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Beach: Cammarano testimony ‘disingenuous,’ ‘dishonest’

January 11, 2019 11:22 amJanuary 11, 2019 1:22 pm

State Sen. Jim Beach said Gov. Phil Murphy’s chief of staff Pete Cammarano asked the senator if he could lobby Senate President Steve Sweeney to get the legislative leader to “ease up” on him in the Select Committee’s investigation into...

South Jersey backs Jones for state chairman

December 20, 2018 4:21 pmDecember 20, 2018 3:58 pm

The movement to draft LeRoy Jones for Democratic State Chairman continues to grow, with all seven South Jersey Democratic county chairmen endorsing him if he challenges incumbent John Currie in 2020. The seven chairs — Michael Suleiman (Atlantic), Joseph Andl...

Beach approves of Murphy, not ready to back re-election bid

July 9, 2018 3:21 pmJuly 9, 2018 9:46 pm

ATCO – State Sen. Jim Beach (D-Voorhees) thinks Gov. Phil Murphy’s doing a good job, but that doesn’t mean he’s ready to back the freshman governor should he choose to run for a second term in 2021. “I think he’s...

No resignation letter from Barclay

June 19, 2018 5:09 pmJune 25, 2018 4:19 pm

Assemblyman Arthur Barclay (D-Camden) has still not resigned his seat, despite announcements from his county chairman and the Assembly Speaker that he has, according to legislative sources. Barclay has not signed his letter of resignation, which is necessary for his...

Steinhardt smacks Dems on special pension bill

June 18, 2018 7:56 pm

Republican State Chairman Doug Steinhardt is slamming Assembly Democrats for scheduling a hearing on a bill that could help boost the pensions of State Sen. Jim Beach (D-Voorhees) and Assemblyman Ralph Caputo (D-Nutley). “When people think about politicians standing in...

Sweeney dumps Sacco as Transportation chairman

January 9, 2018 11:04 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney has removed Nicholas Sacco (D-Hudson) as Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee and replaced him with Bob Gordon (D-Bergen). This comes as no surprise, since Sacco aligned himself with factions of the Democratic party that had...