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In the 8th district, it’s the Year of the Unforced Error

October 25, 2019 3:11 pmOctober 25, 2019 7:11 pm

To a large degree, the Assembly race in the eighth legislative district has been defined by unforced error, though not by those of any of the candidates still in the running. Assemblyman Joe Howarth’s delayed response to State Sen. Dawn...

Addiego: LD8 too close to call

October 24, 2019 12:41 pm

State Sen. Dawn Addiego (D-Evesham) thinks the eighth legislative district’s Assembly race is looking to be too close to call. “You know, as close as it was two years ago, it appears as things may be trending the same way,”...

AFL-CIO withdraws LaPlaca endorsement

October 18, 2019 12:27 pmOctober 18, 2019 1:58 pm

The New Jersey AFL-CIO has revoked their endorsement of Democratic Assembly candidate Gina LaPlaca in the 8th district after the New Jersey Globe reported that she crossed a picket line as a substitute worker during the 2016 Verizon strike. The...

Peters pushing his own school funding plan

October 2, 2019 10:45 amOctober 2, 2019 11:08 am

Assemblyman Ryan Peters is pushing his own school funding bill in an effort to win back funds Burlington County lost in the school aid formula overhaul Democrats passed last year. “Last year, Trenton made a decision to redistribute funding to...

NJ PBA releases 2019 endorsements

September 17, 2019 12:37 pm

There were few surprises in the list of endorsements the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association released Tuesday. The police union endorsed incumbents in most of the state’s districts and usually endorsed candidates of a single party in a given...

Maps: the ’17 Assembly races

September 11, 2019 11:40 am

Looking to November, Democrats hope to further pad their super-majority in Trenton, by flipping the 8th, 21st and 25th legislative districts, all of which of which were decided by narrow margins in 2017. Meanwhile Republicans hope to make dents in...

Peters says he won’t run for Congress, backs Gibbs for race against Kim

September 3, 2019 2:02 pmSeptember 4, 2019 10:09 am

Assemblyman Ryan Peters (R-Hainesport) has ruled out running for Congress against Rep. Andy Kim (D-Marlton) in New Jersey’s 3rd district next year. “I have less than zero percent interest in running for Congress,” Peters told the New Jersey Globe. “I...