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Hugin contributions to state GOP candidates drops 95% in 2019

October 22, 2019 7:17 pmOctober 22, 2019 7:18 pm

One year after spending $36 million of his own money on an unsuccessful U.S. Senate bid against Bob Menendez last year, contributions by Bob Hugin to local Republican candidates has dropped from $805,360 in 2018 to $43,050 in 2019, according...

Sires subcommittee seeks to push Peru to pay $57 million owed to NJ labor unions

October 22, 2019 12:21 pmOctober 22, 2019 4:04 pm

The Peruvian government owes several New Jersey labor unions as much as $57 million as part of unpaid Agrarian Reform Bonds owned by union pension funds. A House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee chaired by Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) has...

Smith bill to protect ride-share users considered by House panel

October 16, 2019 2:27 pmOctober 16, 2019 6:48 pm

Uber and Lyft were no-shows at a congressional hearing today on legislation sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) to protect ride-share users from sexual assault and other crimes Smith’s bill comes seven months after Sami Josephson, a Robbinsville resident, was...

Conforti raises $4,950 for challenge to Smith

October 14, 2019 12:01 amOctober 13, 2019 11:03 pm

Democratic House candidate Christine Conforti has raised $4,950 for her bid to challenge Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) in New Jersey’s 4th district. Conforti, a former United Nations project manager, raised $4,806 in the 3rd quarter and has $3,346 cash-on-hand. The...

Smith autism bill signed into law

September 30, 2019 10:12 pm

A major piece of autism legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith was signed into law Monday. The bill authorizes $1.8 billion for a series of autism endeavors, reauthorizes and expands the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, gives the Health and Human...

Chris Smith fundraising off Currie threat

September 28, 2019 4:32 pmSeptember 29, 2019 11:07 pm

Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) is raising money off a threat by the Democratic State Chairman that he’s looking to flip New Jersey’s lone Republican congressional seat from red to blue. “Chris Smith, we’re coming for you,” InsiderNJ reported John Currie...

Schmid campaign staffing up

September 26, 2019 9:48 pm

Stephanie Schmid is staffing up her congressional campaign. The House candidate says she’s recruited a deputy campaign manager and a communications director and has an offer out to a finance director. “We’re looking to staff up,” Schmid, a former congressional...