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Altman calls for criminal investigation into Norcross

January 17, 2020 12:56 pmJanuary 17, 2020 2:34 pm

NJ Working Families director Sue Altman called for a criminal investigation into South Jersey powerbroker George Norcross following the release of a second report by a task force investigating tax incentives meted out by the Economic Development Authority. “It’s time...

EDA task force releases second scathing report

January 16, 2020 3:57 pmJanuary 16, 2020 4:15 pm

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with Comment from Norcross at 4:13 p.m. The task force convened by Gov. Phil Murphy to investigate tax incentives meted out by the Economic Development Authority released a second scathing report Thursday. The report...

Norcross dropped DiVincenzo Super Bowl party five months ago, memo shows

January 13, 2020 1:53 pmJanuary 13, 2020 3:10 pm

An InsiderNJ report that Democratic leader George Norcross pulled his participation in Joseph DiVincenzo’s annual Super Bowl party in Puerto Rico over Essex County Executive’s endorsement of Gov. Phil Murphy’s re-election and the fight over the state party chairmanship is...

New Jersey Globe 2019 Year in Review

December 30, 2019 9:00 amDecember 31, 2019 6:34 pm

Politics in New Jersey never disappoints, even in an off-off year. Here’s the New Jersey Globe’s take on the best and worst of 2019. Click here to download the New Jersey Globe Year in Review. Click here to download the...

Spotted in DC: George Norcross and Nancy Pelosi

December 20, 2019 3:42 pm

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was spotted at breakfast with New Jersey Democratic powerbroker George Norcross at the Four Seasons in Georgetown this morning, two days after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump. Norcross and Pelosi...

Deal in place to end fight for Dem state chairman

December 17, 2019 4:28 pmDecember 18, 2019 11:22 am

A deal is in place to avoid a vote in the hotly contested race for Democratic State Chairman, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Incumbent John Currie would get eighteen more months as state chairman and then step down, with...

Gloucester County Republican Chair Jackie Vigilante. Photo courtesy of the Vigilante Law Firm.

GOP county chair welcomes Van Drew, but says he must prove himself

December 16, 2019 7:54 amDecember 16, 2019 11:31 am

Gloucester County GOP Jacci Vigilante says that party-switching Rep. Jeff Van Drew will be welcomed into the Republican Party, but he will still have to earn their trust – partly by denouncing George and Donald Norcross. “He will have to...