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Legislature passes budget, apparently with no further legislative fixes necessary

June 30, 2023 4:06 pmJuly 2, 2023 9:18 pm

After a hectic week of complications, the New Jersey State Senate and Assembly passed the Fiscal Year 2024 budget today on largely party-line votes – apparently with the necessary technical fixes adopted and no further action required by the legislature....

Atlantic Dems will run Fitzpatrick, Harrell for Assembly

March 17, 2023 1:18 pmMarch 17, 2023 7:39 pm

Atlantic County Commissioner Caren Fitzpatrick (D-Linwood) and veteran/kindergarten teacher Alphonso Harrell announced today that they will run for the State Assembly this year in the 2nd legislative district, one of the state’s top swing districts. The pair, who are set...

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...

2nd district Republicans have solid $200k on-hand for competitive re-election bids

January 25, 2023 12:23 pm

The incumbent Republican slate in the 2nd legislative district has $206,956 in cash on-hand as of the end of 2022, positioning them for what will likely be a highly contested general election in the Atlantic County-based district. A little over...

Congressional Dems won most districts on 2023 legislative playing field

December 2, 2022 6:35 pm

After a stellar 2021 that saw the party net seven seats in the state legislature, New Jersey Republicans have spent the last year hyping up their chances in 2023, when they hope to further erode the Democratic majority on the...

Murphy declines to say whether he’ll get involved in Trenton mayoral race

October 12, 2022 1:31 pm

Asked today whether he intends to make an endorsement in this year’s Trenton mayoral race, Gov. Phil Murphy had no comment, saying only that he hoped Trenton’s leaders make the city the best it can be. “No news to make...

Guardian will help Gusciora re-election bid

July 27, 2022 8:56 pmJuly 27, 2022 8:57 pm

Trenton’s non-partisan municipal elections have paved the way for a Republican lawmaker to help raise money for the re-election campaign of the mayor of Trenton, a Democrat. Assemblyman Don Guardian (R-Atlantic City) has signed on as a host for a...