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GOP write-in candidates secure nominations for Senate, Assembly in 36th district

June 17, 2021 1:06 pm

Republicans won enough write-in votes to nominate legislative candidates in 36th district, election officials said on Thursday. Chris Auriemma, a U.S. Army combat veteran and firefighter, has dropped out of the State Senate primary race in April after his nominating...

Democrats call for criminal probe into petitions filed by Bergen GOP candidates

May 26, 2021 9:48 am

The campaign arm of the New Jersey Senate Democrats has asked Attorney General Gurbir Grewal to launch a criminal investigation into nominating petitions filed by Republican legislative candidates in the 36th district. Senate candidate Chris Auriemma and Assembly candidates Craig...

Legislative candidates’ fundraising highest in decades, ELEC says

May 18, 2021 10:55 am

Fundraising among legislative candidates jumped to the highest levels in at least two decades, the Election Law Enforcement Commission announced Tuesday. Candidates to state office reported raising $30.7 million dollars 29 days out from the state’s primaries, though they’ve held...

Murphy puts a shovel in the ground in Lyndhurst, a town Ciattarelli must win

April 30, 2021 1:03 pmApril 30, 2021 6:52 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy attended a groundbreaking for a new $31.5 million New Jersey Transit train station in Lyndhurst, giving him a political benefit in a South Bergen municipality that is a must-win for Republican Jack Ciattarelli. A blue collar township...

Former Passaic NAACP president removed after anti-Semitic statements running for mayor

April 22, 2021 4:02 pmApril 22, 2021 8:29 pm

Jeffrey Dye, the former Passaic City NAACP president who was ousted over a series of anti-Semitic and anti-Latino Facebook posts, is running for mayor. Dye, who was fired from a $56,088-a-year post in Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration after the New...

NJPP: State should adopt consensus forecasting, multi-year budgeting

April 15, 2021 12:42 pm

A progressive group called on New Jersey to do away with competing revenue forecasts drafted by the Office of Legislative Services and the State Treasury Thursday, cautioning the practice leads to politicized budget negotiations and encourages reliance one one-shot revenue...

GOP candidates against Sarlo, Schaer, Calabrese drop out

April 12, 2021 8:58 amApril 12, 2021 9:38 am

Republicans in the 36th district have withdrawn their candidates for State Senate and State Assembly just before a judge was set to hear a challenge to their petitions on Monday morning. That leaves Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairman Paul...