Jack Ciattarelli Archives - New Jersey Globe

Gaburo stepping down as Somerset GOP chairman

July 2, 2020 5:53 pmJuly 2, 2020 9:05 pm

Al Gaburo will not seek re-election to a sixth term as Somerset County Republican Chairman. Timothy Howes, a former Peapack and Gladstone councilman and a politically active lawyer, appears to be emerging as Gaburo’s likely successor. “I am eternally grateful...

Steinhardt launches early attack on LD16 Dems

July 2, 2020 3:41 pm

The Republican State Committee is launching early attacks against Democratic assemblymen in the 16th district in an apparent bid to soften Democrats’ hold on one of only two districts in the state where voters elected representatives from two different parties....

Republicans leaders press Steinhardt on using GOP chairmanship to promote his gubernatorial ambitions

June 25, 2020 12:01 amJune 25, 2020 11:49 am

The nascent contest for next year’s gubernatorial election heated up just a little on a Tuesday night conference call when Republican State Chairman Doug Steinhardt was questioned about his use of the state party to advance his possible challenge to...

Ciattarelli: Governor Murphy is failing taxpayers

June 11, 2020 11:14 am

OPINION It’s a lie. Governor Phil Murphy is saying that New Jersey needs to borrow billions to avoid having to lay off 200,000 public workers at the local and state level. That’s false. He’s using fear in an attempt to...

GOP lawsuit to stop Murphy borrowing won’t hurt party coffers, Steinhardt says

June 4, 2020 8:54 pm

Republicans filing a lawsuit to block Gov. Phil Murphy from borrowing billions to plug revenue shortfalls caused by the coronavirus won’t deplete party resources for the upcoming election, GOP leaders said. “At some point you have to be willing to...

Murphy: ‘We have no plans to raise property taxes’

June 4, 2020 2:43 pmJune 4, 2020 5:53 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy fired back at Republican lawmakers who in recent days have claimed the governor was using a borrowing plan to hike property taxes on the state’s residents. “We have no plans to raise property taxes, and the irony...

Steinhardt attacks Murphy over borrowing plan

June 4, 2020 9:54 am

State Republican Chairman Doug Steinhardt attacked Gov. Phil Murphy over a borrowing plan set for an Assembly vote later Thursday. “This COVID-19 crisis has tested the bounds of governments everywhere, and Phil Murphy’s failing that test. He chose Wall Street...