Fred Madden Archives - New Jersey Globe

After yearslong wait, Senate committee advances bill addressing sexual extortion

March 21, 2022 4:11 pmMarch 21, 2022 5:01 pm

More than five years after it was originally proposed by then-Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton), a bill establishing the crime of “sexual extortion” passed the Senate Judiciary Committee today on a unanimous vote. Sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Steve Oroho...

Gloucester GOP announces ticket for control election

March 4, 2022 8:00 pmMarch 5, 2022 1:17 am

Gloucester County GOP Chair Jacci Vigilante unveiled a slate of candidate on Friday as they seek to take control of the Board of Commissioners for the first time since 1986. Stephen H. Pakradooni, Jr., who carried the Gloucester County portion...

Democratic mayor, two councilmembers in big Gloucester town switching parties

March 4, 2022 6:00 pmMarch 4, 2022 6:29 pm

The Democratic mayor and two Democratic councilmembers in Monroe Township are switching parties, putting Republican control of the Gloucester County municipality of 37,117 people in play for the November midterm elections. Mayor Richard DiLucia says he will seek re-election to...

Senate unanimously passes Scutari resolution demanding governor address unemployment backlog

March 3, 2022 5:31 pmMarch 3, 2022 6:41 pm

The State Senate today unanimously approved a resolution by Senate President Nicholas Scutari and State Sen. Fred Madden (D-Washington) calling on Gov. Phil Murphy to “take all measures necessary” to address the backlog of unemployment claims and reopen in-person One...

The newly drawn 4th district may be Republicans’ best pickup opportunity

February 18, 2022 11:05 amFebruary 19, 2022 12:08 am

Last year, in the wake of Gov. Phil Murphy’s surprisingly tight re-election victory against Jack Ciattarelli, Republicans sensed an opportunity in the 4th legislative district. The Gloucester and Camden County-based district wasn’t expected to be competitive, but Murphy only carried...

Durr, armed with senatorial courtesy, set to interview Murphy cabinet nominee

January 25, 2022 4:45 pmJanuary 25, 2022 4:45 pm

For Victoria Kuhn to win Senate confirmation as the state corrections commissioner, she must first receive signoff from State Sen. Edward R. Durr (R-Swedesboro), who now has senatorial courtesy over all gubernatorial nominations from Gloucester County. Durr will interview Kuhn...

Who were the holdouts on the Freedom of Reproductive Choice Act?

January 18, 2022 6:00 amJanuary 17, 2022 11:15 pm

When the New Jersey legislature passed the Freedom of Reproductive Choice Act last week, codifying abortion into state law, it did so largely on partisan lines: Democrats were eager to support the bill while Republicans lined up against it. But...