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Singleton rules out 2021 run against Murphy

September 10, 2019 3:32 pm

Don’t expect to see State Sen. Troy Singleton mount a primary challenge to Gov. Phil Murphy in 2021. “And leave Joe Lagana?” Singleton said after laughing for roughly five seconds upon being asked whether he would run for governor at...

Lagana gives Juliano high marks

September 10, 2019 2:59 pm

Bergen County Democratic Chairman Paul Juliano got high marks from State Sen. Joe Lagana for his first few months at the head of the state’s most populous county. “He’s doing amazing. His knowledge and experience of the party so many...

Bergen Dems turn out for fundraiser headlined by Juliano

July 10, 2019 8:20 pmJuly 11, 2019 9:25 am

Bergen County’s Democrats are behind Paul Juliano. They sent that message loud and clear at a fundraiser for the East Bergen First Leadership Committee Wednesday evening that featured most of the county’s top Democrats, State Democratic Chairman John Currie and...

Power lunch group spotted: Lagana, O’Toole, Stack

July 10, 2019 3:51 pmJuly 10, 2019 9:52 pm

State Sen. Joseph Lagana (D-Paramus) continues to emerge as a North Jersey political leader with an old-school ability to stockpile friends from opposing factions in a state where politics is increasingly toxic. Lagana was spotted at a restaurant in Ridgefield...

Republican staff working to get Singer off EGS Committee

July 8, 2019 8:46 pmJuly 9, 2019 8:26 am

Republican Senate staffers are working to get Bob Singer off the Select Committee on Economic Growth Strategies at his request, the senator told the New Jersey Globe Monday. Singer, the committee’s vice chairman, said he was concerned about an ethics...

NJ Working Families alleges conflicts on EGS committee

June 24, 2019 12:53 pmJune 24, 2019 2:12 pm

New Jersey Working Families on Friday submitted an ethics complaint to the Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards that alleged members of the Senate Select Committee on Economic Growth Strategies had conflicts of interest. The group claimed State Sen. Bob...

Weinberg: EDA select panel a ‘fine committee’

May 30, 2019 12:58 pmMay 30, 2019 3:14 pm

Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg on Thursday praised Senate President Steve Sweeney’s picks for the Special Committee for Economic Growth, which was convened to investigate the benefits of the Economic Development Authority’s tax programs. “I think he picked a broad...