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GOP incumbents box out possible challengers for ’21 Morris County Commissioner race

December 4, 2020 1:47 pm

Morris County Republicans Deborah Smith, John Krickus and Stephen Shaw, who ran as a team in 2018, announced their re-election bids for what will be the first election for County Commissioner, rolling out a long list of endorsements in what...

Steinhardt attacks Murphy over outdoor dining tent permit requirement

December 4, 2020 12:21 pm

Republican State Chairman Doug Steinhardt attacked Gov. Phil Murphy over permits restaurants will have to seek to maintain large outdoor-dining tents Friday. “It is unconscionable that Governor Murphy continues to hand out new rounds of job-killing regulations on struggling industries,”...

State GOP wants McKinsey documents

December 2, 2020 11:30 am

New Jersey’s Republican Party is seeking documents on a controversial consulting firm hired to aid the Murphy administration’s communication on COVID-19 restrictions. “The people of New Jersey deserve to see what these spin doctors are cooking up for Phil Murphy,”...

Somerset goes big for Ciattarelli

December 1, 2020 3:46 pmDecember 1, 2020 5:27 pm

Somerset County is all in for favorite son Jack Ciattarelli, who picked up endorsements today from 87 Republican officials for his bid to become the GOP nominee for Governor of New Jersey next year. Ciattarelli was endorsed on Tuesday by...

Steinhardt: Murphy must cut ties with McKinsey

November 30, 2020 10:46 amNovember 30, 2020 11:13 am

Republican State Chairman Doug Steinhardt called on Gov. Phil Murphy to cut ties with a top consulting firm brought on to manage the state’s response to the pandemic. “Phil Murphy has been papering over his failed COVID response with a...

Democratic State Chairman, John Currie, faces a challenge from LeRoy Jones, Jr.

Currie wants Ciattarelli, Steinhardt to acknowledge Trump loss

November 23, 2020 9:37 am

Democratic State Chairman John Currie called on his Republican counterparts to acknowledge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in an apparent attempt to hamstring possible gubernatorial candidates. “New Jersey Republicans have spent the past four years in fear...

Will New Jersey see a Kean vs. Malinowski rematch, and other redistricting issues

November 18, 2020 10:32 amNovember 19, 2020 1:22 pm

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) will begin his second term in the House as New Jersey’s most vulnerable Democrat after winning a second term against Republican Tom Kean, Jr. by just a little more than one percent in New Jersey’s second...