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McKeon running for re-election

January 28, 2019 2:36 pmJanuary 28, 2019 3:13 pm

Assemblyman John McKeon (D-West Orange) will run for reelection in 2019. “Yes,” McKeon told the New Jersey Globe when asked if he planned to seek a 10th term in the Assembly. “Why would you think otherwise?” McKeon has served in...

Murphy emissaries aid chief of staff search

January 11, 2019 4:27 pm

There’s one thing – perhaps the only thing – Donald Trump and Phil Murphy have in common: neither can find a chief of staff. The search for one of the most powerful insider positions in state government has been going...

McKeon says he’s with Coughlin, not Murphy

June 18, 2018 11:27 amJune 19, 2018 2:43 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will have a though time flipping one of his Assembly targets in his fight to block the legislature’s version of the budget. Assemblyman John McKeon (D-West Orange) said on Monday that his vote was with Assembly Speaker...

Murphy hunts for 14 votes to stop Coughlin

June 16, 2018 3:48 pmJune 19, 2018 2:42 pm

Governor Phil Murphy’s magic number is 14 – that’s how many Assembly Democrats he needs to stop Speaker Craig Coughlin from passing his own budget next week if the two sides can’t reach an agreement before that. Democrats have a...

Upset in West Orange Dem chair race

June 13, 2018 1:24 am

In a stunning development, Abdur Yasin was elected West Orange Democratic Municipal Chairman on Tuesday night, defeating 21-year-old Andrew Trenk by a 29 to 20 vote. The incumbent, Sal Anderton, told party leaders on Monday that he would not seek...

McKeon not interested in Port Authority job

May 18, 2018 6:34 pmMay 20, 2018 5:29 pm

The Port Authority’s hunt for leadership won’t end with Assemblyman John McKeon (D-West Orange). Sources say that members of Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration tested the waters with McKeon about a high-level position at the Port Authority of New York and...

Pringle raised just $60k in short-lived House bid

April 16, 2018 12:49 pmApril 16, 2018 7:51 pm

David Pringle, who had been a powerful force in state politics as the longtime head of the New Jersey Environmental Federation, raised just $60,134 in his campaign for the Democratic nomination for Conrgess in New Jersey’s 7th district. Pringle ended...