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Suarez likely to take Prieto Assembly seat

February 15, 2018 8:31 am

Antonio Suarez, the brother of Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, is tentatively slated to replace Vincent Prieto in the New Jersey State Assembly, according to sources familiar with the decision but not authorized to speak publicly. Prieto is expected to...

Fulop wont say if he supports DeGise

February 1, 2018 1:31 am

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop is refusing to endorse Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise for re-election next year, saying that the 2019 election “is a lifetime away.” Fulop said in a Tweet on Wednesday that he is “hyper focused on...

Stack, Fulop not inclined to back DeGise re-election

January 31, 2018 9:57 am

Two key Hudson County Democratic leaders are not backing Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise for re-election next year, exponentially increasing the likelihood that DeGise will retire. Sources say that Union City Mayor Brian Stack and Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop...

Murphy doesn’t have votes to approve EDA pick

January 27, 2018 3:23 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy doesn’t necessarily have the votes on the Economic Development Authority (EDA) to approve his choice of a Connecticut official as the new executive director. In a letter, first reported by InsiderNJ’s Max Pizzaro, labor leader Bill Mullen...

Stack, Menendez and the best coup ever

January 23, 2018 1:10 pm

Hudson County has a history of outsiders – sometimes even gadflies – emerging as powerful political insiders in one of New Jersey’s premier Democratic organizations. With Brian Stack appearing on the verge of becoming the next Hudson County Democratic Chairman,...

Stack now at pinnacle of career

January 23, 2018 11:33 am

The best Brian Stack story involves one of his re-election campaigns for Mayor of Union City. It was a couple of days after he won re-election with 90% of the vote, and Stack spent the day knocking on doors. He...

Report: Sacco backs Stack for HCDO Chair

January 22, 2018 4:12 pm

Big news out of Hudson County, first reported by InsiderNJ’s Max Pizzaro: Nicholas Sacco says he will back longtime rival Brian Stack for Hudson County Democratic Chairman. Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to send the current county chairman, Vincent Prieto,...