Jon Bramnick Archives - New Jersey Globe

Is New Jersey about to face a reckoning over abortion access?

May 20, 2022 4:44 pmMay 21, 2022 9:56 am

When Gov. Phil Murphy debuted his proposals for expanding abortion access in New Jersey last week, it was something of a triumphant moment for the governor and his allies. With the U.S. Supreme Court potentially prepared to overturn Roe v....

Frelinghuysen still wielding big campaign warchest

May 19, 2022 2:23 pm

Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-Harding) still has $223,841 remaining in his old campaign account after spending $204,682 since he retired from Congress in January 2019. Frelinghuysen has contributed $4,000 to Tom Kean, Jr.’s bid for the Republican House nomination in New...

In cryptic statement, Murphy says LGBTQ education standards should be clarified

April 13, 2022 1:11 pmApril 13, 2022 3:33 pm

As New Jersey Republicans continue to issue condemnations of the state’s public education curriculum, which is set to include some lesson plans on LGBTQ issues, Gov. Phil Murphy released a statement today saying that his administration and the Department of...

Control up this year in Cranford, another swing town

April 4, 2022 2:32 pmApril 4, 2022 2:50 pm

Cranford Mayor Kathleen Miller Prunty will seek re-election to a second term on a ticket with Terrence Curran in a local control election in a swing town in Union County. They will face Republican Township Committeewoman Mary O’Connor, and her...

In one of New Jersey’s swingiest towns, a mayoral challenger emerges

April 1, 2022 4:35 pm

New Providence was a solidly Republican town, until it wasn’t. The Union County borough, which is in the state’s upper echelons of both income and educational attainment, used to vote for Republicans up and down the ballot, from staunch conservatives...

Bramnick backs constitutional amendment that require students to attend hometown school

March 7, 2022 12:26 pm

A lawsuit alleging that the segregation of New Jersey public schools is unconstitutional has led to renewed interest in a constitutional amendment proposed by State Sen. Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) that would prohibit any student from being obligated to attend public...

Platkin has Cryan’s vote for confirmation as attorney general

February 3, 2022 9:39 pm

State Sen. Joe Cryan (D-Union) says he will vote to confirm Matt Platkin as New Jersey’s next Attorney General. “Matt has demonstrated an ability to build relationships. He ran his office with professionalism,” Cryan said. “He has a vision for...