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Doherty, DiMaio, Peterson win in the 23rd district

November 2, 2021 8:01 pmFebruary 8, 2022 11:43 am

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Michael Doherty (R-Washington), Assemblyman John DiMaio (R-Hackettstown), and Assemblyman Erik Peterson (R-Franklin) have won re-election to the 23rd legislative district. Doherty defeated 2019 Democratic Assembly nominee Denise King, while DiMaio and...

Conservative activists looking to undo Muñoz coalition for minority leader

October 19, 2021 6:51 pmOctober 19, 2021 6:51 pm

Some conservative leaders are making a play to pull back votes from a coalition to make Nancy Muñoz the new Assembly Minority Leader, applying pressuring individual lawmakers. Several legislators have told the New Jersey Globe that calls are coming from...

Muñoz has votes to become new Assembly minority leader

October 15, 2021 5:28 pmOctober 17, 2021 9:46 am

Nancy Muñoz appears set to become the next minority leader of the New Jersey State Assembly after forging a coalition with John DiMaio, the New Jersey Globe has learned. DiMaio (R-Hackettstown) will drop his bid for the post and become...

Brian Bergen enters race for Assembly minority leader

September 21, 2021 7:10 pmSeptember 22, 2021 8:01 am

Brian Bergen (R-Denville), a conservative freshman assemblyman from Morris County, said tonight that he would run for Assembly Minority Leader in a bid to make the GOP more aggressive as the party out of power in the lower house. “Anybody...

Murphy says NJ Transit intends to figure out what caused disaster in Bound Brook

September 20, 2021 3:43 pm

After three Republican legislators called this morning for an independent investigation into flooding in Bound Brook during Hurricane Ida, Gov. Phil Murphy said that while he has not yet seen the request for an investigation, he supports looking into the matter...

Lawmakers want probe of floodgate failure in Bound Brook

September 20, 2021 10:15 am

Three Republican legislators from the 23rd district want an independent investigation into flooding in Bound Brook during Tropical Storm Ida after a stuck New Jersey Transit train blocked floodgates from closing. “It’s extremely concerning that the $300 million floodgate system...

GOP Senate, Assembly leadership contests begin to take shape

July 1, 2021 12:42 pmJuly 1, 2021 1:14 pm

The decision of Thomas Kean, Jr. to not seek re-election to the State Senate this year – possibly to run for Congress – has triggered contests for minority leader in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature. Assembly Minority Leader...