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Holley statement of legalization of marijuana

December 17, 2020 2:17 pmDecember 17, 2020 4:35 pm

STATEMENT OF ASSEMBLYMAN JAMAL HOLLEY “The New Jersey Legislature has delivered the most progressive legislation in the nation regarding marijuana legalization, incorporating critical components of social justice and social equity that communities of color and others have been demanding for...

Murphy hunts for 14 votes to stop Coughlin

June 16, 2018 3:48 pmJune 19, 2018 2:42 pm

Governor Phil Murphy’s magic number is 14 – that’s how many Assembly Democrats he needs to stop Speaker Craig Coughlin from passing his own budget next week if the two sides can’t reach an agreement before that. Democrats have a...

Governor tries to help council candidate and loses

June 11, 2018 11:40 amJune 25, 2018 4:24 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy took sides in a contested Democratic primary for a ward council seat in Roselle and lost. Murphy and Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver each recorded robocalls endorsing Roselle councilwoman Carla Walker in the June 5 primary. Walker, running...

Belleville mayor faces 3-way race

April 27, 2018 11:23 amJuly 22, 2019 3:19 pm

The consensus is that three-term Belleville Mayor Raymond Kimble is in trouble. There’s no polling data to back that up, just anecdotal information from a collection of Essex County sources who universally refuse to make a prediction in the May...

Coughlin to fill vacancies caused by Green’s death

April 20, 2018 1:11 amApril 20, 2018 3:37 pm

The death of fourteen-term Assemblyman Jerry Green (D-Plainfield) opens up several posts in the Assembly Democratic leadership that Speaker Craig Coughlin will get to fill. Green was the chairman of the Housing and Community Development Committee. Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro (D-Hoboken)...

How Scutari won

March 6, 2018 9:37 amMarch 7, 2018 10:03 am

In the special election for Union County Democratic Chairman last month, Nicholas Scutari won in a landslide: 412 to 341 over Colleen Mahr. In a race where you can count all 753 possible votes, a ten-point win is decisive; often...