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An early look at the 2023 legislative playing field

February 7, 2023 12:01 pmFebruary 7, 2023 5:45 pm

Incumbents are retiring. Challengers are emerging. County conventions are approaching. The 2023 legislative elections are upon us. Of course, voters won’t go to the general election polls for another nine months, but that doesn’t mean parties and candidates aren’t fully...

Wirths says he’ll join Turner on legislation banning county lines

February 1, 2023 3:02 pm

A liberal Mercer County Democrat and a conservative Sussex County Republican probably aren’t going to agree on much, politically. But State Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Lawrence) and Assemblyman Hal Wirths (R-Hardyston) have found one policy they both support: banning county organizational...

Retiring legislators have more than $400k sitting in their campaign accounts

January 27, 2023 3:26 pm

Six New Jersey state legislators who have announced their intentions to retire from the legislature this year collectively have more than $400,000 saved up in their legislative campaign accounts – money that could be redirected towards other campaigns, if the...

Democrats in two borderline competitive legislative districts have gobs of cash saved up

January 25, 2023 2:51 pm

After a hugely successful 2021 cycle, New Jersey Republicans have some lofty hopes for 2023’s legislative elections. With all 120 legislative seats up, the party intends to make a push into Democratic-leaning districts that haven’t recently hosted highly competitive races,...

Mercer County wasted $4.5 million on penalties for late tax filings, state comptroller says

January 24, 2023 2:07 pm

The county government of Mercer County wasted close to $4.5 million on penalties and interest for late quarterly payroll tax filings between 2018 and 2021, according to a report released today by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). “Mercer...

Transit workers union backs Benson in county executive primary

January 23, 2023 2:12 pm

The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) New Jersey State Council, a union representing more than 8,000 NJ Transit employees and other transportation workers, today announced its endorsement of Assemblyman Dan Benson (D-Hamilton) for Mercer County Executive. “Dan Benson will be a...

Two reform-minded legislators take equivocal stances on county party lines

January 20, 2023 11:18 amJanuary 20, 2023 4:10 pm

State Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Lawrence) made waves last week when she told the New Jersey Globe that she would support the end of New Jersey’s county organization line system, which allows political parties to give their preferred candidates better spots...