Jim Florio Archives - New Jersey Globe

Onetime lottery lobbyist contributes to Testa

July 7, 2019 7:57 pmJuly 7, 2019 8:08 pm

Reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission included a blast from the past among donors to Republican State Senate candidate Michael Testa, Jr. Steven Dandrea, a central figure in the 1990s GTECH Corp. state lottery scandal, contributed...

Annie Grant, Monmouth Democratic leader, dies at 83

July 7, 2019 5:24 pmJuly 7, 2019 10:54 pm

Annie Williams Grant, a fixture in Monmouth County Democratic politics for parts of four decades, died on July 3. She was 83. Grant became the Democratic candidate for Monmouth County Clerk in 1989. She lost the general election to three-term...

Murphy job approvals about where Christie was at same point

June 17, 2019 9:13 amJune 17, 2019 9:22 am

As Gov. Phil Murphy approaches his mid-term election, his job approvals — 42%-32% in a new Fairleigh Dickinson University poll — are similar to those of his predecessor, Chris Christie, in June. Christie was at 44%-37% in a June 21,...

Westfield gun scare could hurt Bramnick re-election

June 16, 2019 11:43 amJune 17, 2019 8:43 am

The arrest of a man found in a parking lot of a Westfield elementary school holding a .45-caliber handgun loaded with hollow-point bullets will likely impact an already competitive race for State Assembly in the 21st district, where one of...

Norcross’ Camden Dems easily win primary against progressive rebels

June 5, 2019 6:29 amJune 5, 2019 7:51 am

In Camden County, it was the Empire Strikes Back with George Norcross as Darth Vader. In the first test of electoral strength since the tax credits story broke, the Camden County Democratic organization scored massive victories on Tuesday against the...

Democrats seek to defend veto-proof majority for 1st time

June 4, 2019 10:37 am

Assembly Democrats will seek to defend – and expand – their 54 seat majority in the 2019 mid-term elections. If they hold all their seats, it will be the first time a veto-proof Democratic majority will get a third year...

Florio wouldn’t back Steinhardt for governor

May 16, 2019 4:02 pmMay 16, 2019 4:20 pm

Sharing a law practice isn’t enough to get Jim Florio to vote across party lines. The former governor told the New Jersey Globe he wouldn’t back State Republican Chairman Doug Steinhardt should the latter choose to run in 2021. “He’s...