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N.J. voter registration plummets during coronavirus pandemic

June 3, 2020 2:45 pmJune 3, 2020 7:08 pm

COVID-19 is slowing the growth of voter registration in New Jersey. The state’s voter rolls increased by just 2,815 in May, a number that reflects a 522% decrease over May voter registration in 2019 and a 1480% decrease from New...

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes). Photo by Kevin Sanders for the New Jersey Globe.

NJ-7 Democratic registration expands in April

May 6, 2020 1:39 pm

New Jersey’s battleground 7th congressional district became slightly more Democratic in April after flipping the registration edge last month. In early March, the 7th had 382 more Republicans than Democrats, but in April that number shifted to a Democratic edge...

Kreibich raises money off ERA, but doesn’t cite Gottheimer support of issue

February 13, 2020 4:20 pmFebruary 13, 2020 4:20 pm

Arati Kreibich is raising money off the House’s vote to eliminate the deadline to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, but her fundraising pitch doesn’t mention Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) co-sponsored the measure and voted for it this morning. In an...

Van Drew breaks with GOP, supports lifting of ERA ratification deadline

February 13, 2020 11:22 amFebruary 13, 2020 11:57 am

Party-switching Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) voted with House Democrats today to remove the deadline to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, becoming just one of five Republicans to support the bill. While still a Democrat, Van Drew became a co-sponsor...

Frank Blatz, former Plainfield mayor, dies at 84

February 3, 2020 12:45 pmFebruary 3, 2020 1:53 pm

Frank H. Blatz, Jr., who served as mayor of Plainfield from 1969 to 1974, died on February 1. He was 84. Blatz was a 33-year-old lawyer and retired Marine Corps captain when he was elected mayor in 1968. That was...

Number of women in NJ House delegation could jump in 2020

December 8, 2019 9:51 pmDecember 9, 2019 9:07 pm

New Jersey could see a spike in the number of women in the congressional delegation after next year’s election. Women candidates are running for Congress in 9 of the state’s 12 districts in 2020, so far – although most face...

The time Tom Giblin ran against Tom Kean

September 4, 2019 11:07 am

The deadline to replace candidates on the general election ballot is coming up next week, and so far, there doesn’t appear to be any big changes on the horizon. Rumors that State Sen. Anthony R. Bucco (R-Boonton) would resign so...