailers to spread misinformation and confuse Jersey City...