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Menendez urges non-partisan government groups to push GOP state aid

April 2, 2020 2:46 pm

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez urged national non-partisan governmental organizations to push President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans to boost federal aid to state governments sent into a fiscal tumble by the COVID-19 crisis. “We need the National League of Cities,...

Menendez warns against political criticisms as he defends NJ officials from Trump attack

April 2, 2020 2:29 pm

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez warned against politically-motivated criticism amid the COVID-19 crisis shortly after he defended New Jersey officials from a Twitter attack mounted by President Donald Trump. “It’s just not a time for criticizing,” Menendez said. “It’s a time...

Booker, Menendez leave June elections to Murphy, health officials

April 2, 2020 2:09 pm

U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-Newark) and Bob Menendez (D-North Bergen) said the state should follow the advice of health officials when deciding whether to hold its June primaries entirely through mail-in ballots. “As far as primaries are concerned, it’s not...

Anagnos launches Senate campaign amid COVID-19 outbreak

April 1, 2020 6:43 pm

Gene Anagnos is running for U.S. Senate with a dream, no money and few ways to reach voters. The retired teacher is gunning for the Republican nod to take on U.S. Sen. Cory Booker in November, banking that his time...

State budget extension could affect legislator attendance at national conventions

April 1, 2020 10:44 am

Moving expiration of the state budget from June 30 to September 30 could affect some political plans for several New Jersey legislators. Two Republican senators who serve on the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee —Michael Testa, Jr. (R-Vineland) and Samuel...

Progressive slates file in six South Jersey counties

March 31, 2020 7:35 pmApril 1, 2020 11:33 am

Progressives have fielded full slates of candidates for countywide office in six counties with the intention of bracketing with Democratic congressional candidate Amy Kennedy. In five of those counties – Cape May, Cumberland, Burlington, Camden and Gloucester – Brigid Harrison...

Murphy unconcerned about political price of playing nice with Trump

March 31, 2020 3:33 pmApril 1, 2020 9:18 am

Gov. Phil Murphy said he has no compunctions about working with President Donald Trump and his administration on the COVID-19 crisis. “We will do what it takes to save as many lives as we can save in New Jersey. We...