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Conaway signals openness to Murphy abortion plan, but says he hasn’t seen details

May 25, 2022 10:35 amMay 25, 2022 2:31 pm

Assemblyman Herb Conaway (D-Delran), the chair of the Assembly Health Committee, said yesterday that he was supportive of expanding access to abortion in New Jersey, though he wouldn’t yet take a stance on the specific proposals released by Gov. Phil...

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

May 20, 2022 4:44 pmMay 24, 2022 5:53 pm

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....

Vitale initially noncommittal on Murphy abortion package

May 12, 2022 5:11 pm

State Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-Woodbridge), the chair of the Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee, said today that he won’t yet take a stance on Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed package of abortion access legislation, which was unveiled in...

Platkin nomination praised by Vitale

February 3, 2022 4:49 pm

Senate Health Committee Chairman Joseph Vitale (D-Woodbridge) today praised the nomination of Matt Platkin to serve as Attorney General of New Jersey by Gov. Phil Murphy. “As the state’s top law enforcement official, I trust in Matt’s stated commitment to...

Ciattarelli was unable to topple Middlesex’s Blue Wall

November 22, 2021 8:50 pmNovember 22, 2021 10:16 pm

There was no real path to Jack Ciattarelli winning the 2021 New Jersey governor’s race without flipping Middlesex County, a mostly-suburban, heavily blue-collar Democratic stronghold in Central Jersey that Republican Chris Christie won by 4,774 votes when he ousted Gov....

Vitale, Coughlin, Lopez win in the 19th district

November 2, 2021 8:01 pmDecember 17, 2021 3:54 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-Woodbridge), Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-South Amboy), and Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez (D-Perth Amboy) have won re-election to the 19th legislative district. The Republican nominees for the seats were Peter...

Deadline to swap out candidates is September 7

September 3, 2021 9:13 am

For county and municipal chairs who feel the candidate they picked last spring is not working out, the window to make a change is closing quickly. The deadline for candidates nominated in the June primary election to drop out of...